July 16, 2015
Richland, Lexington & Fairfield
Counties
South Carolina
12 Local WIBs
 Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA 2014)
 Federal Funding via Dept. Of Labor
 Established State and Local WIBs
 WIBs must be 51% Business Leaders/CEOs
 Local Budget Serves Job Seekers & Employers
 WIBs Partner with other Workforce Development,
Economic Development & Education
South Carolina Local
Workforce Investment Areas
Columbia –
700 Taylor St.
Lexington –
671 Main St. West Columbia
Winnsboro 414 S. Congress St.
Job Seeker Services
 Serving Unemployed or Underemployed
 Individual Training Accounts
 Demand Occupations Paying
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Sustainable Wages
Youth Services (Ages 17-24)
Priority for Veterans
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Ex-offenders (Expungement) Federal Bonding
Business Services
 Comprehensive Centers have Multiple Partners
 Midlands Area has 18 Partner Agencies
 Approx 10-12 Partners Offer Business Services
 Veterans, Voc Rehab, Midlands Tech, USC
DEW, Experience Works, Goodwill,
Adult ED, Hispanic Outreach
 External & Internal (On-site, MOUs)
 One Stop Approach to Service
 Unified Business Services Team
SC Works
Business & Employer Services Team
 Recruit
 Hire
 Train
Workforce Center Operator
 On the Job Training (OJT)
Wage Reimbursement up to 90% for 3 months*
Job Profiling - Assessment
Reading for Information
Locating Information
Applied Mathematics
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
NCRC Plus – Soft Skills
Work Discipline: Productivity and dependability
Teamwork: Tolerance, communication, and attitude
Customer Service Orientation: Interpersonal skills and perseverance
Managerial Potential: Persuasion, enthusiasm, and problem solving
National Career Readiness Certificate
(NCRC)
• Bronze - scores at least a level 3 in each of the three core areas and has
the necessary foundational skills for 16 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys
database
• Silver - scores at least a level 4 in each of the three core areas and has the
necessary foundational skills for 67 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys
database
• Gold - scores at least a level 5 in each of the three core areas and has the
necessary foundational skills for 93 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys
database
• Platinum - scores at least a level 6 in each of the three core areas and has
the necessary foundational skills for 99 percent of the jobs in the WorkKeys
database
BUSINESS SERVICES
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Job Postings
Applicant Screening
Referrals
Job Fairs
In House Interviews
Skills Training
Layoff Aversion
Rapid Response
Tax Credits
Business Intel scworkforceinfo.com
Youth Work Experience
 6 week program
 Youth Ages 17-24
 Receive Soft Skills/Job Prep Training
 $7.25/hr. 30 hour week
 2015 Looking to place 75 Youth
 SC Works Employees
 Work Experience or Internship
Veterans Services
Food for Thought
Questions
Business & Employer Services Team
The B.E.S.T.
Reggie Murphy, Director, Business Services
803.978-0201 Cell: 803.728-7186 [email protected]
OperationPalmettoEmployment.sc.gov