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Michigan 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. F. Partner Engagement with Other Education and Training Providers

Describe how the State’s Strategies will engage the State’s other education and training providers, including providers on the state’s eligible training provider list, as partners in the workforce development system to create a job-driven education and training system.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

Career and Technical Education Programs:

All post-secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) students must have a work-based learning experience.  It is an integral part of the curriculum so that students learn work-behavior skills and gain first-hand knowledge of the workplace.  Each post-secondary institution works closely with their career placement office and employers to identify and communicate job openings to students, as well as implementing a vision that uniquely supports the range of educational needs of students, i.e. exploration through career preparation and balance of students needs with the current and emerging needs of the economy.  These activities support and enhance workforce development in our state.  The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act – Reauthorized in July of 2018) funding supports workforce development by improving the academic and technical achievement of CTE students, strengthening the connections between secondary and post-secondary education and improving accountability.

Integrated Education and Training: 

The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has allocated funding to support Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs that have already been developed by adult education providers and/or that will be developed jointly by our local Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs) and adult education providers.  The intent of IET programming in Michigan is for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title II adult education providers to partner with a local MWA and/or an existing training provider to co-enroll participants in WIOA Title I and Title II services, when appropriate.  The IET program must be part of a regionally or locally defined career pathway and must include three required components: Adult education and literacy activities, workforce preparation activities, and occupational training.  The three required components must occur simultaneously within the overall scope of the IET program and must each be of sufficient intensity and quality.

Work-Based Learning:

The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s work-based learning efforts aligns and leverages resources and cultivates partnerships to meet industry-driven demands related to workforce skills gaps.  Technical and advanced worker skills gaps are addressed through apprenticeships (including Registered Apprenticeships with the U.S. Department of Labor) and customized training programs, including the Michigan Advanced Technician Training Program, the Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program, and the Going PRO Talent Fund Program, employers, Michigan’s workforce development system partners and other stakeholders are actively engaged to achieve industry-driven talent goals and objectives.

 Michigan Training Connect (MiTC)

The public workforce system plays a vital role in furthering access to credentials through its relationship with employers, labor, and industry organizations.  Increasing credential attainment requires the alignment of state and local policies and service delivery models that support higher enrollments in credential-issuing training programs.  As part of a demand-driven system, close coordination with local employers and training providers is required to identify and develop industry-recognized credentials for local, in-demand jobs.  Attributes of career-enhancing credentials include industry recognition, stack ability, portability, and accreditation.

 Only Individual Training Account (ITA)-eligible training programs appear on the MiTC, which is Michigan’s eligible training provider list.  The MiTC is housed within Pure Michigan Talent Connect and provides job seekers with the tools they need to choose a training program to become employed in a high-demand job or industry.  The MiTC provides up-to-date information about in-demand occupations, training programs that address the skill needs of employers and information about jobs and available occupations by linking available jobs and occupations directly to state labor market information.

 As growing skills/credentials meet current and future employer needs, and while expanding upward mobility is one of Michigan’s primary workforce development strategies, the MWAs, in consultation/collaboration with local employers, must ensure that training programs posted on the MiTC are not only related to in-demand occupations, but must lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate.  The selection of a program of training services must be directly linked to employment opportunities, either in the local area or in another area in which the individual is willing to relocate.  Each MWA determines which in-demand occupations they wish to spend WIOA training dollars on, based on their local/regional economy and on the MWA’s in-demand occupations list.

 The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has delegated its final approval authority to the MWAs.  Training providers must submit an application to become certified as an ITA-eligible training provider.  Following a quality assurance review by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, with the exception of Registered Apprenticeships, which receive automatic approval for placement on the MiTC, the application is then routed to the MWA(s) covering the area in which the training is offered.

 In order to ensure a broad variety of training options and maximize consumer choice, any training provider or school may submit an application for placement on the MiTC.  Following the review and approval process, they may then be placed on the MiTC if they are determined to meet all WIOA and State requirements.

 Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) – Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)

 MRS and BSBP have Interagency Cash Transfer Agreements (ICTAs) or collaborate with most intermediate school districts and local education agencies.  ICTAs provide funding and allow for the provision of VR and Pre-Employment Transition Services required under WIOA.

 MRS has entered and BSBP will enter an Inter-agency Agreement (IA) with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE).  This state-level IA establishes and defines the cooperative relationship between MDE and VR, including respective roles and responsibilities for serving students with disabilities.