LEVERAGING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES ARIZONA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

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1 LEVERAGING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND DEVELOPING PARTNERING OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO ARIZONA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AT RENAISSANCE PHOENIX DOWNTOWN 50 EAST ADAMS STREET, PHOENIX AZ WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, :30AM BY Cynthia Spell Tweh, CWDP, LMSW City of Phoenix, Community and Economic Development Department 1

2 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Learn Leverage Lead If you want to do something well, you have to do it strategically. Margie Blanchard ( ) 2

3 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Advancing Regional Collaboration Learn What is the local/regional workforce rce development el system? stem? Leverage How to access and leverage information and resources? Lead What are the partnering opportunities? 3

4 LEARN Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Local Workforce Investment Area One Stop Career Centers Business and Industry Collaboration Partners 4

5 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Workforce Investment Act Economic Development Education Workforce Development 5

6 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Local Workforce Investment Areas One Stop Career Centers Demand Driven Flexible Universal Services Employer Services Business Partner- Job Lead ships Seekers Resources & Information 6

7 Making the Connection Business and Industry Collaboration Partners 7

8 LEVERAGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Finding Talent Assessments, Recruitment and Screening Training Talent On the Job Training, Employed Worker Training, Cohort Training 8

9 Finding Talent - Accessing the Pipeline SOAR Assessments & Other Assessments Identify skill strengths and gaps Rapid Response Events Laid off workers with various experience and skills Regional Workforce Network Partner Network 9

10 Finding Talent - Accessing the Pipeline Candidate Screening and Referrals Hiring Events 10

11 Training Talent New Workers Existing Workers Cohort Training (Group / Industry Specific) 11

12 Training Talent - Our Solutions Offer Profit Factors Improvements in productivity, products or service quality Talent management and retention to build business success Overall cost and revenue implications Benefits 50% Financial Reimbursement Match up to $50, per year to train existing workers Offset business training expenses to enhance existing workers skills Resources enable business to remain competitive in local and global markets 12

13 Training i Talent - New Workers How it works. Assist employers who are unable to fulfill skilled labor force needs with qualified, experience workers Training must result in industry-recognized recognized certification and provide skill enhancement Assist employers with up to 50% of employee wages reimbursed (minimum of $12/hr.) for up to 6 months 13

14 Training i Talent - Existing Workers How it works. Employer agrees to pay a percentage of the training cost Agrees to meet required WIA reporting deadlines Meet required eligibility requirements for employees Meet the required training program outcomes PWC provides up to $50,000 training reimbursement 14

15 Training i Talent - Cohort Ch Training Industry Examples Licensed Practical Nurse Business need for LPN in hospice, medical offices and home health care Partnership with GateWay Community College, Phoenix College Downtown and City of Phoenix 20 completed the pre-requisite Nurse Assistant training and 15 moved forward to completed Practical Nurse training 13 graduated 15

16 LEAD Partnering Opportunities i Access to Resources Offering Business Solutions 16

17 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Partnering and Access to Resources Phoenix Workforce Connection Arizona Job Connection Arizona Commerce Authority 17

18 THANK YOU For more information Phone: Website: 18