Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
a. 2. A. Provide State Policies or Guidance for the Statewide Workforce Development System and for Use of State Funds for Workforce Investment Activities.
Current Narrative:
Due to budget cuts in recent years, there are insufficient funds for workforce development activities beyond the required activities. Therefore, statewide activities include the coordination and alignment of data systems, regional planning and service delivery, industry or sector partnerships, the development and training of staff along with technical assistance, operating fiscal and management accountability, monitoring and oversight, dissemination of information pertaining to and managing the state’s Eligible Training Provider System, and evaluation of these various activities.
The state policies and guidance can be found on the jobs.mo.gov website. The issuance regarding the statewide workforce development system and the use of state funds is DWD Issuance 13–2014 Change 1, Program Year 2015 (PY15)/Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Formula Allocations for Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker Programs to Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) found at https://jobs.mo.gov/sites/jobs/files/dwd_issuance–13–2014–c1_w2att_2015–07–07.pdf.