U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plan: Louisiana PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: II. b. 3.

Published
Located in:
  • II. Strategic Elements

    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a Strategic Planning Elements section that analyzes the State’s current economic environment and identifies the State’s overall vision for its workforce development system. The required elements in this section allow the State to develop data-driven goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce and to identify successful strategies for aligning workforce development programs. Unless otherwise noted, all Strategic Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs.

    • b. State Strategic Vision and Goals

      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the State’s strategic vision and goals for developing its workforce and meeting employer needs in order to support economic growth and economic self-sufficiency. This must include—

II. b. 3. Performance Goals

Using the table provided in Appendix 1, include the State's expected levels of performance relating to the performance accountability measures based on primary indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A) of WIOA. (This Strategic Planning element only applies to core programs.)

Current Narrative:

Proposed performance levels are in Appendix 1 and are subject to modification pending final published regulations on WIOA Performance Management and Reporting System requirements.

In addition to the common performance measures described in Section 116(b)(2)(A), LWDAs will use business–focused metrics to assess outcomes .

Overall Business Market Penetration

The denominator is the number of unique businesses employing 20 or more people in the parishes contained within a given Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA).

The numerator includes the number of unique businesses with 10 or more employees, registered in HiRE, which independently, or with BCSC staff assistance, are engaged with the HiRE system by:

  • Posting a job in HiRE.
  • Providing employer–based training.
  • Conducting a resume search.
  • Utilizing customized Labor Market Information services for a specific industry or occupation.
  • Receiving Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) funding.
  • Attending seminars and/or workshops.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCE

The primary source of information for this measure is data recorded in the MIS system of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), HiRE. Services to employers are automatically recorded by HiRE and manually entered into HiRE by Business and Career Solutions Center (BCSC) staff. The HiRE system has the capability to have service codes added to indicate business market penetration activity.

Targeted Business Market Penetration

The denominator for this measure is 200 businesses in each LWDA – the top 50 businesses in each of the top four industries in the corresponding workforce region

The numerator for this measure include the number of unique businesses in the targeted industries, registered in HiRE that independently or with BCSC staff assistance, have :

  • Posted a job in HiRE.
  • Provided employer–based training to a job–seeker.
  • Conducted a resume search.
  • Utilized customized Labor Market Information services for a specific industry or occupation.
  • Received Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) funding.
  • Attended employer seminars and workshops.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCE

The primary source of information for this measure is data recorded in the MIS system of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), HiRE. Services to employers are automatically recorded by HiRE and manually entered into HiRE by Business and Career Solutions Center (BCSC) staff. The HiRE system has the capability to have service codes added to indicate business market penetration activity.

Employer Based Training

This is a count–based measure. Measured training service contracts to employers and training services delivered to individuals include:

  • On–the–job training.
  • Customized training services.
  • Apprenticeships.
  • Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) State Program.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCE

The primary source of information for this measure is data recorded in the MIS system of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), HiRE. Training services provided by employers are recorded in HiRE by Business and Career Solutions Center (BCSC) staff.

Demand Occupation Job Vacancies with Staff Referrals

This is a percentage measure. The numerator for this measure is the number of job vacancies for demand occupations in HiRE, by LWDA, receiving at least one staff referral of a job–seeker to fill the position.

The denominator for this measure is the number of job listings for demand occupation in HiRE, by LWDA.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCE

The primary source of information for this measure is data recorded in the MIS system of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), HiRE. Job listings are recorded in HiRE by Business and Career Solutions Center (BCSC) staff and employers. Specifications for demand occupations are accessible by LWDA, with occupational codes (two digit plus four digit extension) and corresponding star ratings from the Occupations in Demand List in Labor Market Information. LWDAs may add selected demand occupations based on local economic drivers and market conditions.

Repeat Customers

The numerator of this measure is a count of unique employers who received at least one BCSC/HiRE service in the baseline year.

The denominator is a count of the unique employers who received at least one BCSC/HiRE service in the prior year, such as:

  • Posted a job in HiRE.
  • Provided employer–based training.
  • Conducted a resume search.
  • Utilized customized Labor Market Information services for a specific industry or occupation.
  • Received Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) funding.
  • Attended seminars and/or workshops.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCE

The primary source of information for this measure is data recorded in the MIS system of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), HiRE. Staff records employer services in the HiRE system. The HiRE system automatically indicates the activities performed by employers without staff assistance.