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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The 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. C. Previous Assessment Results
Beginning with the state plan modification in 2018 and for subsequent state plans and state plan modifications, provide the results of assessments of the effectiveness of the core programs and other one-stop partner programs and Combined State Plan partner programs included in the Unified or Combined State plan during the preceding 2-year period (i.e. the 2-year period of the plan modification cycle). Describe how the State is adapting its strategies based on these assessments.
Current Narrative:
Federally Required WIOA Indicators of Performance focus on employment outcomes in the second and fourth quarter after exit, median earnings in the second quarter after exit, credential attainment, and measurable skill gains for job seekers and adult education participants. The State uses an assessment tool based on the guidance of federally required WIOA Measures. All partners and their federally funded programs are measured according to their method of operation in determining the effectiveness of service delivery to job seekers and employers.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has monitored all Title I and Title III programs which met or exceeded performance goals, at the State level, for the prior two program years (PY 17 and PY 18), with the exception of credential attainment rate for Youth. The OWD has continued to conduct annual monitoring of programmatic and fiscal management of grants to ensure that funds are being spent in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. As part of this ongoing annual monitoring, OWD has included a risk management assessment tool for our WIOA formula and discretionary grants under the management of OWD.
State agency partners assess the performance outcomes of the workforce system through annual performance reviews. The state agencies responsible for each of the core programs outlined in program-specific areas assess performance accountability measures at the state, regional and local levels as required by each core program. To ensure that program partners are well-positioned to meet the performance accountability requirements of WIOA, LWC will create a WIOA Assessment and Evaluation Working Group on performance accountability with core partners to ensure that systems have the capacity to collect and report required new and updated data elements under WIOA, as well as the capacity to track aggregate data for performance indicators applicable to all four core partners. This working group will also review Customer Satisfaction Surveys from both program participants and employers that can be aggregated and compared across the WIOA partner programs. Results from surveys and recommendations from this working group will allow the State to assess our workforce system as well as gauge our progress toward continuously improving service delivery and increase and enhance the quality of employment outcomes for participants.