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2 Year Modification

Plan: Missouri PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. a. 2. F.

Published
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—
    • 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—

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.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

To meet the needs of businesses throughout the state and accomplish the goals set forth through the sector strategies initiative it will be important to have a robust eligible training provider list available for the partners to use to make informed training and skills upgrade selections with their participants. This includes the providers of education for Registered Apprenticeships. This will ensure our customers have the ability to make quality training choices which will lead to good jobs.

VR works with state proprietary schools as well as other training entities which provide specific skills to lead to employment. In addition, VR works with their Community Rehabilitation Programs, which provide additional in-demand skills training. Examples include heavy equipment training in mid-Missouri, hospitality training programs in the Kansas City and St. Louis area, and manufacturing training in St. Louis.

The Community Action Agencies (CSBG) have multiple partnerships in the education field, such as adult education, university extension departments, English Language Learning, and private business job mentoring sites. CAAs also regularly partner with educational institutions by providing Poverty Simulations, Step Up to Leadership classes, Family Development Credentialing, and REALL Simulations that assist partners in working with shared clientele.

SNAP’s SkillUP program has the same partnerships with education as Title I with additional educational partnerships including: University of Missouri offering life skills and other classes, a partnership with the Community Colleges.

The changes being implemented under WIOA with the Eligible Training Provider System will indirectly serve to move the system of funding training toward approving eligibility only for those that demonstrate significant levels of performance. While this system cannot provide preferential funding, it is being designed to impose performance thresholds prior to granting eligibility for training providers to receive job training funds.

MWA: MWA contractors currently have partnerships with employers, education and training providers. Employers assist with training through subsidized employment and alternative work opportunities but other providers include institutes, certificate training providers and adult education. The contractors work together with the entities to determine the need of the region.