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2 Year Modification

Florida 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. 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 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Partnerships with School Districts

VR holds Third Party Cooperative Arrangements (TPCA) with some local school districts. Services are not currently available in all areas of the state. TPCA and other VR Transition Youth services align with the Pre-Employment Transition Services required under WIOA. These arrangements provide community-based work experiences to eligible students who have Supported Employment (SE) service needs identified in their Individual Educational Plan and Individualized Plan for Employment. This model reimburses school districts for services provided to VR-eligible students with disabilities and supports a seamless transition into postsecondary employment. Available statewide, On-the-Job Training through VR providers deliver needed community-based work experiences to VR-eligible students who do not require the intense supports provided through the TPCA. Community-based work experiences are also available through Project SEARCH, a partnership between the school district, VR, a provider and a host business, to deliver multiple internships to students who have SE service needs.

Leveraging Partnerships for Exceptional Education and Student Services

FDBS and VR entered into an MOU with the Florida Department of Education’s Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS). This is state-level interagency agreement requires partners to provide transition services to students progressing from high school to postsecondary education/training, support services and/or employment. Parties under this agreement meet regularly to share information, ideas and current initiatives; collaborate on training and special projects; cooperate in planning and budgeting; and support mutually beneficial areas of work.

Florida’s Eligible Training Provider List

CareerSource Florida uses DEO statewide data and LWDB data to produce and transmit critical labor market intelligence to the CareerSource Florida network, educators and training providers and to economic development partners. This information can be used in partnership with eligible training providers to ensure the training needs of Florida employers are met.