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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES ANALYSIS Maine has a variety of programs and activities to address the skilled workforce needs of employers that focus on developing the skill, abilities and credentials of the population, including those with barriers to employment. The aggregate public investment in these activities is significant, totaling more than $500 mil—lion. Developing greater levels of coordination and alignment among these programs is an integral component of this Unified Plan and essential to navigating Maine’s many workforce development challenges. The following tables provide an analysis of Maine’s workforce development, education and training activities that receive regular public funding. For the purposes of this analysis, programs and activities are grouped into four categories: WIOA core partner programs, other publicly funded employment & training programs, other publicly funded education programs, and additional programs. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) CORE PARTNER PROGRAMS The WIOA core partner programs: adult, dislocated worker and youth programs; Wagner—Peyser; vocational rehabilitation, and adult and basic education served more than 90,000 participants and represented $55.4 million in public investment (58 percent of which was federal, 24 percent state and 18 percent local funds) in fiscal year 2014. This information is displayed in Table 4, below. The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) administers the adult, dislocated worker and youth programs. In program year 2013, 832 adults, 713 unemployed workers and 822 youth were served by these programs. On average, 82 percent found jobs. MDOL also provides employment services through the one—stop delivery system and job bank, which are part of the Wagner—Peyser funded programs. In the same year, more than 75,000 individuals registered with the Maine Job Link and employers posted 52,146 job openings. Maine’s Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (VR) works to bring about full access to employment, independence and community integration for people with disabilities. While under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Education, Maine’s Bureau operates within the offices of Maine Department of Labor. The co— location of VR and employment services offers greater opportunities for aligning programs and services. In FY’14, VR served 4,591 new applicants and 6,118 individuals had employment plans for program enrollment. Maine Adult Education is part of the Maine Department of Education. Service providers are housed within 76 local school districts throughout the state allowing them to offer programming and services throughout the state. In FY15 over 14,000 individuals participated in academic programming, with more than 30 percent participating in multiple adult education programs: High School Completion, Workforce Training, and College Transitions. Of those, 5,730 participated in federal programs directly linked to high school equivalency completion, entering employment, and entering postsecondary. Over 35,000 people also participated in lifelong learning classes such as health and wellness, political awareness, personal finances, and other community enriching courses. Maine’s Unified Plan emphasizes greater levels of integration, alignment and coordination among core programs and one—stop partners. As part of this initiative, Maine is currently piloting five integrated education and training (IET) pilots. IET is a proven training model that enhances learning comprehension by integrating classroom and occupation training and often compresses learning time frames. Based on identified local workforce needs, the pilot projects were developed with extensive employer engagement, as well as the involvement of support service providers and a variety of educational institutions. Maine Adult Education is playing the lead role in the delivery of these projects, but each partner has an appropriate role to play. Participants, many of whom are receiving public assistance, are being prepared for actual unfilled positions with local employers. Pilot projects are currently being delivered in northern Maine, Lewiston, St. John Valley, Western Maine and Bucksport/Ellsworth areas.

