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California PYs 2020-2023

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements

    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above.  Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs.  This section must include—

    • a. State Strategy Implementation

      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include–

      • 2. Implementation of State Strategy

        Describe how the lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of each core program or a Combined Plan partner program included in this plan will implement the State’s Strategies identified in Section II(c). above. This must include a description of—

III. a. 2. I. Coordinating with Economic Development Strategies

Describe how the activities identified in (A) will be coordinated with economic development entities, strategies, and activities in the State.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

California leads the nation in economic growth driven by responsible policy, research, innovation, and investment. While sectors of work are growing and transitioning, bringing ample opportunities for the development of good jobs, California needs a skilled workforce to fill these positions. California’s workforce development system is committed to providing in-demand skills and training to connect workers with good jobs that provide worker advancement, stability, and predictability, and pay family-supporting wages.

The leadership from CWDB and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) meet on a regular basis to ensure California is developing clear economic and workforce development policy that identifies key growth industries, as well as promotes high-quality employment and economic security for workers, families, and communities.

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom established a Future of Work Commission by signing Executive Order N-17-19 that is composed of leaders from technology, labor, business, education, and venture capital, amongst others. The Commission is jointly led by the Director of GO-Biz and the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, which establishes a meaningful and ongoing link between the workforce and economic development systems.

The overarching goal of the Future of Work Commission is to develop a new framework for California workers, based on an expansive vision for economic equity, which starts with work and jobs as the platform. The Commission’s primary mission is to study, understand, analyze, and make recommendations regarding:

  • The kinds of jobs Californians could have in the decades to come.
  • The impact of technology on work, workers, employers, jobs, and society.
  • Methods of promoting better job quality, wages, and working conditions through technology.
  • Modernizing worker safety net protections.
  • The best way to preserve good jobs, ready the workforce for jobs of the future through lifelong learning, and ensure prosperity for all.

The Commission is charged with looking at California’s current state of jobs and work, what factors have created these conditions, the vision for work and jobs in the future, and how we can chart a path to reach that vision. The Commission has been tasked with making recommendations to help California leaders think through how to create inclusive, long-term economic growth, and ensure workers and their families share in that success.

 

 

After further engagement with our WIOA partners, the following information was added...

To ensure individuals with disabilities achieve employment and independent living, DOR coordinates economic development strategies such as:

  • Identifying workforce trends by applying labor market information and establish partnerships with businesses, career technical education (CTE) and apprenticeship programs, and other resources and supports to prepare individuals with disabilities for employment.
  • Partnering with local education agencies, post-secondary education and training programs, state and county-level programs and services, and community-based organizations to facilitate and develop wraparound supports that can help consumers maintain successful employment.
  • Meeting with local business leaders from identified in-demand sectors, as determined by their local Regional Planning Unit, to develop working partnerships or establish initiatives that support hiring and/or recruitment of individuals with disabilities.
  • Accessing and utilizing LMI, including, but not limited to, CalJOBS, World of Work Inventory, The Career Index Plus, Career Zone, and Careerinfo.net, to inform plans that help businesses meet their recruitment and talent needs.