Implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: How to Tackle the Challenge of Employer Engagement

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This policy debate on employer engagement in workforce development programs, hosted by the Urban Institute, discusses the implications of WIOA on engaging employers. Effective employer engagement has been a challenge for workforce systems and programs; this discussion aims to pinpoint what is needed to support effective policy and practice.
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2015-12-14T19:00:00
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2015-12-15

Materials Available: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) National Convening

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The implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), signed into law in 2014, presents an extraordinary opportunity for the publicly-funded workforce development system. The system can now demonstrate its ability to improve job and career options for our workers, job-seekers, and youth, including those with disabilities and other barriers to employment, through an integrated, job-driven network that links diverse talent to businesses and supports the development of strong regional economies. In January 2016, collaborative teams from across the United States and its territories met in Washington, D.C., for a national convening entitled, “One Team, One Vision, One Conversation.”
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2016-01-28T19:00:00
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City/County
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2016-01-29

WIOA Quick Start Action Planners: A New Tool for the Implementation of WIOA

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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Quick Start Action Planners (QSAPs) are web-based self-assessment tools designed to help state and local leaders identify areas of strength and challenges as they prepare their workforce systems for the implementation of WIOA. The WIOA QSAPs are designed to help leaders at all levels of the public workforce system plan for this transformation and prepare for implementation of WIOA. Once users obtain their results, they will be directed towards a WIOA Action Plan to assist them in implementing necessary changes, as well as other helpful resources. This webinar shows how to use the QSAPs, and illustrates how its results can be used as dynamic tool to start a dialogue between board members and workforce system partners.
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2016-01-04T19:00:00
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City/County

One Stop Career Centers Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet from Workforce3One highlights WIOA reforms for One-Stop Centers. Since WIOA presents an opportunity to improve career options for workers and job-seekers through an integrated, job-driven public workforce system, this resource shares how One-Stop Centers will gain improved access to comprehensive services, enhanced and streamlined operations, and better public recognition.

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2014-11-30T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2014-12-01

WIOA Planning and Implementation Toolkit

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This toolkit released by Heartland Alliance, National Initiatives on Poverty and Economic Opportunity includes briefs and resources relating to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The resources provide stakeholders with recommendations for ensuring that the workforce system will increase employment and opportunity for jobseekers.

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2015-09-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-10-01

CLASP Webinar Series on Implementing the Law: WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People

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These webinars from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) provided information to practitioners about implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and helping low-income families achieve more economic success. Topics included expanding opportunities for low-income out-of-school youth, developing pathways out of poverty through transitional jobs, and advancing career pathways.

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2015-10-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-11-01

Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), hosted the Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes national TANF convening on September 1 – September 3, 2015 at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel. The convening brought together TANF program administrators and national experts to promote dialogue around topics such as job-driven and career pathways training, TANF-WIOA coordination, client assessment and case management strengthening, the role of executive skills in employment outcomes, and two-generation approaches to family economic security. Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes provided attendees with opportunities to engage with their peers and experts from the field, to discuss best practices and the latest research, to converse with federal commissioners and ACF staff, as well as to plan ways to improve TANF programming for low-income families in their communities.

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2015-10-20T20:00:00
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City/County
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2015-10-21
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State TANF Summit Summary Report 1.33 MB
Agenda 783.38 KB
Participant List 516.79 KB
Session Descriptions 798.26 KB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Gertrude Lynn Brown 266.13 KB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Joe Jones 1.38 MB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Dr. Sheila Katz 886.18 KB
Domestic Violence Assessment and Service Coordination - Dr. Marylouise Kelley 1.36 MB
Drug Testing Practices in TANF - Gary Allen 164.87 KB
Integrating Career Pathways Components into TANF Programs - Kermit Kaleba 856.69 KB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Dr. Megan Smith and John Padilla 1.48 MB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Mauricio Lim Miller 2.58 MB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Dr. Mario Small 400.31 KB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Bob Prevost 237.23 KB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Lauren Antelo 1.24 MB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Tamara Thomas 962.68 KB
Two-Generation Approaches - Dr. Megan Smith and John Padilla 2.98 MB
Two-Generation Approaches - Shelley Waters Boots 1.12 MB
BIAS-GOALS - Emily Schmitt 517.63 KB
TANF Data Q&A - Yun Song 243.88 KB
Improving Business Processes for Delivering Work Supports for Low-Income Families - Heather Hahn 202.56 KB
Reframing Human Services for the 21st Century - Michael Laracy 1.86 MB
Reframing Human Services for the 21st Century - Michael Laracy, part 2 1.34 MB
Integrating Career Pathways into a TANF Context - Karon Rosa 1.28 MB
Integrating Career Pathways into a TANF Context - Gilda Kennedy 1.79 MB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Jack Rogers 366.56 KB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Stan Dorn 344.78 KB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Uma S. Ahluwalia 2.36 MB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Denise Marzullo 1.88 MB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Lori Beyer 345.2 KB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Phyllis Ottley 161.45 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Kathy Szafran 2.57 MB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Susan Dreyfus 1.72 MB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Spotlight on Poverty 101.97 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Change in Mind 61.45 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Family Policy Council 351.31 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - WorkFirst 881.3 KB
Does 1 + 1 = 3? Two-Generation Approaches to Improve Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes - Sisifo Taatiti 226.72 KB

OFA Peer Exchange Workshop: Strengthening Collaboration between TANF and WIOA

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The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted the OFA Peer Exchange Workshop: Strengthening Collaboration between TANF and WIOA, on September 21-22, 2015 in Bethesda, Maryland. Since TANF is included as a required partner with the workforce one-stop system under the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), this workshop brought together teams from states across the country to develop a plan for strong TANF and WIOA collaboration.

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2015-10-04T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-10-05
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Vision for the One-Stop Delivery System under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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Developed in collaboration with the Department of Education, this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration lays out the vision for the one-stop delivery system under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and links to key technical assistance resources to support states and local areas as they integrate this vision into their one-stop delivery system.

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2015-08-12T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-08-13

Opportunities for Action: WIOA Performance Negotiations

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This resource from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) explains the provisions from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) regarding revisions to performance management requirements. Some of these revisions include: new measures of interim skill gains; new approaches to defining overall performance success; and revised sanctions for states.

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2015-07-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-08-01