TABLE 5: STATE WORKFORCE CAPACITY——CORE PROGRAMS Maine’s Public Sector Investment in Workforce Development WIOA Core Partner Programs

Program SFY14 Funding ($ mil—lions) Overseeing Agency Program Description Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I $9.1 MDOL WIA served the training, education and employment needs of adults, dislocated workers and youth. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) supersede WIA, and went into effect beginning July 2015. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. In the state fiscal year (SFY) 2014, 832 adults, 713 unemployed workers and 822 youth were served; on average 82% found jobs. Federal $9.1 Wagner—Peyser $3.6 MDOL The Wagner—Peyser Act of 1933 established a nationwide system of public employment offices known as the Employment Service. The Act was amended in 1998 to make the Employment Service part of the One—stop services delivery system. The One—stop delivery system provides universal access to an integrated array of labor exchange services so that workers, job seekers and businesses can find the services they need in one stop and frequently under one roof in easy—to—find locations. In SFY 2014, 75,057 individuals registered with the Maine Job Link and employers posted 52,146 job openings. Federal $3.6 Rehabilitation Services $25.3 US DOE but operates within MDOL offices The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services provides a range of independent living and employment services for people with disabilities: The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation helps individuals with a range of disabling conditions to achieve or retain employment; The Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides services to individuals who are blind or have low vision; and the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened assists individuals with hearing impairments. During FY 2014, VR served 4,591 new applicants and 6,118 individuals had employment plans for program enrollment. Federal $17.9 State $7.1 Other $0.3 Adult Education $17.5 MDOE Maine Adult Education promotes programs that help American adults get the foundational skills they need to be educated and productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of instruction and support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education (high school completion), English Language Acquisition, College Transition and Workforce Training. These programs emphasize foundational skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency, career awareness and exploration, workforce training, and problem—solving. In FY15, adult education served 14,208 adults in academic and workforce programs, including 5,730 participants in federal funded programs. An additional 36,461 adults participated in self—sustaining personal enrichment courses. Federal $1.7 State $6.1 Other $9.7 Federal $32.2 58% State $13.2 24% Other $10.0 18% Total Core Programs $55.4 OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING PROGRAMS A wide range of employment and training activities in Maine occur outside the core programs, and many of these activities are described in Table 5, below. These programs are supported by $34 million in public funding (see Table 5) and deliver employment and job training services to a variety of population groups including veterans, dislocated workers, youth, and individuals with skill deficiencies and other barriers to employment. Programs are accessible through Maine’s One—stop Center Network administered by Local Boards in three regions. In addition to the programs displayed in Table 5, a variety of other employment and training activities are funded through discretionary grant awards to the State of Maine. Such grants include, but are not limited to H1B grants, Youth Build and Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Training (TAACT) grants.

TABLE 6: OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING PROGRAMS Maine’s Public Sector Investment in Workforce Development Other Publicly Funded Employment & Training Programs

Program SFY14 Funding ($ mil—lions) Overseeing Agency Program Description Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) $0.9 MDOL Jobs for Veterans State Grant funds are allocated to State Workforce Agencies from the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) in direct proportion to the number of veterans seeking employment within their state. The grants support two principal staff positions: Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Specialists and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives. This grant provides funds to exclusively serve veterans, other eligible persons and, indirectly, employers. Federal $0.9 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) $2.8 MDOL The Trade Adjustment Assistance Program is a federal program that provides a path for employment growth and opportunity through aid to US workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade. The TAA program seeks to provide these trade—affected workers with opportunities to obtain the skills, resources, and support they need to become reemployed. Federal $2.8 Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) $0.1 MDOL The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. Federal $0.1 Re- employment Services & Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) $1.5 MDOL The Re-employment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) pro—gram assists unemployed workers to return to work more quickly by delivering and services to those claimants profiled as “most likely to exhaust” and all transitioning veterans receiving Unemployment compensation. Targeted claimants will be provided relevant reemployment services and Eligibility Review Interviews. Services will be delivered through group workshops and one—on—one meetings. Federal $1.5 CareerCenter General Funds $0.5 MDOL The Maine CareerCenter provides a variety of employment and training services at no charge for Maine workers and businesses. State $0.5 Competitive Skills Scholarship Pro—gram (CSSP) $3.3 MDOL The Competitive Skills Scholarship helps workers learn new skills and succeed in a changing economy. The program is open to all qualified Maine residents and pays for education and training for high wage jobs in demand in Maine. The number of new CSSP applicants accepted into the program each