Steve Trippe
Executive Director
New Ways to Work
California Youth councils, judicial and interventions
Multi-system responsibilities
Local communities and states are finding resources to leverage what they have
Summer jobs conversation
How do we build this investment in the emerging workforce?
Tied to developing skills for the skills gaps and give young people a chance for their future.
The Intermediary Network
There are national affiliates in each state.
How you build small learning communities
Alternative learning environments that connect to the business environment
Key ends;
· Lowering dropout rates
· Increasing graduation rates
· Improving college and post-secondary success
· Re-engaging youth and young adults who are out of school and out of work
· Connecting youth to the workforce and/or post-secondary training that leads to future career success
· Ensuring successful transitions for youth who are in public systems
· Making effective use of public and private resources to ensure youth success
Seven Guiding Principles;
· Our schools cannot do it alone
· All young people need comprehensive and connected services
· All public and private resources need to be utilized
· Youth Development ensuring transition to adulthood
· Develop employer relationship
· Support integrated and sustainable youth systems
· Intermediaries provide the glue.
What do we need to do inside child welfare to get the focus on employment and education?
How we provide better and greater access for education and workforce systems to serve?
What do we do for youth out of the system? Foster youth?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
USCM Report 2
Milissa Rohrbach
Senator Kennedy’s Staff
Senior Education Policy Advisor
HELP
Committee
“America Competes Act “
History
Senators were hearing that people across America are struggling to compete and succeed in the global economy.
Other countries are surpassing us - American’s 15 year olds dropping
Dropped in OEC countries to 14th in graduations of highschool.
Our position is in the middle of the pack, no longer the leader.
Rising above the gathering storm – study
Studies
National Academies did the study.
National Center for Education and the Economy also issued a report.
The study is being used as the guide for this bill with bi-partisan report.
Make the US the most attractive for research around the world.
Change immigration to bring more folks with tech skills in.
Make the US the place for innovation
Of these recommendations, the Bill focused on two primary goals.
· Investing in K-12 and Post Secondary in STEM fields
o Train the workers of the future
· Investment in research and development.
o Stimulates the economy’
o Keep America on cutting edge
Many other issues were not addressed in this law. Three committees address this; Commerce committee, Health committee and HELP committee.
Bill put in 2006. Not finished, so this last year would be the one we would move forward and finish it. Some changes after Democratic leadership.
Bill – R&D Increase funding at major governmental agencies
Energy research
Broaden the bill for participation of minorities
MFG extension partnership to double over ten years
Promote innovation with presidential office
Education Investments need to be focused on high needs schools at the federal level. Drive resources where they are needed most.
Teachers – need to recruit to high need schools. Achievement gap between high income and low income students.
Achievement gap – income and minority connections
Teacher arena – funding for programs in STEM fields to get teaching certification
Funding for masters in STEM fields
STEM professionals to get teaching certification
Academic standards – establish a panel to identify promising practices in STEM education. P16 councils (P20 councils) Look at K-12 academic standards ready to work, get training, or on to college without remedial training.
Math Now program getting funding Grades 4-8
Math Skills for secondary schools – same as above
Summer term programs to bridge the summer vacation loss of knowledge
National Science Foundation Scholarships to teachers in STEM fields.
NSF teaching fellows $10,000 stipend to work in high need schools
Master teachers same as above
Teacher institutes – summer and school year – expanded
Community College encourage minority and women participation in STEM fields
Industry comes together to identify the high needs programs
Talent expansion program – STEM education
Improve lab experiences in secondary schools
Energy Division of the Bill
$150M to STEM education programs
Broader reach across the country
Statewide specialty high schools for STEM education
Expand summer institutes for teachers
New department position at Dept of Energy
Next Steps
WIA reauthorization moving in the spring from Senate side Kennedy and Enzi committed to do this.
