Okaloosa County BOCC — April 19, 2016 — CareerSource Okaloosa 2016-2020 Plan for County Commissioners Review — reading text

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Local Workforce Development Area 02 Tel 850.651.2315 109 8th Avenue Careersourceokaloosawalton.com Fax 850.651.3165 Shalimar, Florida 32579 lsumblin@careersourceow.com Date Submitted: April 30, 2016 Plan Contact: Linda Sumblin, Executive Director CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PROCESS FOR PLAN SUBMITTAL 1 KEY DATES 3 FLORIDA’S VISION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 4 ANALYSIS OF NEED AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES 11 LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS 36 COORDINATION OF SERVICES 40 DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCAL ONE-STOP SYSTEM 44 DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICES 71 REGIONAL PLANNING ANALYSIS 117 PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS 120 SIGNATURE PAGE 122 CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 i|Page INTRODUCTION These guidelines direct the first local plan submitted by your area under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. WIOA requires each local workforce development board (LWDB or local board) to develop and submit, in partnership with the local chief elected official, a comprehensive four-year plan to the state. The WIOA four-year plan will be effective July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2020. The law emphasizes the importance of collaboration and transparency in the development and submission of the plan. Affected entities and the public must have an opportunity to provide input in the development of the plan. The local board must make the plan available through electronic means and in open meetings in order to ensure transparency to the public. The LWDBs must provide leadership in assembling their plan. LWDBs also should seek broad stakeholder involvement in the development of their local plan. Local elected officials, local workforce development board members, core program partners and mandatory one-stop partners must be an integral part of the planning process. WIOA encourages an enhanced, integrated system by including new core programs in its planning and performance requirements. Each plan will address how the LWDB will coordinate service delivery with the new core programs of Vocational Rehabilitation, Blind Services and Adult Education. Each LWDB’s plan should be based on the current and projected needs of the workforce investment system, placing an increased emphasis on coordination and collaboration at all levels to ensure a seamless system for job seekers, including those with disabilities, and employers. The plan must include an identification of the education and skill needs of the workforce and employment needs of the local area and include an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of services to address these identified needs. The assessment must include the best available information or evidence of effectiveness and performance information for specific service models as well as a plan to improve the effectiveness of such programs by adopting proven or promising practices as a part of the local vision. The LWDB should provide a complete view of the system-wide needs of the local workforce development area. The plan must address how the LWDB will foster strategic alignment, improve service integration and ensure that the workforce system is industry-relevant; responding to the economic needs of the local workforce development area and matching employers with skilled workers. The local plan must lead to greater efficiencies by reducing duplication and maximizing financial and human resources. These plan guidelines require LWDBs to address current and future strategies and efficiencies to address the continuous improvement of Florida’s workforce system and its focus on customer service excellence. This plan should align with the business- and market-driven principles of the CareerSource Florida network. PROCESS FOR PLAN SUBMITTAL All plans must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on April 30, 2016 by emailing the completed plan to both WIOA-LocalPlans@deo.myflorida.com and FloridaWIOA@careersourceflorida.com. Prior to plan submission, please ensure: • The local board has reviewed and approved the plan; CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 1|Page  • The board chair and the chief elected official have signed the signature page , with an original submitted to CareerSource Florida by mail and a scanned copy sent to both WIOA-LocalPlans@deo.myflorida.com and FloridaWIOA@careersourceflorida.com; • The structure and numbering follows the plan instructions format; • The plan is one continuous and searchable PDF document that includes all attachments; • Responses to all questions are informative and concise; • The name of the region, the page number and plan submission date are listed in the footer of the document; • A table of contents with page numbers is included and each page of the plan is numbered; and • Text typed with a font size of 11 or greater. Please send an email to both WIOA-LocalPlans@deo.myflorida.com and FloridaWIOA@careersourceflorida.com to confirm plan submission and begin its official Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) review. Upon submission, all plans will be reviewed immediately for completeness and adherence to plan formatting requirements. If there are questions or concerns, LWDBs will be notified. The content of plans will be reviewed by both DEO and CSF staff with a recommendation for approval/disapproval provided to the CSF Board of Directors at its meeting scheduled for May 26, 2016. A recommendation for approval will be made unless the staff review indicates that: (1) there are deficiencies in local workforce investment activities that have not been addressed, or (2) the plan is determined inconsistent with WIOA and the regulations of WIOA, including required public comment provisions. CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 2|Page KEY DATES Local Plan Guidelines Issued .......................................................... November 12, 2015 Local Plan Consultation Meeting..................................................... November 18, 2015 Local Plan Instruction Webinar ......................................................... December 8, 2015 WIOA State Plan Due .............................................................................. March 3, 2016 Local Plans Due ....................................................................................... April 30, 2016 Local Plans Approved ............................................................................... May 26, 2016 WIOA Program Year 2016 Begins .............................................................. July 1, 2016 CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 3|Page FLORIDA’S VISION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Through the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Florida will have a business-led, market-responsive, results-oriented and integrated workforce development system. The enhanced system will foster customer service excellence, seek continuous improvement and demonstrate value by enhancing employment opportunities for all individuals, including those with disabilities. This focused and deliberate collaboration among education, workforce and economic development networks will maximize the competitiveness of Florida businesses and the productivity of Florida’s workforce, thus increasing economic prosperity. Florida’s strategic vision for WIOA implementation will be realized by accomplishing these three goals: • Enhance alignment and market responsiveness of workforce, education and economic development systems through improved service integration that provides businesses with skilled, productive, and competitive talent and Floridians with employment, education, training and support services that reduce welfare dependence and increase opportunities for self-sufficiency, high-skill and high-wage careers and lifelong learning. • Promote accountable, transparent and data-driven workforce investment through performance measures, monitoring and evaluation that informs strategies, drives operational excellence, leads to the identification and replication of best practices and empowers an effective and efficient workforce delivery system. • Improve career exploration, educational attainment and skills training for in-demand industries and occupations for Florida youth that lead to enhanced employment, career development, and credentialing and post-secondary education opportunities. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (1) Chief Elected Official(s) (CEO) A. Identify the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton (CSOW) also identified as LWDA 02 chief elected official(s) by name, title, mailing address, phone number and email address. Okaloosa County Commissioner Charles K. Windes, Jr. 1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 100 Shalimar, FL 32579 ******* Walton County Commissioner Sara Comander 6570 US Highway 90 West DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 4|Page  B. If the local area includes more than one unit of general local government in accordance with WIOA sec. 107(c)(1)(B), attach the agreement that has been executed to define how the parties will carry out the roles and responsibilities of the chief elected official. The current Interlocal Agreement (Attachment 1) between Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and Walton County Board of County Commissioners for the period August, 2014 ending June 30, 2016 is included at Attachment 1. The new Interlocal Agreement was presented to Walton County Commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 12, and at the Okaloosa County Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting on April 22, 2016. (Attachment 2) CareerSource Okaloosa Walton is incorporated as a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. The Interlocal Agreement delineates the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board as the administrative and fiscal entity for the workforce region. The Boards of County Commissioners of Okaloosa and Walton Counties have entered into an Interlocal Agreement that specifies the geographic area of the workforce region, describes the make-up of the regional Workforce Board (dba CareerSource Okaloosa Walton) and its appointment processes.