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- III. Operational Planning ElementsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support 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 PoliciesThe 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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 4. B. Assessment of One-stop Partner Programs
Current Narrative:
-Alien Labor Certification Program -Work Opportunity Tax Credit -Adult Basic Education -Trade Adjustment Act -Career and Technical Adult Education -Higher Education Adult Part-time Student -Workforce Development Initiative Grant -WV Advance Grant and Technical Program Development Initiative -WIOA Title I Adult -WIOA Title I Youth (Older and Younger) -WIOA Dislocated Worker -Governor’s Discretionary Fund -Division of Rehabilitation Services -Senior Community Service Employment Program -Veterans Programs -Labor Exchange (Wagner-Peyser) -Community Services Block Grant -Unemployment Compensation -Governor’s Guaranteed Workforce Program (Including Small Business Work Force Development) -National Emergency Grants (Various)
Each year, WorkForce WV issues an assessment of the West Virginia workforce development system- the Workforce Development System Report. This serves as the primary assessment of one-stop partner program services in the state. This report includes the State of the One-Stop System, the Funding Stream Report, performance requirements, positive practices, and the Interagency Collaborative Team memorandum of understanding. This report is a summary document that gives a public account and assessment of the current operations, structures, activities, finances, and future direction of One-Stop Centers of West Virginia. The report is published annually, as required by the West Virginia Legislature, and reported to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development.
The purpose of the Funding Stream Report is to quantify the level of both fiscal and programmatic (service delivery) involvement of all the entities involved either directly or tangentially with workforce development in West Virginia. The data collected for the report is critical to conducting an assessment of the one-stop delivery system. With the original passage of House Bill 4083 in 2002, the West Virginia Legislature required this annual report regarding the source, use and outcomes of all funds received for workforce development activities in the state.
Specifically, this reporting requirement includes:
-Source and amount of federal, state, and other funds received for workforce development activities; -Purpose of each of the above funds; -Services provided in each of the seven regional workforce development areas; -The measure used to evaluate program performance (including current and baseline performance data) and any other information the council requests.
All of the publicly funded workforce development programs operating in the state are to include:
-Amount of federal funds expended by each program, -Amount of state funds expended by each program, -How the funds are spent, -The resulting improvement in the workforce.
The purpose, beyond identifying sources and uses of funds, is to focus on the outcomes of workforce development. Holding agencies and programs accountable for results is vitally important. Getting the most value from the dollars invested, be it federal, state or independent grants, is critical to the success of West Virginia’s workforce development system.
For each workforce development program or activity, the report includes the following:
-State Organization -Funding Unit -Operations Unit -Program -Program Type -Program Purpose -Target Population -Service Level (number of individuals served) -Evaluation Measurement (specific to each program) -Outcome -Service Locations -Funds, by source -Percentage of funds used for Workforce Development
Local and Regional Planning
Data are collected from the local one-stops within each region. The report also aggregates data by workforce development region and includes data from the previous two years for comparison and assessment purposes. A sample of the data includes:
-The number of individuals receiving services (over 100 different available services) in each region, by program -Contributions of each partner agency and non-mandated partner programs at each one-stop and region -Program performance for the most recent three years, including negotiated benchmarks and actual performance
System and Program Oversight
The Workforce Development System Report is provided to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development to assess the activities and outcomes of the WV workforce development system. The report allows the governor, legislators, agency and program administrators, and other stakeholders to assess performance and develop appropriate, data-driven planning goals. Due to the comprehensive data collection, activities are being reported at the local, regional, and state levels to facilitate administrators’ ability to examine and comparer performances at various levels and across areas.
WorkForce West Virginia has overall responsibility for the process to collect the Funding Stream Report information and provide the WV Workforce Development Council the information needed to report to the legislature, Governor’s Office and others. WorkForce West Virginia works with the Interagency Collaborative Team (ICT) as the central clearinghouse for identifying, collecting and reporting the information.