Senator Kennedy’s Staff
Senior Education Policy Advisor
HELP
Committee
“America Competes Act “
History
Senators were hearing that people across America are struggling to compete and succeed in the global economy.
Other countries are surpassing us - American’s 15 year olds dropping
Dropped in OEC countries to 14th in graduations of highschool.
Our position is in the middle of the pack, no longer the leader.
Rising above the gathering storm – study
Studies
National Academies did the study.
National Center for Education and the Economy also issued a report.
The study is being used as the guide for this bill with bi-partisan report.
Make the US the most attractive for research around the world.
Change immigration to bring more folks with tech skills in.
Make the US the place for innovation
Of these recommendations, the Bill focused on two primary goals.
· Investing in K-12 and Post Secondary in STEM fields
o Train the workers of the future
· Investment in research and development.
o Stimulates the economy’
o Keep America on cutting edge
Many other issues were not addressed in this law. Three committees address this; Commerce committee, Health committee and HELP committee.
Bill put in 2006. Not finished, so this last year would be the one we would move forward and finish it. Some changes after Democratic leadership.
Bill – R&D Increase funding at major governmental agencies
Energy research
Broaden the bill for participation of minorities
MFG extension partnership to double over ten years
Promote innovation with presidential office
Education Investments need to be focused on high needs schools at the federal level. Drive resources where they are needed most.
Teachers – need to recruit to high need schools. Achievement gap between high income and low income students.
Achievement gap – income and minority connections
Teacher arena – funding for programs in STEM fields to get teaching certification
Funding for masters in STEM fields
STEM professionals to get teaching certification
Academic standards – establish a panel to identify promising practices in STEM education. P16 councils (P20 councils) Look at K-12 academic standards ready to work, get training, or on to college without remedial training.
Math Now program getting funding Grades 4-8
Math Skills for secondary schools – same as above
Summer term programs to bridge the summer vacation loss of knowledge
National Science Foundation Scholarships to teachers in STEM fields.
NSF teaching fellows $10,000 stipend to work in high need schools
Master teachers same as above
Teacher institutes – summer and school year – expanded
Community College encourage minority and women participation in STEM fields
Industry comes together to identify the high needs programs
Talent expansion program – STEM education
Improve lab experiences in secondary schools
Energy Division of the Bill
$150M to STEM education programs
Broader reach across the country
Statewide specialty high schools for STEM education
Expand summer institutes for teachers
New department position at Dept of Energy
Next Steps
WIA reauthorization moving in the spring from Senate side Kennedy and Enzi committed to do this.
USCM
Workforce Council – US Conference of Mayors
Began 9:21 AM
Board Business
Report on Pre-Conference workshop in Tampa Florida with the National Workforce Association
Terry Hudson reported that the pre-conference partnership was successful. The income to the USCM was $3,000. The partnership worked well, the topics were economic planning in the workforce development area and the second was the youth programs.
Joan Crigger was the person that helped make this happen from the staff side.
We are planning another joint effort with NWA this year.
Terry announced that he will be semi-retired this year and following Joan Crigger in shifting to a consulting position and helping his board in Huston move toward his replacement.
Business portion first.
Membership report – Sallie Glickman
Membership had a net dollar increase.
Budget Report showed that fiscal restraint needs to continue.
Eliminating the ½ day and an extra overnight should save some money.
There is quite a bit of institutional knowledge around this table and we need to start to think entrepreneurial and consider as a group of powerful resources.
This could be a funding potential as we have quite a bit of experience.
Legislative Update
Big picture items. John Colbert will talk about the next steps for WIA. This session is not looking like we will have a new bill. But now Sen. Enzi and Sen. Kennedy are saying things will move. Senator Murray is saying we will not get it this year and that we need to be thinking of what the future WIA we want to have since it will be next year.
The energy bill is passed and Green Jobs is what everyone is moving forward with.
TAA last year passed including the service sector, and then all the funding went thru merit staff. Since TAA has expired, the Senate and House will take this up again right away. DOL said they will continue TAA until the reauthorization goes thru.
