County of Monterey - File #: 17-0692

• File #: 17-0692
• Name: Status of OET funding - Report bacl to BoS 6/27
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Filed
• File created: 6/21/2017
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2017
• Final action: 6/27/2017
• Title: a. Receive report on FY17-18 funding for Office of Employment Training and Adult and Dislocated Worker program; b. Appoint an ad hoc committee of the Board of Supervisors to develop a strategic approach to workforce training programs in Monterey County; c. Direct that a report back to the Board of Supervisors be provided on July 25, 2017; and d. Provide other direction to staff as appropriate.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2017	Board of Supervisors	received and filed	Pass

Title
a. Receive report on FY17-18 funding for Office of Employment Training and Adult and Dislocated Worker program;
b. Appoint an ad hoc committee of the Board of Supervisors to develop a strategic approach to workforce training programs in Monterey County;
c. Direct that a report back to the Board of Supervisors be provided on July 25, 2017; and
d. Provide other direction to staff as appropriate.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

a. Receive report on FY17-18 funding for Office of Employment Training and Adult and Dislocated Worker program;
b. Appoint an ad hoc committee of the Board of Supervisors to develop a strategic approach to workforce training programs in Monterey County;
c. Direct that a report back to the Board of Supervisors be provided on July 25, 2017; and
d. Provide other direction to staff as appropriate.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This report is in response to direction given by the Board of Supervisors at the June 5 and 6, 2017 budget hearings. In general, the Board directed that staff clarify the funding reduction which placed 7 Office of Employment Training positions at risk for FY17/18. The Board also directed that staff report back on the possible reorganization of OET and Economic Development in order to ensure that the County maintains a viable, competitive work training program to benefit the community.

Funding for OET: The Office of Employment and Training (OET), a unit of the Economic Development Department, provides workforce training for youth, adult and dislocated workers. Funding for these programs is provided 100% from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. It is important to note that although OET employees are County employees, all funding for these positions is provided by the Federal government. The funding path is from the U.S. Department of Labor to the State of California to the local Workforce Development Board (proc...