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Plan: Louisiana PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: II. b. 1.

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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.

    • 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. 1. Vision

Describe the State’s strategic vision for its workforce development system.

Current Narrative:

On January 11, 2016, Gov. John Bel Edwards assumed leadership of the state of Louisiana. In his inaugural speech, he highlighted the numerous challenges the state faces, beginning with a $1.9 billion budget shortfall. He spoke to citizens of his vision, inspired by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, of how we will meet the mounting challenges ahead, “to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.”

Gov. Edwards further stated that every challenging task will be examined in a three–step process: (1) gathering all the information about the job at hand (intelligence); (2) choosing a strategy –seeking out all viable options to successfully address the challenge, and selecting those that best fit our mission and goals; and (3) deciding on the tactics and determining how we are going to get done.

In summation, Gov. Edwards charged the people of Louisiana to achieve our shared mission of “Putting Louisiana First” and to make it possible for all Louisiana citizens to be healthy and prosperous.

The Louisiana WIOA Combined State Plan is being developed with the governor’s strategic leadership and is being submitted in compliance with WIOA requirements as a work in progress.

The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council (WIC), the state’s workforce board, supports development of an employer–led, demand–driven workforce development system based on occupational forecasts in which training, education and services for job–seekers prepare Louisiana residents for high–wage, high–demand career opportunities in Louisiana.

We, the people of Louisiana, envision a workforce system that will provide pathways for all Louisianans, including individuals who are receiving public assistance, the unemployed or underemployed, those who are deficient in basic skills, as well as persons with disabilities, including disabled veterans, and others who have significant barriers to employment. All will have access to education, training and the supportive services needed to prepare for and secure high–demand occupations that pay family–sustaining wages.