Discussion ensued on green jobs and what is helping move this forward. Construction industry has adopted the environmental standards. This is a trend that will not go away and we need to be looking at ways that we promote this as integrated in many fields and certifications.
Discussion on the rescission, it seems that many states are getting hard hit. How do we explain this to our elected officials because it is so murky and unclear? It is frustrating for all of us.
HR 3920 Global Trade Assistance Act.
Viji Rangaswami reported that they hope to have the law this year. Senator Bakus has proposed a senator bill.
TAA for firms, TAA for farmers was added in 2002. Deficiencies that are highlighted
· Expand the number of workers to qualify
· Revamp training – longer term training
· More user friendly program
Had an OK relationship with DOL but they were unable to fully engage due to political pressure from the white house.
There has been an exclusion of service sector worker. These workers are now facing global competition and should now be included in the TAA. So, it is accountants, IT services, call centers, and the like. There are some countries where if the jobs move there, you cannot get help, if it goes to other countries, you can get help. The bill eliminates these practices.
Public agency workers may also get help if the outsourcing displaces their jobs.
Four innovations:
· Define a minimum level of service- level out the services in every state
· Case Management is very important –
· Increase amount on funding for the next four years
· Require that DOL allocates to states more reasonably Disburse the first day of the fiscal year – not the last year
· Clarifications on training
o College is an acceptable form of training
o Allow workers to supplement training funds with private money
o Allow workers to spread time out to learn
· Make program more user friendly more administrative funding to cover case management costs
· Opportunities for automatic enrollment
· Changed the deadline includes the 816 deadline. 26 weeks to find a job and then get into TAA
· Changes to add Healthcare coverage. HC tax credit for TAA enrolled workers to cover their expenses – raised it from 65% to 85%.
· Sunset the HC after two years to review the results and look for other possibilities.
· TAA wage insurance program.
Hun Quach talked about what the Senate was working on this and hope to get it done this spring.
House and Senate bill
· TAA for communities program that is run by Dept of Commerce.
· They are mirroring after the BRAC system – revitalizing the community
· HC Tax Credit increases the percentage too.
· Lower wage insurance to age 40
· Important to deliver at the local level and add funds up to 5% of training funds.
· Extend to extend the TAA for farmers programs
The challenges are in the Senate and to get the 60 votes. Senator Grassley and Senator Bakus do work together most of the time. There is still an issue in the Senate that is stopping this from moving forward.
Began 9:21 AM
Board Business
Report on Pre-Conference workshop in Tampa Florida with the National Workforce Association
Terry Hudson reported that the pre-conference partnership was successful. The income to the USCM was $3,000. The partnership worked well, the topics were economic planning in the workforce development area and the second was the youth programs.
Joan Crigger was the person that helped make this happen from the staff side.
We are planning another joint effort with NWA this year.
Terry announced that he will be semi-retired this year and following Joan Crigger in shifting to a consulting position and helping his board in Huston move toward his replacement.
Business portion first.
Membership report – Sallie Glickman
Membership had a net dollar increase.
Budget Report showed that fiscal restraint needs to continue.
Eliminating the ½ day and an extra overnight should save some money.
There is quite a bit of institutional knowledge around this table and we need to start to think entrepreneurial and consider as a group of powerful resources.
This could be a funding potential as we have quite a bit of experience.
Legislative Update
Big picture items. John Colbert will talk about the next steps for WIA. This session is not looking like we will have a new bill. But now Sen. Enzi and Sen. Kennedy are saying things will move. Senator Murray is saying we will not get it this year and that we need to be thinking of what the future WIA we want to have since it will be next year.
The energy bill is passed and Green Jobs is what everyone is moving forward with.
TAA last year passed including the service sector, and then all the funding went thru merit staff. Since TAA has expired, the Senate and House will take this up again right away. DOL said they will continue TAA until the reauthorization goes thru.
