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Plan: Louisiana PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: II. c. 2.

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  • 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.

    • c. State Strategy

      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the State's strategies to achieve its strategic vision and goals. These strategies must take into account the State’s economic, workforce, and workforce development, education and training activities and analysis provided in Section (a) above. Include discussion of specific strategies to address the needs of populations provided in Section (a).

II. c. 2. Describe the Strategies the State Will Use to Align the Core Programs, Any Combined State Plan Partner Programs Included in This Plan, Required and Optional One-stop Partner Programs, and Any Other Resources Available to the State to Achieve Fully Integrated Customer Services Consistent with the Strategic Vision and Goals Described Above. Also Describe Strategies to Strengthen Workforce Development Activities in Regard to Weaknesses Identified in Section Ii(a)(2).

Current Narrative:

Development of the Louisiana WIOA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)is fundament to alignment of Louisiana Combined State Plan partner programs, required and optional partners programs, and other resources. The MOU will (1) articulate the coordinated vision, goals and objectives for the Louisiana Workforce system and the combined State Plan; (2) establish agreement at the state level for service delivery systems, co–enrollment and define framework of key strategies and other key function of WIOA core partners; (3) provide guidance for partnerships at the regional and local areas. The WIOA Lead Team has begun to development the MOU framework, and recognizes that the fidelity of the state leadership to the collaborative process will have significant impact on regional and local implementation.

LWC shall create and provide opportunities and leadership to encourage and facilitate regional collaborative efforts by workforce system leaders LWDBs and WIOA required partner programs to align workforce policies and services with regional economies and supportive service delivery strategies. LWC shall lead in the analysis of regional labor markets, establishment of regional service strategies, development and implementation of sector initiatives for in–demand industry sectors or occupations for the region and coordination of services. These efforts are expected to enhance capacity and performance of the integrated workforce system.

LWC has developed policy, vision, certification criteria and contracts to assist LWDBs in complying with WIOA’s expectations. LWC requires development of a regional plan by respective local boards which must include performance targets.

It is the intent of LWC to provide guidance, and support to local leadership, while allowing local and regional leadership, the flexibility to develop and implement innovative workforce strategies and solutions necessary to meet the needs of employers, job seekers and the emerging workforce.

LWC shall monitor and support LWDBs efforts in the strategic integration of workforce programs, services and initiatives in order to operate in the most efficient and cost–effective manner possible, while remaining flexible, adaptable, market–based and customer–focused. LWC has adopted, and is committed to, a Continuous Improvement Process approach in refining the structure and alignment of programs under WIOA with additional resources to support achievement of state vision and goals.