Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- 6. Program Data
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
Describe the plans of the lead State agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs, along with the State Board, to align and integrate available workforce and education data systems for the core programs, unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education, and to the extent possible, the Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan. The description of the State’s plan for integrating data systems should include the State’s goals for achieving integration and any progress to date.
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
- 6. Program Data
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 6. A. i. Describe the State’s plans to make the management information systems for the core programs interoperable to maximize the efficient exchange of common data elements to support assessment and evaluation
Current Narrative:
The State board is fully committed to the goal of aligning technology and data systems across required one-stop partner programs. The board will continue to make this a priority at its quarterly meetings to ensure progress is being made toward the governor’s vision for data alignment.
West Virginia has an integrated data collection and performance management system (MACC) that covers the following programs:
- WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth
- National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWG)
- Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
- Wagner-Peyser
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
- Jobs for Veterans State Grants
West Virginia’s Unemployment Compensation MIS interfaces with MACC.
Other partners have management information systems that are customized to meet the needs of their programs. WorkForce West Virginia, Rehabilitation Services, and Adult Education have each made the necessary changes to their systems to collect the required data elements.
Linkages have been put in place to allow partners to access the information in real time. Employment and wage data are shared with partners to the extent allowed by the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) agreement.
While each partner agency does have their own MIS, they are all interoperable and are able to send and retrieve data to and from each other in real time. All individuals served by the WV WDS are assigned a unique identifier that is used by each partner agency. This unique identifier is used for data sharing and reporting purposes (i.e., co-enrollment with other core programs).
In addition to “behind-the-scenes” data sharing and reporting, front-end users also benefit from shared data. For example, the DRS MIS, iECM (Internet-based Electronic Case Management System), has a link in each case for “WIOA Partner Data.” When a DRS Counselor clicks this link, iECM sends a request for data (using the unique identifier) to the WorkForce WV and WV Adult Education MIS. If available, the information is transmitted in real time and displayed. Information provided by partner agencies includes current and previous employment goals, services received, and assessment results. This information is then used by DRS Counselors to optimize service delivery with the goal of improving the participant’s employment outcome.