Discussion ensued on green jobs and what is helping move this forward. Construction industry has adopted the environmental standards. This is a trend that will not go away and we need to be looking at ways that we promote this as integrated in many fields and certifications.
Discussion on the rescission, it seems that many states are getting hard hit. How do we explain this to our elected officials because it is so murky and unclear? It is frustrating for all of us.
HR 3920 Global Trade Assistance Act.
Viji Rangaswami reported that they hope to have the law this year. Senator Bakus has proposed a senator bill.
TAA for firms, TAA for farmers was added in 2002. Deficiencies that are highlighted
· Expand the number of workers to qualify
· Revamp training – longer term training
· More user friendly program
Had an OK relationship with DOL but they were unable to fully engage due to political pressure from the white house.
There has been an exclusion of service sector worker. These workers are now facing global competition and should now be included in the TAA. So, it is accountants, IT services, call centers, and the like. There are some countries where if the jobs move there, you cannot get help, if it goes to other countries, you can get help. The bill eliminates these practices.
Public agency workers may also get help if the outsourcing displaces their jobs.
Four innovations:
· Define a minimum level of service- level out the services in every state
· Case Management is very important –
· Increase amount on funding for the next four years
· Require that DOL allocates to states more reasonably Disburse the first day of the fiscal year – not the last year
· Clarifications on training
o College is an acceptable form of training
o Allow workers to supplement training funds with private money
o Allow workers to spread time out to learn
· Make program more user friendly more administrative funding to cover case management costs
· Opportunities for automatic enrollment
· Changed the deadline includes the 816 deadline. 26 weeks to find a job and then get into TAA
· Changes to add Healthcare coverage. HC tax credit for TAA enrolled workers to cover their expenses – raised it from 65% to 85%.
· Sunset the HC after two years to review the results and look for other possibilities.
· TAA wage insurance program.
Hun Quach talked about what the Senate was working on this and hope to get it done this spring.
House and Senate bill
· TAA for communities program that is run by Dept of Commerce.
· They are mirroring after the BRAC system – revitalizing the community
· HC Tax Credit increases the percentage too.
· Lower wage insurance to age 40
· Important to deliver at the local level and add funds up to 5% of training funds.
· Extend to extend the TAA for farmers programs
The challenges are in the Senate and to get the 60 votes. Senator Grassley and Senator Bakus do work together most of the time. There is still an issue in the Senate that is stopping this from moving forward.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Trying Times
The past week has been a week filled with dashed hopes and dreams, as well as the stark reality of a congressional act to destroy the workforce system in the United States. With the passing of the omnibus bill and three rescission's in the bill for the workforce system, the number of US citizens in job transition that can be served is going down substantially. The staff that serve these folks in our One-Stop system are being laid off and reduced. The cost for the place in which we serve is no longer being supported by the US Department of Labor, and we have leading Republican Candidates saying the system is broken, when those who are members of congress, are the ones that are destroying the system.
The Southeastern Illinois area is serving 30,000 walk in customers each year in the 14 county region. That is a huge number for such a rural area with a population of 325,000 and just over 118,000 employed workers. It means about 25% are looking for a better job or their first job, or a new career.
John McCain is wrong when he says "the workforce system is broken." The workforce system responds appropriately in 98% of the country to the public policy the congress and the administration puts into place. It is the public policy and its effects as it traverses through the US Department of Labor down to the states and then to the locals that the message gets garbled and the heaps of restrictions on the money are put into place. The workforce system many in congress have in their minds existed some 30-40 years ago. It was not efficient. it was ripe with fraud and problems. But in each succeeding iteration, with the support of professionals in the workforce system, there have been improvements.
Nothing beats the fact that a local workforce investment board, given the right mix of business leaders and an excellent executive director can change the face of the region they serve and insure the federal dollars go where they are most needed to job seeker in retraining and in career information and counseling.
