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2 Year Modification

Plan: Louisiana PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 3. B. ii.

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Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support 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—

III. b. 3. B. ii. Board Activities

Provide a description of the activities that will assist State Board members and staff in carrying out State Board functions effectively.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Workforce Investment Council (WIC) members are Louisiana's workforce champions. They represent a cross-section of stakeholders in the development of a comprehensive, integrated workforce development and delivery system that begins with understanding the workforce needs of industry connects Louisiana citizens to training, and links trained workers to high-wage, high-demand careers.

The Workforce Investment Council: • Completes trainings including: ethics, sexual harassment, and board functions. • Maintains and updates record of statewide industry-based credentials to meet skills needs. • Promotes the development of a well-educated, highly skilled workforce. • Works with state Office of Workforce Development to ensure policies to aid local boards • Reviews the reports of Workforce Development Boards to monitor the equitable distribution of workforce development resources across the state. • Makes recommendations to the governor of geographic designations for workforce development areas. • Directs the activities of the Occupational Forecasting Conference, responsible for overseeing state- wide and regional job-growth projections, which underpin the planning and budgeting of state and local resources. • Oversees the Industry-Based Credential (IBC) Council, responsible for evaluating the alignment of credentials with state workforce demand for inclusion on the IBC State-Focus List, which guides training programs and other stakeholders to important occupations in the state and the industry- recognized credentials leading to those occupations.