Workforce Development Task Force Meeting Agenda 10 th Floor Conference Room-RH Garvey Building 300 W. Douglas 11:30 a.m. 1. Welcome and Introductions: Council Member Jeff Longwell 2. Charge of the Task Force: Jeff Longwell (pp. 2-5) The Workforce Development Task Force is charged with two initial tasks: Developing strategies for outreach, awareness, and marketing for workforce and economic development in the South Central Kansas and REAP region; and Determining how the Chief Elected Officials Board (CEOB) should perform its duties in Local Area IV. Recommended action: take appropriate action. 3. 2014 Timeline and Outcomes: Keith Lawing Recommended action: receive and file. 4. Other Business: Task Force Members 5. Adjourn
Item Charge of the Task Force Background Materials Background On October 7, 2013 the REAP Board of Directors adopted the 2014 REAP Work Plan, which included the creation of the Workforce Development Task Force. The Task Force is charged with two initial tasks: Developing strategies for outreach, awareness, and marketing for workforce and economic development in the South Central Kansas and REAP region; and Determining how the Chief Elected Officials Board (CEOB) should perform its duties in Local Area IV. The following charts and information are provided as background materials for Workforce Development in the REAP region, which covers two Local Areas: Local Area IV, including the counties of Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sumner and Sedgwick, and Local Area I, which encompasses the Western half of the state. Kansas Workforce Center locations Chanute Independence Pittsburg Dodge City Junction City Salina El Dorado Kansas City Topeka Emporia Lawrence Wellington Garden City Leavenworth Wichita Great Bend Manhattan Winfield Hays Overland Park Hutchinson Paola 2
KANSASWORKS.com KANSASWORKS.com is the state-sponsored job board website, a free resources for job seekers ad employers alike to post and search for employment. It is also a document repository for labor market information on the workforce and specific industries, educational institutions, and training programs. Employers can post jobs and search available registered users resumes to find potential candidates for open positions. The website is funded through public workforce system dollars from the U.S. Department of Labor and is free for employers and job seekers. WIA in Kansas Funding for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) flows from the US Department of Labor to the State of Kansas, and in turn through the Local Areas. The REAP Economic Development Committee (EDC) has served as the Chief Elected Officials Board (CEOB) since approximately 2008. WIA in Kansas U.S. Department of Labor (WIA) State of Kansas Governor Kansas Department of Commerce Local Area I Local Area II Local Area IV Local Area III Local Area V CEOB/ Grant Recipient CEOB/REAP Grant Recipient LWIB LWIB WorkforceONE (Administrative Entity) WA Inc. (Administrative Entity) 3
CEOB The Chief Elected Officials Board (CEOB) is a WIA-mandated board comprised of elected officials representing the counties within the local area. The CEOB has the following duties under WIA: Appoint the Local Area IV Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) aka the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas (must be 51 % private sector and have a representative for each mandated partner) Set policy for the Local Area Enter into an agreement re: roles and responsibilities Certify the Workforce Centers Act as WIA grant recipient Approve contracts Provide oversight and monitor WIA The CEOB has several shared duties with the LWIB, which include: Developing the Local Plan (five year business plan developed by staff, approved by LWIB and CEOB and submitted to Kansas Commerce) Select a One Stop Operator and Program Operator (Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas Inc. is the current One Stop Operator/Administrator/Program Operator) Select Eligible Training Providers (ETP) Develop a budget (developed by staff, WA Finance Committee, approved by LWIB and CEOB) Negotiate performance measures (between the LWIB and Kansas Commerce, endorsed by the CEOB) Appoint the LWIB Youth Council Conduct business in an open manner Example of Successful Regional Collaboration: Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) 2007-2010 In 2007 South Central Kansas was awarded a $5 million WIRED grant by the United States Department of Labor. The purpose of the grant is to support high skilled and high wage career in South Central Kansas. The WIRED Region covered 10 counties in South Central Kansas encompassing the regional labor market: Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Marion, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner. The initiative was collaboratively administered by the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, Kansas WorkforceONE1 and the Kansas Department of Commerce. Through the vision of the Composite Kansas Leadership Team led by Mark Conway and Mickey Fornaro-Dean, the initiative: Updated educational and training curricula informed by research and development in collaboration with business and industry Supported applied research in aviation and health care Encouraged entrepreneurship Provided research tools for the region s economic development community. 4
To position our region for a vital and prosperous economic recovery, the Composites Kansas WIRED Initiative empowered numerous agencies and individuals to align their resources and expand capacity. Among the many outcomes of the grant are: Training - nearly 2,900 individuals received training in advanced materials processes and techniques. Curricula - more than 50 curricula were developed in the areas of composites and advanced materials processes and repairs, entrepreneurship and business support, and more than 300 educators have been prepared for instructing these topics. Laboratory facilities two new training laboratories have been equipped for the National Center for Aviation Training a composites laboratory and a non-destructive testing laboratory. Workforce pipeline career exploration education and training in science, technology, engineering and math have impacted and empowered more than 200 youth, many of whom are from underrepresented groups. In addition, nearly 250 technical professionals, who were trained in the pre-composite materials era, have had opportunities to upgrade their skills in composites and advanced materials processes. Economic diversification Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopaedic Research (CiBOR) leverages the experience in advanced composites to grow a new medical device industry cluster. Collaboration more than 100 regional partners have regularly convened across geographical, jurisdictional, and institutional boundaries to connect and work in concert with unity of purpose toward the Composites Kansas WIRED goals. WIRED has spawned many new and creative training, education, support and outreach programs and activities within south central Kansas. Our challenge is not only to sustain these activities, but to expand the region s ability to conceive, develop, and produce new technologies and to deploy new productive processes. Recommended Action Take appropriate action 5