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2 Year Modification

Plan: Minnesota PYs 2018-2019
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.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

As described in the economic and workforce analysis above, Minnesota’s future economic prosperity requires a workforce development system that provides greater employment opportunity for those experiencing barriers to employment and meets the skill needs of employers. As our state faces the reality of a shrinking and diversifying labor force, we must fully utilize the talents, skills, and experience of more people in the workforce. We need “all hands on deck” at a time when we are leaving too many Minnesotans behind. That’s why, after months of discussion and planning, our state and local partners have come together around a common vision for the future of workforce development in Minnesota, a vision we believe will be supported by the programs and services of WIOA:

Our vision for Minnesota is a healthy economy where all Minnesotans have – or are on a path to – meaningful employment and a family sustaining wage, and where all employers are able to fill jobs in demand.

Within this vision is the idea that employment itself is not an adequate goal, especially in a high–employment economy with labor force shortages. Our vision is for meaningful careers at higher wages for individuals with barriers to employment. Similarly, we do not have the luxury of placing people into any employment, but rather should focus on placing people on the path to careers that we believe will be in demand, within industry sectors that we believe will grow in future years. Our workforce development vision must balance the needs of employment supply and demand, and serve Minnesotans who are not sharing in our state’s economic prosperity.