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Workforce Investment Council
2008 – 2015 Slide2
Workforce Investment Council
Vision
Louisiana will be the best place to get a job or grow a business.
MissionThe Workforce Investment Council (WIC) supports the development of an employer-led, demand-driven workforce development system based on occupational forecasts in which training, education, and services for job seekers prepare Louisiana residents for high-wage, high demand career opportunities in Louisiana.Slide3
Workforce ReformSlide4
Call for Workforce Reform Legislation
Louisiana Workforce Cabinet began meeting in 2008
Heads of Department of Labor (now the Louisiana Workforce Commission), Louisiana Economic Development, Board of Regents, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Department of Education
Compellingly argued for transformative and sustained change
Established Louisiana Workforce CommissionLED
FastStart
Goal to balance two-year and four-year completions
Workforce Training and Rapid Response Fund
High-level Workforce Investment Council
The foundation for ongoing collaboration among agencies and private industrySlide5
2012 WIC Strategic Goals
Increase the labor force participation rate.
Implement a comprehensive accountability system for workforce development results.
Develop a system that credibly forecasts and effectively communicates workforce demand and identifies priority workforce education and training needs. Slide6
2012 WIC Strategic Goals
Increase the high school graduation rate.
Increase the educational attainment of the state’s adult population to the SREB average by 2025.
Align postsecondary resources with workforce needs.Slide7
Progress is Appreciable
Achievement of Workforce Cabinet agencies (and WIC members) has been broader and more comprehensive than called for in the WIC’s goals.
Until oil price declines began to affect employment levels, Louisiana was on track to reach the national labor force participation rate of 62.4 percent, reaching 62 percent in May 2015.
Since 2008, Louisiana employment has surpassed 2 million residents.
Louisiana’s high school graduation rate reached an all-time high of 74.6 percent, an increase of 8.6 percentage points over the 2008 graduation rate of 66 percent.Slide8
Progress is Appreciable
The number of AP® course enrollments has nearly doubled over the past four years, increasing 89.5 percent.
The number of students scoring three or higher on AP exams increased 24.6 percent in 2014 – from 5,144 in 2013 to 6,410 in 2014. Since 2012, this number has increased 52 percent from 4,112.
89 percent more African-American students scoring three or higher on AP tests over the past two years, and the number of African-American students taking these tests is up 137 percent over the same period.Slide9
Progress is Appreciable
The college-going rate of high school graduates in the fall following graduation has risen from 50 percent for the class of 2008 to 59 percent for the class of 2014.
The Louisiana Legislature required the creation of a unified network of early childhood education that would establish a common expectation for excellence among publicly-funded providers. As a result, more than 65,000 at-risk children will be served in their communities in 2015-16.
The number of adults over 25 completing a 2-year/technical or a 4-year undergraduate degree has increased by 4 percent from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
Since 2008, the ratio of 2-year/technical school to 4-year institution completers has shifted closer to the 50/50 goal (30/66 in 2010-11 to 34/62 in 2014-15).Slide10
As LWC improves, so does the WIC
Operated as distinct units without collaboration
Focused primarily on executing processes and issuing unemployment and workers’ comp payments quickly rather than re-employment
Was not aligned with other state agencies
Was limited in the ability to forecast jobs
In 2008, the department
Resulting in customers having to navigate multiple entry points and systemsSlide11
Focus on Re-employment
Integrate unemployment, job-searching and workers’ comp
Connect people to careers in demand occupations
Implemented statewide in 2013Slide12
Re-employment in Practice
Consolidate unemployment and workforce development processes online
One-stop shop to get unemployment and then find a career
3 phases of integrationSlide13
Workers’ Comp Reform
Adopted medical treatment guidelines to provide better care for injured workers.
Implemented preliminary determination process to resolve disputes earlier and avoid litigation.
Now deciding court cases in half the time,
reducing costs and helping employees get people back to work! Slide14
Safer Workforce
Lower Insurance
Rates
More Businesses
Come to LA
The Results
Louisiana ranked no. 2 for worker safety in 2014 (behind only D.C.)
