STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD ORIENTATION. Purpose Provide a short overview of America’s...

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STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD

ORIENTATIONORIENTATION

Purpose• Provide a short overview of America’s Provide a short overview of America’s

Workforce & Guiding LegislationWorkforce & Guiding Legislation• Provide a general understanding of the State Provide a general understanding of the State

Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), it’s Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), it’s function, duties, and goalsfunction, duties, and goals

• Share past accomplishments of the BoardShare past accomplishments of the Board• Offer basic points on meetings Offer basic points on meetings • Share expectations and outline your role as a Share expectations and outline your role as a

board member.board member.

Birth of the Workforce System Birth of the Workforce System in the United Statesin the United States

• 1930’s1930’s– Creation of U.S. Employment Creation of U.S. Employment

Service Service – Creation of Unemployment Creation of Unemployment

Insurance ProgramInsurance Program

• Industrial EconomyIndustrial Economy– Interchangeable laborInterchangeable labor– Cyclical layoff and hiring Cyclical layoff and hiring

patternspatterns– High School diplomaHigh School diploma

Job Training BeginsJob Training Begins

• 19621962– Manpower Development and Training Act Manpower Development and Training Act

(MDTA) – 1962(MDTA) – 1962

• 19731973– Comprehensive Employment and Training Comprehensive Employment and Training

Act (CETA) Act (CETA)

• 19821982– Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)

Workforce Investment Act, Workforce Investment Act, 19981998

Provide Workforce Investment Activities through statewide & local workforce investment systems

•Increase employment•Increase retention•Increase earnings of participants•Increase occupational skill

Workforce Investment Act, 1998Workforce Investment Act, 1998

• Streamline service delivery through One-Stop Career Centers

• Strengthen performance accountability

• Promote universal access to services

• Create business-led state and local boards

Evolution: Today’s WorkforceEvolution: Today’s Workforce

• Knowledge-based economy needing specialized skills– Most of the employment growth from 2008 to 2018

will be in areas that require a college degree• 20% of projected new jobs in Montana are

expected to require a Bachelor’s degree or above– One of the fastest projected areas of employment

growth will be jobs that require an Associates degree or Vocational Award

– Jobs that require short-term on the job training are expected to constitute 36% of all the new jobs created in Montana between 2008 and 2018

Knowledge Based-Economy

Governor

Department of Labor & Industry

BusinessStandardsDivision

UnemploymentInsuranceDivision

WorkforceServicesDivision

CentralizedServicesDivision

EmploymentRelationsDivision

StateWorkforceInvestment

Programs andOversight

21st CenturyWorkforce

Job ServiceOperations

ResearchAnd

Analysis

SWIBStaff

AdminPurposes

• Best Beginnings Advisory Council

•Montana Youth Restoration Partnership•Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee

•Montana Area Health Education Center & Office of Rural Health Advisory Board

•Montana Youth Restoration Partnerships•Governor’s Interagency Rapid Response Team

•College!Now•Carl Perkins Career Pathways and Rigorous

Programs of Study•Personalized Employment Plan (PEP TALK) Career

Pathway Tool•Career Clusters & Montana Big Sky Pathways

•Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Montana Initiative

SWIB StaffSWIB Staff

Purpose of the SWIB

• Provide Policy RecommendationsProvide Policy Recommendations

• Address Workforce Development Address Workforce Development IssuesIssues

• Lead State Strategic Planning ProcessLead State Strategic Planning Process

• Create Performance StandardsCreate Performance Standards

• Coordination between Workforce Coordination between Workforce Investment & Economic DevelopmentInvestment & Economic Development

Community Management Team

• ““CMT”CMT”– Provides feedback to and coordinates with Provides feedback to and coordinates with

the State Workforce Investment Board & the State Workforce Investment Board & Youth CouncilYouth Council

– Comprised of local businesses, Workforce Comprised of local businesses, Workforce Investment Act providers, community Investment Act providers, community partners & agencies partners & agencies

Goals of the SWIB1.1. Engage the workforce system in Engage the workforce system in

anticipation and responding to business’ anticipation and responding to business’ current and emerging needs for skilled current and emerging needs for skilled workersworkers

2.2. Encourage alignment among workforce Encourage alignment among workforce development, post secondary education, development, post secondary education, and economic developmentand economic development

3.3. Advance workforce development policies by Advance workforce development policies by providing recommendations to the providing recommendations to the Governor and other state leaders who Governor and other state leaders who support economic development efforts in support economic development efforts in MontanaMontana

SWIB Membership

• GovernorGovernor

• State LegislatureState Legislature

• BusinessBusiness

• Chief elected officialsChief elected officials

• Labor organizationsLabor organizations

• Youth ActivitiesYouth Activities

• Delivery of WIA ActivitiesDelivery of WIA Activities

• Lead State Agency OfficialsLead State Agency Officials

Workforce Investment ActSWIB OVERSIGHT

• Adult, Youth, & Dislocated Worker Adult, Youth, & Dislocated Worker Employment & Training ProgramsEmployment & Training Programs

