Data-Based Decision Making

Brian Kelsey,Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership,

&Utah’s Next Generation Labor Exchange

(GenLEX)

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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership• Nonprofit formed in July 2012 by City &

County leadership to streamline WIA services

• Administer $49 million in WIA through a network of 49 service providers

• Lead innovative workforce initiatives, including Integrated Workforce Information System (IWIS)

Cook County Workforce System

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130+ Workforce Service Providers

UI Blended Funding Sources

WIA TANF CDBG / CSBG

Voc Rehab

Private Grants

Siloed Data

Systems

IBIS & JobLink

IWDS

WebCM

EdLink

IES

ECM

Separate Data

OwnersIDES DCEO The

Partnership

IDHS DFSS

Various

Private Funders

TAA

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IWIS Vision

Report Functionality

130+ Workforce Service Providers

IWIS

Case Management & Workflow Functionality

Initial IntegrationIBIS/JobLink

IWDSWebCM

Future Integration

ECMIES

Other State Systems

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IWIS Successes

Bottom-up initiative

Stakeholder engagement

State agency collaboration

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IWIS ChallengesImpact on local policy & business processes

Sustainability

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Utah’s Next Generation Labor Exchange (GenLEX)

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Catalyst For Data Driven Processes

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Data-Driven Decisions

•Gathering survey feedback from job seekers & employers

•Pulling demographic and characteristic data from the system about job seekers and employers

•Gathering data about specific ideas as they develop

•Use data as a reference point for decisions

•Data collection is flexible and ongoing

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Successes & Lessons LearnedSuccess• Quick access to data• Creativity in seeking data • Make adjustments when needed• Make data available to all

Lessons• Determine the right questions• Source of the data matters• Current data is key