Founded by Mason Bishop, a 30-years seasoned workforce and higher education policy professional, WorkED Consulting is now offering a series of customized Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) template options for states to use in conjunction with State Plan modifications.
Click here to view a sample table of contents of what the toolkit may include. A sample outline is also provided below.
Governance Waivers
• State Workforce Development Board Membership
• State Board Serving as Local Board
• State Unified/Combined Plan Serves as Regional Plan
• Maintaining a Comprehensive One-Stop Center
• Statewide One-Stop Operator Procurement and Operation
• Sustained Fiscal Integrity Definition
• Assigning a Single Local Workforce Development Area to Multiple Planning Regions
Funding Flexibility Waivers
• Consolidating WIOA Title I Funding as a Block Grant
• State Infrastructure Funding Model
• Modify Uses of WIOA Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker Local Formula Funds
• Flexible Use of Governor-Reserved Funds for Employment and Training Activities
• Flexible Use of Governor-Reserved Funds for Statewide Employment and Training Activities, including Disaster Relief Employment
• Waiving Limitations on the Use of Business Capitalization Funds
• Modifying Criteria for Reallocation of Recaptured Funds Among the Local Workforce
• Increasing On-the-Job Training Employer Reimbursement
• Use of Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds for Incumbent Worker Training
• Modifying Which Funds Contribute to Expenditure Requirement for Paid or Unpaid Work Experience
• Expenditures on Out-of-School Youth
• Modifying Out-of-School Youth Expenditure Target Calculation
Program Waivers
• Adjust the Six-Month Employment Requirement for Incumbent Worker Training
• Modifying Training Requirements for Dislocated Workers’ Needs-Related Payments
• Providing In-School Youth with Individual Training Accounts
• Extending Post-Exit Supportive Services Beyond 12 Months
• Modifying State Performance Measures Used to Negotiate Local Workforce Development Board Performance
• State-Defined Performance Metrics and Accountability Framework
• Statewide Performance Negotiation and Assessment Framework
• Expanding Pay-for-Performance Contracting Authority
To discuss a customized toolkit for your State Plan modifications, contact Mason Bishop at mason@workedconsulting.com.