Suzanne Ferguson, WIA Supervisor 406-438-3552

sferguson@mt.gov

General Overview:Displaced Workers & Displaced Homemakers

SWIB Standing Committees• Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee

– May act for SWIBMay act for SWIB– Implement strategic planImplement strategic plan– Track workgroupsTrack workgroups– Provide leadershipProvide leadership– Drive provisions of critical workforce dataDrive provisions of critical workforce data

• Youth Council CommitteeYouth Council Committee– Provide leadershipProvide leadership– Catalyst to connect youth with quality educational Catalyst to connect youth with quality educational

and employment opportunitiesand employment opportunities• WIA CommitteeWIA Committee

– Guide Strategic PlanGuide Strategic Plan– Make decisions based on WIA rules & regulationsMake decisions based on WIA rules & regulations

SWIB Committees, Cont.• Life-Long Learning CommitteeLife-Long Learning Committee

– Training & education models that:Training & education models that:• Provide lifelong learning opportunitiesProvide lifelong learning opportunities• Provide advancementProvide advancement• Meet employers needsMeet employers needs

• Sector Strategies CommitteeSector Strategies Committee– Develop understanding of interrelationships Develop understanding of interrelationships

between business and workforce needsbetween business and workforce needs

Youth Council Members(Ad Hoc)

• RequiredRequired– Appointed by the State Board & GovernorAppointed by the State Board & Governor– Specific membership requirements Specific membership requirements

• ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities– Inform full Board regarding Youth Workforce Inform full Board regarding Youth Workforce

issues in Montana & recommend youth policyissues in Montana & recommend youth policy– Identify issues & solutions for youth transitioning Identify issues & solutions for youth transitioning

out of foster care or with incarcerated parentsout of foster care or with incarcerated parents– Coordinate with youth providersCoordinate with youth providers– Infrastructure to support healthy components of Infrastructure to support healthy components of

society, such as school & employmentsociety, such as school & employment

Expectations for Effective Board Expectations for Effective Board MembersMembers

• Stay in contact– Please return phone calls and e-mails in a timely

manner

• Attendance– Please attend all board functions, excepting

emergency situations

• Be prepared- Read board meeting materials

• Media– Do refer all calls and solicitations to SWIB staff

• Notify Staff– If you have a conflict of interest with business before

the board. Please see our Conflict of Interest policy for more information: http://swib.mt.gov/coipolicy.asp

• Ask Questions– Do not hesitate to contact SWIB staff for any

questions or assistance you may need. We are happy to help!

• Don’t discuss Board business before it has been made public

• Do not engage in a private conversation with individuals who have business before the Board

• Don’t take a position on an issue before the Board does• Don’t dispose of Board materials • Don’t meet without prior public notification

Conduct to Avoid:

Helpful Links For Board Helpful Links For Board MembersMembers

• SWIB Website: http://swib.mt.gov/

• SWIB Bylaws: http://swib.mt.gov/documents/ByLaws.pdf

• Upcoming Meetings: http://swib.mt.gov/UpcomingMeetings2.asp

• Reports & Links: http://swib.mt.gov/ReportsandLinks.asp

• Member Resources: http://swib.mt.gov/policiesprocedures.asp

• Montana GED Now: http://montanagednow.mt.gov/

• SWIB Youth Council - Future Forged Initiative (Montana GED Now) – Follow us on Facebook!!

• Financial support for innovative Workforce Development projects

• Partners with various organizations and groups applying for grants

Accomplishments of the State Accomplishments of the State Workforce Investment BoardWorkforce Investment Board

Montana’s Two-Year Colleges

Dawson Comm. College

Dawson Comm. CollegePetroleum

Deer Lodge

Granite

Pondera

Missoula

Jefferson

Silver Bow

BroadwaterGolden Valley

Musselshell

YellowstoneSweet Grass

Lewis and Clark

Judith Basin

Richland

Dawson

Custer

Garfield

Meagher

Treasure

Big Horn

Carbon

Stillwater

Gallatin

MadisonBeaverhead

Cascade

Powell

Ravalli

Mineral

LakeSanders

Lincoln

Flathead

Glacier TooleLiberty

Blaine

Phillips

Valley

Daniels

Roosevelt

Sheridan

Carter

Chouteau

Fallon

Fergus

McCone

Powder River

Prairie

Rosebud

Wheatland

UM WesternUM Western

MSU NorthernMSU Northern

Gallatin College Programs

UM Helena COT

MSU Great Falls COT

Miles Comm. College

Flathead Valley Comm. College

UM Missoula COT

MT Tech COTMT Tech COT

MSU Billings COT

Little Big Horn College

Chief Dull Knife

College

Chief Dull Knife

College

Fort Peck Comm. College

Aaniih Nakoda College

Stone Child College

Blackfeet Comm. College

Salish Kootenai College

Libby CenterLibby Center

Bitterroot College Program

Lewistown Center

Dawson Comm. College

Tribal collegeCommunity CollegeAffiliated with MSUAffiliated with UMExtended campuses

Workforce Regions

Certified One-Stop Areas

WIA Service Providers

Questions?Questions?

Leisa Smith, SWIB Director 406-444-1609

lsmith@mt.gov

Kali Wicks, SWIB Specialist406-444-4480

kwicks@mt.gov

Please visit our website at: http://swib.mt.gov/

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