From 2008 and 2014, the rate of non-fatal workplace accidents decreased from 2.8 incidents per 100 workers to 2.0
WC insurance rates have dropped 17 percent since 2008
NCCI recommends additional cut of 2.7 percent for 2016Slide15
The North Star:
Occupational ForecastsSlide16
Setting the Agenda
Setting an employer-led statewide workforce strategic agenda depends on robust occupational forecasts
Since 2008, the WIC has developed the most robust industry and occupational demand forecasting in the
nation
The WIC has expanded its demand forecasting under the auspices of the Occupational Forecasting Conference far beyond what is federally
mandated
The previous model was limited in its capability to forecast, because it was based only on historical wage record
data Slide17
New Methodology
Industry-level forecasts
Forecast to 2016 (short-term) and 2022 (long-term
)
Projections incorporate:
Economic trends.
Input from the top 150+ economic driver employers (accounting for over 30% of employment in the state).
Input from several agencies and industry groups (e.g., local Workforce Development Boards, LA Health Works Commission, LA Chemical Alliance, LMOGA, regional economic development groups).
Economic development initiatives and major announcements.Slide18
New Methodology
Occupation-level
forecasts, built from Industry-level
Also forecast short- and long-term
.
Evaluate Louisiana staffing patterns and replacement rates by industry, and update when necessary
.
Use staffing patterns and replacement rates to convert industry projections to occupation projections
.
Review occupational forecasts statewide and in all 8 regions (3,710 total).Slide19
Star Rating System
User-friendly tools make the Louisiana Occupational Forecast useful to end users in understanding the expected demand and wages for occupations
Updated annually.
Assigns a star rating between one and five, with five indicating the best wages and in the highest demand.
Based on factors including forecasted employment growth, currently available jobs, and compensation levels.Slide20
Star Rating System
Job-seekers search by Star Rating, required education, or wages
Listings show Star Rating and wage information, as well as link to matching available job postingsSlide21
My Life. My way.
Data-driven
Custom cost of living
Find the perfect career to match
Live your life, your waySlide22
My Life. My way.
Leads to Star JobsSlide23
Star Jobs used to align resources
The
Louisiana Community and Technical College System
uses Star Jobs to
Guide decisions about program eliminations, modifications, and additions.Direct its federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education funds.Direct the Workforce Training Rapid Response Grant Program, a $10 million per year initiative, geared to meeting urgent market needs in high-star rated jobs.
The
Louisiana Board of Regents
incorporates Star Jobs ratings as part of its cost formula, upon which the funding formula distribution is based.Slide24
Star Jobs used to align resources
The
Department of Education
indicates the Star Job rankings related to all Jump Start industry credentials.
Jump Start Career Awareness courses prompt middle and high school students to research their career interests using Star Jobs.
The
Jump Start Career Pathways Review Panel
determines if proposed pathways lead to high-star jobs, and makes recommendations for recognition by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Board of Regents and Workforce Investment Council now jointly determine which associate’s degrees and shorter-term programs are eligible for use by
TOPS Tech
scholarship recipients. Only programs that crosswalk to 4- and 5-star jobs will be approved. Slide25
Star Jobs used to align resources
The
Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy (WISE) Program
crosswalks 4- and 5-star jobs to degree programs, and identifies supply and demand gaps to determine funding distribution.
The Industry-Based Certifications (IBC) Council, which reviews applications for the inclusion of IBCs on the state, IBC-Focus List, uses the Star-Jobs Ratings to determine if certifications meet the needs of the state and provide a living wage for those who seek such certifications. Slide26
Looking to the FutureSlide27
Ongoing Goals
Offer high-quality
preK-12
education options for all students and ensure they consistently graduate on time with competitive levels of college and career readiness
Offer certification and degree programs that enable citizens to maximize their employability and career mobility by offering seamless transitions between the education system and the
workforceSlide28
Ongoing Goals
Regularly rebalance and restructure program offerings to meet the current and future needs of Louisiana’s traditional and emerging industry sectors
Maximize workforce participation by attracting unemployed and other under-employed workers to career development opportunities while actively recruiting skilled workers to LouisianaSlide29
Ongoing Goals
In the second quarter of 2015, Louisiana became one of just a few states to ask employers to report the pay rate and occupation of each employee, enabling:
Delivery of accessible information on program outcomes
Identification of the industries and occupations in which graduates from specific education and training programs are employed
Mapping career paths of graduates from each education and training program
Assessment of the effects from economic disruptions (i.e., recession, natural disasters)
Louisiana to claim forefront of career readiness at every level of educationSlide30