Driving Colorado Forward Together
Implications of WIOA for Career and
Technical Education
The Call of WIOA
• Partnership
• Customer focused services
• A no wrong door approach to the system for
customers
Requirements
• Perkins Act programs at the post-secondary
level must make services accessible through a
comprehensive one-stop center
• Access is by:
– Co-location
– Cross-trained staff
– Direct technological linkage
MOUs
• MOUs must be in place by July 1, 2016 with
Perkins Act programs and workforce centers
that address the coordination of service
delivery
• A template is being circulated this week
Driving Colorado Forward
• Activities between workforce centers and CTE
programs should support the goals and
strategies of our state plan
GOAL 1: Engage
business and
industry as a
fulcrum to
inform and align
all elements of
the demanddriven system
Strategy 1.1 Expand regionally-focused sector
partnerships that are championed by business and
Industry to drive career pathways
Strategy 1.2 Develop and implement a full
spectrum of work-based learning opportunities to
be deployed broadly across sectors.
Strategy 1.3 Support collaboration between
business and education to understand the value of
stackable industry recognized credentials.
GOAL 2: Establish a
customer-centric
and holistic focus to
increase
coordination,
effectiveness, and
access through
shared data, tools,
and resources
Strategy 2.1 Enhance the alignment of business
services across all partner programs.
Strategy 2.2 Adopt LEAN principles for the
implementation of cross-partner
strategies/services to increase efficiency,
accessibility, and coordination of job-seeker
services.
Strategy 2.3 Develop and implement a technology
solution or other methods for data coordination
and information sharing across program partners.
GOAL 3: Engage
partner staff at
every level for
better system
alignment
Strategy 3.1 Implement continuous professional
development for staff from all partner programs
to elevate internal expertise and professionalism
and to equip them with the tools necessary to
operate a comprehensive, holistic approach to
talent development.
Strategy 3.2 Create opportunities for staff at all
levels to engage in continuous improvement
efforts, leveraging their first-hand experience and
unique perspectives to inform the processes.
GOAL 4: Create
and deliver a
unified message
for internal and
external
communication
and connections
Strategy 4.1 Establish a brand for the Colorado
workforce development system that represents
the vision and strategies of the WIOA combined
partners.
Strategy 4.2 Define the key messages and brand
promise for target audiences.
Strategy 4.3 Explore ways to capture the Return
on Investment (ROI) of the workforce system in
order to promote the value of the system and all
programs within it.
GOAL 5: Drive
meaningful
outcomes
through
innovation,
alignment of
metrics, and
accountability
Strategy 5.1 Adopt system-wide outcome metrics
to portray an accurate depiction of the workforce
system, which will be used for planning and
implementation of system services.
Strategy 5.2 Utilize partner relationships to
implement meaningful pilot programs that foster
an environment of innovation.
For Discussion
• How might we create partnerships between
workforce centers and CTE programs that
maximize the benefits to our customers?