It is time for those who are in a job transition to tell the congress of the help they receive at the One Stop system in this country, and the lives we, as a system, save from poverty and homelessness. We also help job holders realize their potential and life career goals. This is what the system does for all people. It is open and universal access. We place Vice-Presidents, nurses, engineers, and any type of job you can imagine.
The local boards believe in accountability. The congress and USDOL dish out meaningless measures (from the business persons perspective) and then hold the local boards and chief elected officials accountable to meet those measures with improvements every year. It is illogical then to continue to decrease the funding each year and expect improvements each year. That can last as long as there is "fat" in the system. But those days are gone. There is no fat to speak of save a few exceptions. We are now facing reducing services to the employers and job seekers substantially.
This is bad public policy. This sets the stage for an America ten years down the road that will be a 3rd world county in its living standard.
America needs to wake up. Ignore the constant pandering to the voters with the promise of reducing taxes. That will only work if all of us reduce our incomes year after year. It is unrealistic and out of touch with reality.
The time for change is now. But how is it that we will not get the same divisive leadership with just a new face and/or party name on it?
I am a fan of Deepak Chopra and through the Integral Institute, this link was offered to add to my blog.
http://in.integralinstitute.org/flash/deepak_chopra/il_audio_sampler.swf
http://in.integralinstitute.org/flash/deepak_chopra/il_audio_sampler.swf
http://in.integralinstitute.org
www.integralnaked.org
Try it out. Deepak is a close friend of a close friend of mine and was generous in attending and speaking to the Convergence I was part of in South Bend, Indiana in 2003.
The Southeastern Illinois area is serving 30,000 walk in customers each year in the 14 county region. That is a huge number for such a rural area with a population of 325,000 and just over 118,000 employed workers. It means about 25% are looking for a better job or their first job, or a new career.
John McCain is wrong when he says "the workforce system is broken." The workforce system responds appropriately in 98% of the country to the public policy the congress and the administration puts into place. It is the public policy and its effects as it traverses through the US Department of Labor down to the states and then to the locals that the message gets garbled and the heaps of restrictions on the money are put into place. The workforce system many in congress have in their minds existed some 30-40 years ago. It was not efficient. it was ripe with fraud and problems. But in each succeeding iteration, with the support of professionals in the workforce system, there have been improvements.
Nothing beats the fact that a local workforce investment board, given the right mix of business leaders and an excellent executive director can change the face of the region they serve and insure the federal dollars go where they are most needed to job seeker in retraining and in career information and counseling.
It is time for those who are in a job transition to tell the congress of the help they receive at the One Stop system in this country, and the lives we, as a system, save from poverty and homelessness. We also help job holders realize their potential and life career goals. This is what the system does for all people. It is open and universal access. We place Vice-Presidents, nurses, engineers, and any type of job you can imagine.
The local boards believe in accountability. The congress and USDOL dish out meaningless measures (from the business persons perspective) and then hold the local boards and chief elected officials accountable to meet those measures with improvements every year. It is illogical then to continue to decrease the funding each year and expect improvements each year. That can last as long as there is "fat" in the system. But those days are gone. There is no fat to speak of save a few exceptions. We are now facing reducing services to the employers and job seekers substantially.
This is bad public policy. This sets the stage for an America ten years down the road that will be a 3rd world county in its living standard.
America needs to wake up. Ignore the constant pandering to the voters with the promise of reducing taxes. That will only work if all of us reduce our incomes year after year. It is unrealistic and out of touch with reality.
The time for change is now. But how is it that we will not get the same divisive leadership with just a new face and/or party name on it?
