Title
Approve the Monterey County Economic Development Department - Workforce Investment Board's (Monterey County EDD/WIB) Annual Report for Program Year (PY) 2013-14.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve the Monterey County Economic Development Department - Workforce Investment Board's (Monterey County EDD/WIB) Annual Report for Program Year (PY) 2013-14.
SUMMARY:
Each year the Monterey County EDD/WIB prepares an Annual Report covering the program year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. The Annual Report provides general information about the Monterey County EDD/WIB and describes its strategic goals, performance data for the reporting period, and other relevant information. It also includes an overview of initiatives that align with county and regional economic development and workforce activities.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County EDD/WIB, established through the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is responsible for providing strategic planning, oversight and policy direction for the utilization of WIA funds in Monterey County. The overall goal of the WIA is to increase wage earnings, job retention and skills attainment of the local, and ultimately, the national labor force.
The Monterey County EDD/WIB funded job training programs are designed to meet Monterey County's demand for a qualified and ready workforce. The programs benefit local employers, unemployed adults, recently laid-off (Dislocated) workers, and at risk youth ages 14 to 21.
The Monterey County EDD/WIB oversees the WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, and Rapid Response Programs that operate under the America's Job Center of California (Job Center) delivery system in collaboration with other community partners, to include the primary WIA service provider Office for Employment Training, a division of the Monterey County Economic Development Department as well as two adult and two youth program providers, all of which were funded in PY 2013-14.
The recommended 2013-14 Annual Report primarily focuses on performance during the reporting period, but also includes an overview of the purpose, mission and role of the Monterey County EDD/WIB, workforce funding, current enrollment data, performance outcomes and highlights, business service activities, special grants, projects, and regional collaborations and partnership initiatives.
At the Board of Supervisors meeting, staff will highlight several key initiatives accomplished in PY 2013-14, based on the primary Goals of the Workforce Investment Board.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
As mandated by the WIA, the Monterey County EDD/WIB oversees the Job Center delivery system through Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) negotiated with a wide variety of public and private educational agencies, County departments, community based organizations, municipalities and special districts; and through contracts with service providers for the provision and implementation of employment and training services.
FINANCING:
This Annual Report is primarily informational and has no impact on the County of Monterey General Fund.
Prepared by: Approved by:
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Joyce Aldrich, Executive Director David Spaur, Director
Workforce Investment Board Economic Development Department
759.6644 755.5387
ATTACHMENTS:
Monterey County Economic Development Department - Workforce Investment Board Annual Report for Program Year 2013-14.