year is based on available funding and allocated by county. State $3.3 Maine Apprentice—ship Program $0.5 MDOL Helps mobilize Maine’s workforce with structured, on—the—job learning in traditional industries such as construction and manufacturing, as well as new emerging industries such as health care, information technology, energy, telecommunications and more. Registered Apprenticeship connects job seekers looking to learn new skills with employers looking for qualified workers, resulting in a workforce with industry—driven training and employers with a competitive edge. State $0.5 National Emergency Grants (NEGs)* $0.8 MDOL National Emergency Grants (NEGs) temporarily expand the service capacity of Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker training and employment programs at the state and local levels by providing funding assistance in response to large, unexpected economic events which cause significant job losses. NEGs generally provide resources to states and local workforce development boards to quickly reemploy laid—off workers by offering training to increase occupational skills. Federal $0.8 Penobscot Job Corps Center $9.4 Boston Regional Office of Job Corps Job Corps is a no—cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I—C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The Penobscot Job Corps Center is operated by Career Systems Development Corporation for the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal $9.4 Loring Job Corps $9.5 Boston Regional Office of Job Corps Job Corps is a no—cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I—C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The Loring Job Corps center is operated by Career Systems Development Corporation for the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal $9.5 Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) $1.0 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry MCC’s mission is to accomplish conservation projects, create conservation employment, provide conservation education, and engage conservation volunteers. The Community Leader Program harnesses and expands upon the skills of Maine veterans. The Environmental Steward Program matches individuals with non—profits, state or federal agencies to increase organizational volunteer capacity and aid in the development and implementation of host sites land management plans. The Field Team Program consists of trail crews that construct and rehabilitate sustainable trails. Federal $0.2 State $0.1 Other $0.7 New Ventures Maine $1.5 UMA/UMS New Ventures Maine is the only statewide organization offering skills development and support in the areas of career planning, entrepreneurship and financial management. For Mainers in both life and career transitions, it provides an empowering environment for participants to define and achieve their goals. New Ventures Maine helps individuals recognize strengths, overcome barriers, find resources, develop a plan, take action towards their goals: start a business, find a career, return to school, build assets, be active in the community. Federal $0.3 State $0.8 Other $0.4 Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) $2.0 USDOL Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work based training program for unemployed, low—income persons over the age of 55 with significant barriers to employment. Authorized by the Older Americans Act (Title V), the program provides subsidized, service—based training by placing participants in non—profit and public facilities. Participants are also able to participate in workshops such as self—esteem improvement and resume writing. Individuals train for an average of 20 hours per week and receive a minimum wage level stipend. The community service training serves as a bridge to unsubsidized employment opportunities; SCSEP’s goal is to place at least 58 percent of its Maine participants into unsubsidized employment annually. Federal $2.0 Federal $27.5 State $5.2 Other $1.1 Total non—core E&T $33.8 *Program funding is sporadic. OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS In addition to the core partner programs and other employment and training programs, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Maine Quality Centers provide education programs to prepare participants for success in careers and the workforce. As shown in Table 6, below, these programs represent more than $400 million in annual public funding, three fourths of which are state funds. With seven campuses and annual enrollment of more than 40,000, the University of Maine System represents a foundational component of the state’s postsecondary education system. The University System offers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees as well as a selection of specialized undergraduate and graduate certificates. Maine’s network of seven community colleges has a combined enrollment of more than 18,000. The System offers certificate, diploma and associate degree programs directed at the educational, occupational and technical needs of Maine residents as well as the workforce needs of employers. The goals of the System are to create an educated, skilled and adaptable labor force responsive to the changing needs of the economy, and to promote local, regional and statewide economic development. The mission of Maine’s CTE program is to ensure that students acquire the high— quality technical skills that will prepare them for postsecondary education, entry into an ever— changing workplace and society, and meet the rigorous academic standards of Maine’s Learning Results. Students benefit from this integrated system of academic and applied learning. Maine Quality Centers (MQC) provide customized workforce training grants to employers who are either seeking to locate or expand their operations in Maine or who are interested in providing training to their incumbent workers. Training programs are coordinated and delivered through Maine’s seven community colleges, and other service and training providers as needed. Addressing the workforce development challenges that confront Maine will require coordination and partnership across employment and training programs and education institutions, as well as a commitment to measuring the employment outcomes of program participants. Recognizing the need for greater levels of alignment, the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System