I am a fan of Deepak Chopra and through the Integral Institute, this link was offered to add to my blog.
http://in.integralinstitute.org/flash/deepak_chopra/il_audio_sampler.swf
http://in.integralinstitute.org/flash/deepak_chopra/il_audio_sampler.swf
http://in.integralinstitute.org
www.integralnaked.org
Try it out. Deepak is a close friend of a close friend of mine and was generous in attending and speaking to the Convergence I was part of in South Bend, Indiana in 2003.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Editorial Posted in JG/TC
The future of this country and its ability to be a leader in the global market is eroding quickly as our political leadership in Congress and the administration face off in a battle that is closing door after door of opportunity to job seekers and employers throughout this country.
Our education system today has many good points, however, when it is measured against countries all over the world, we have fallen from number one in math, science, and reading back in the 70’s to somewhere between 18 and 25th. Our decline is evident when the workforce board talks with employers who are seeking skilled workers to fill the positions they have open. The baby boomers are beginning to retire. As Dr. Ed Gordon spoke to our region back in June, he cites the fact that there will be 30 million fewer workers in the following generations of workers. As I have stated in my presentations to the county boards, rotaries and chambers we are reaching a time where every business will have difficulty in finding good employees. This will affect our economic wealth by lowering it, and every type of business and service will be affected and struggle to find good employees.
The Crossroads Workforce Investment Board serves a 14 county region in southeastern Illinois. We are embarking on collaborations with the community colleges and Eastern Illinois University. We are working with counties, economic developers and mayors to create incubator space for emerging businesses in our area. We are thinking about how we might better align the great educational opportunities in this area with the skill requirements of our business community. The CWIB is here to look at the big picture and collaborate with many regional partners to develop and create a bright future for this region.
But with the stalemate in Washington DC, and the decision to continue to fund the war for $200 billion but not even re-invest in our domestic programs at $22 billion that helps people find sustainable wages and good jobs, our national leadership is failing to grasp the seriousness of the era we are entering. Our economic future will require an ever changing and improving skill sets to stay employed. We need a creative mindset to bring the products and services of the future into reality. This region has the capability and knowledge base to create a new and bright future for our children and beyond. But we need to let our elected representatives know that the 14 county rural region needs a fair chance to access support to address those needs. We want to be about wealth creation in a sustainable way. Our future depends on our persistence and creativity to change what is not working and create what we need for future success. Voice your thoughts to your congress by going to www.Congress.org .
Our education system today has many good points, however, when it is measured against countries all over the world, we have fallen from number one in math, science, and reading back in the 70’s to somewhere between 18 and 25th. Our decline is evident when the workforce board talks with employers who are seeking skilled workers to fill the positions they have open. The baby boomers are beginning to retire. As Dr. Ed Gordon spoke to our region back in June, he cites the fact that there will be 30 million fewer workers in the following generations of workers. As I have stated in my presentations to the county boards, rotaries and chambers we are reaching a time where every business will have difficulty in finding good employees. This will affect our economic wealth by lowering it, and every type of business and service will be affected and struggle to find good employees.
The Crossroads Workforce Investment Board serves a 14 county region in southeastern Illinois. We are embarking on collaborations with the community colleges and Eastern Illinois University. We are working with counties, economic developers and mayors to create incubator space for emerging businesses in our area. We are thinking about how we might better align the great educational opportunities in this area with the skill requirements of our business community. The CWIB is here to look at the big picture and collaborate with many regional partners to develop and create a bright future for this region.
But with the stalemate in Washington DC, and the decision to continue to fund the war for $200 billion but not even re-invest in our domestic programs at $22 billion that helps people find sustainable wages and good jobs, our national leadership is failing to grasp the seriousness of the era we are entering. Our economic future will require an ever changing and improving skill sets to stay employed. We need a creative mindset to bring the products and services of the future into reality. This region has the capability and knowledge base to create a new and bright future for our children and beyond. But we need to let our elected representatives know that the 14 county rural region needs a fair chance to access support to address those needs. We want to be about wealth creation in a sustainable way. Our future depends on our persistence and creativity to change what is not working and create what we need for future success. Voice your thoughts to your congress by going to www.Congress.org .
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