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2 Year Modification

Delaware PYs 2018-2019

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 support 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. G. Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access

Describe how the State’s strategies will enable the State to leverage other Federal, State, and local investments that have enhanced access to workforce development programs at the above institutions, described in section (E).
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

III (a) (2) (F) Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access. Delaware is actively addressing opportunities to partner whenever opportunities are present. Three from the past year are good examples.

• Working with the Delaware Manufacturers Association, Delaware Technical and Community College, the Governor’s office, the Department of Education and DEDO. The result of this multiple partner effort is the establishment of an advanced manufacturing program that began in New Castle County and has been expanded to Sussex County. It is being made part of a career ladder program by the Department of Education in partnership with Delaware Technical and Community College. State funding made this possible

• The DWDB, working with DEDO and Energizer, facilitated the creation of a mechatronics program at Polytech High School, the Adult Division. This was made possible by accessing economic development funding and combining it with State Training funds

• Working in support of a group spearheaded by the Governor’s office, a coding Boot Camp (JAVA) began operation in September of 2015. This effort largely led by J.P. Morgan Chase, Capital One and Barclays was supported by the Department of Labor/Workforce Investment Board. The majority of funding was obtained from foundations.

Delaware is also creating opportunities with its TRAIN funding. These State funds are being made available to small groups of employers to design customer driven training.

All of these opportunities are leveraging resources, increasing educational access.

• Reentry Offenders – I Adapt Services of four other agencies including: DHSS, DOC, DSHA, DOE by providing job search services to recently released from Level 5 prisons and to probationers

• DHSS SNAP “Delaware Wonder” Pilot to provide specific skills training to Delawareans who are receiving SNAP Benefits. This pilot includes state, community and business partners who are collaborating to provide training and supports to SNAP recipients for successful job entry.

• DOE Adult Education, James H. Groves Adult High School to provide adults who are completing their high school diploma requirements with referrals to DOL

• DOE Prison Education Program that provides incarcerated offenders with specific skills training in high need job areas

• DOE Perkins – to provide specific skills training in high need areas as well as burgeoning Science Technology Engineering Math STEM areas to K–12

• DOE Perkins Adult Training – to provide specific skills training to adults in high need job areas