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—
- a. State Strategy Implementation
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include–
- 2. Implementation of State Strategy
Describe how the lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of each core program or a Combined Plan partner program included in this plan will implement the State’s Strategies identified in Section II(c). above. This must include a description of—
- 2. Implementation of State Strategy
- a. State Strategy Implementation
III. a. 2. F. Partner Engagement with Other Education and Training Providers
Describe how the State’s Strategies will engage the State’s other education and training providers, including providers on the state’s eligible training provider list, as partners in the workforce development system to create a job-driven education and training system.
Current Narrative:
The Board’s Eligible Training Provider List contains private and other accredited postsecondary education providers. Any education and training provider approved to do business in Kansas by the Kansas Board of Regents is included on the ETPL and are included in the workforce system’s strategies for meeting the needs of individual job seekers’ and employers’ needs. All education and training providers are engaged through outreach conducted by Local Workforce Development Boards on behalf of participants, through customer choice and through strategic planning at the local level. The state engages with private and other education and training providers through social media, face-to-face interactions, participation on the Governor's Education Council and other state-level outreach activities.
The State Board and staff frequently monitor demand occupations and the qualifications one must have to successfully compete in the job market. Additionally, state and some competitive federal funds are used to identify and fund education and training programs to provide needed credentials for Kansas job seekers. If state institutions do not provide necessary credential programs, or do not have the capacity to meet need, the state utilizes other institutions on the ETPL to assure job seekers are trained to meet the needs of employers.