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—
- 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—
- 2. Implementation of State Strategy
- a. State Strategy Implementation
III. a. 2. C. Coordination, Alignment and Provision of Services to Individuals
Describe how the entities carrying out the respective core programs, Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan, and required and optional one-stop partner programs will coordinate activities and resources to provide comprehensive, high-quality, customer-centered services, including supportive services (e.g. transportation), to individuals, including those populations identified in section II(a)(1)(B), and individuals in remote areas. The activities described shall conform to the statutory requirements of each program.
Current Narrative:
Pairing career pathways with human capital development strategies, such as providing wrap-around services such as childcare, transportation, and housing that those who are currently not in the labor force need to make the transition from transfer payments to employment is a key component of Alabama’s workforce development strategy. Currently, many people face dollar-for-dollar reduction in benefits when entering the workforce. By aligning the over one-hundred federally- and state-funded workforce and training programs to support the needs of individuals when overcoming barriers to entering education or workforce training. Developing a credential currency of non-degree credentials that are valued by employers, listed in job descriptions, and are transparently linked to a progression of competencies that will be mastered by individual as the move through a career pathway will signal to employers to provide progressive wage increases to employees for earning new credentials and advancing through their career pathways. Furthermore, individuals who are reticent to enter the workforce will recognize a positive incentive to enter the workforce through the security of a competency-based career pathways linked to credentials of value that provides portability and transferability between and within firms and industries. The Alabama Talent Triad and the ATLAS on Career Pathways will help agencies, businesses, and individuals make data-informed decisions on how to allocate resources. The ATLAS on Career Pathways was codified by Act 2023-365 on June 1, 2023. The Alabama Talent Triad launched as the nation’s first full-scale Talent Development System in December 2023.