and the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) formed a data sharing partnership to evaluate the employment outcomes of college students. As part of this relationship, the university and community colleges send student records to MDOL where these records are matched with their corresponding wage records. MDOL then determines the employment and wage outcomes by credential and area of study and school. These efforts, which have been funded by grants from the U.S. DOL and Maine Department of Education, have resulted in the development of Maine’s Workforce Longitudinal Data System. This system has since expanded to include Adult Education and Vocational Rehabilitation programs. Maine’s Workforce Longitudinal Data System is expected to play an integral role in measuring and providing outcomes information that drives program evaluation and policy decisions. Table 7: Other Publicly Funded Education Programs Maine’s Public Sector Investment in Workforce Development Other Publicly Funded Education Programs

Program SFY14 Funding ($ mil—lions) Overseeing Agency Program Description Career and Technical Edu—cation (secondary) $21.0 MDOE As part of the Maine Department of Education’s ongoing commitment to support all learners, Maine Career and Technical Education (CTE) aims to ensure that students acquire the high—quality, industry—recognized technical skills and related academic standards that will prepare them for postsecondary education and entry into an ever— changing workplace and society. Federal $2.0 State $19.0 University of Maine System (UMS) $314.2 UMS The University of Maine System offers associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees (including the JD degree) as well as a selection of specialized undergraduate and graduate certificates. The UMS features seven universities —some with multiple campuses—located across the state, as well as eight University College outreach centers, a law school, an additional 31 course sites, and Cooperative Extension. It has an annual enrollment of nearly 40,000 students and serves over 500,000 individuals annually through educational and cultural offerings. Federal $54.5 State $230.9 Other $28.8 Maine Community College System (MCCS) $74.9 MCCS The mission of the Maine Community College System is to provide associate degree, diploma and certificate programs directed at the educational, occupational and technical needs of the State’s citizens and the workforce needs of the State’s employers. The primary goals of the System are to create an educated, skilled and adaptable labor force which is responsive to the changing needs of the economy of the State and to promote local, regional and statewide economic development. 18,164 enrolled in the fall of 2014. Federal $8.6 State $62.9 Other $3.5 Maine Quality Centers $0.9 MCCS The Maine Quality Centers (MQC) program funds customized workforce training delivered through Maine’s seven community colleges. MQC grants are available to fund pre—hire, post—hire and incumbent worker training. The program is designed to ensure that Maine businesses have the qualified workers they need to succeed. Grants limits for incumbent worker training are based on company size. Employers with 1—50 employees may apply for 100% funding. Employers with 51— 100 employees may apply for 75% funding, with a 25% company match. Employers with 101+ employees may apply for 50% funding, with a 50% company match. Other customized training is provided at no cost to either the business or trainee. State $0.9 Federal $65 16% State $314 76% Other $32 8% Total Education $411 ADDITIONAL PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS The State Correctional System, Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment (ASPIRE) and Food Supplement Employment & Training programs provide workforce development activities to inmates, manufacturing employers and low income adults. Details of these programs are provided below. Please note that the following table does not represent all publicly funded DHHS programs for employment supports with individuals with significant disabilities. TABLE 8: ADDITIONALLY PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS Maine’s Public Sector Investment in Workforce Development Additional Publicly Funded Programs

Program SFY14 Funding ($ mil—lions) Overseeing Agency Program Description State Correctional System $5.4 MDOC Provides programs and services to reduce the likelihood of reoffending. Federal $0.4 State $3.5 Other $1.5 Maine Manufacturing Ex—tension Partnership $1.2 U.S. Dept. of Commerce*** Leverages a vast array of public and private resources and services that are available to every manufacturing enterprise in Maine. The nationwide system of MEP centers is linked through the U.S. Department of Commerce — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with the common goal to strengthen the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. MEP’s mission is to become the state’s premier provider of growth—based solutions for Maine’s small and medium sized manufacturers; and its vision is to create profitable growth opportunities for Maine’s small and medium sized manufacturers by helping them become more efficient, productive and globally competitive. Federal $0.7 State $0.4 Other $0.1 Additional Support for People in Re—training and Employment (ASPIRE) $15.8 DHHS Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services ASPIRE Program (Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment) is the training and employment program that serves TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) adults in developing individualized employment plans and provides supports which lead to successful transition to employment. Federal $8.2 State $7.6 Food Supplement Employment & Training (FSET) $0.6 DHHS Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) administers Maine’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), including SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Activities. DHHS partners with Maine Department of Labor (MDOL), which conducts employment and training (E&T) activities at Career Centers. Maine’s E&T program is known as the Food Supplement Employment and Training (FSET) Program. Federal $0.5 State $0.1 Federal $10 State $12 Other $2 Total Other $23 ***NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (NIST MEP)