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III. b. 1. A. State operating systems that support coordinated implementation of State strategies (e.g., labor market information systems, data systems, communication systems, case-management systems, job banks, etc.)

Current Narrative:

Pure Michigan Talent Connect is the State of Michigan’s official labor exchange system and is designed to be a one-stop website for job seekers, employers, and career explorers.  Talent Connect brings together educators, employers, and talent.  Talent Connect features information and tools that job creators and job seekers need to make educated decisions about hiring, career choices, and other talent-related efforts.   

Michigan Training Connect, Michigan’s Eligible Training Provider List, is housed within the Pure Michigan Talent Connect Section and provides job seekers with the tools they need to choose a training program to become employed in a high-demand job or industry. 

To address the need to increase the number of Michigan residents with high-quality, in-demand degrees and credentials, an online career planning tool, Pathfinder, was created in 2018.  Pathfinder addresses the need to increase the number of Michigan residents with high-quality, in-demand degrees and credentials.  The tool provides information to students, their parents, and guidance staff to make informed choices about educational and career options, as well as to help with creation of educational development plans.  This free tool uses current labor market information, longitudinal wage data, and other institutional data and metrics, allowing improved skills-matching to career paths and jobs.  Pathfinder helps users make more informed decisions about their options for successful futures, using real-time, value-added information to show return on investment on education and training opportunities. 

All core programs are now housed within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity – Employment and Training (LEO-E&T).  This means that all data and performance reporting functions are aligned under the LEO-E&T Director’s purview.   Workforce Development, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, and Bureau of Services for Blind Persons have engaged a technical assistance provider through an Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) grant to assist in identifying areas where data can be shared across data systems to enhance performance reporting as well as services to customers.

Currently, Title 1 and Title III program data is housed in the One-Stop Management Information System.  Title II is housed under the Michigan Adult Education Reporting System, and the system is linked to the OSMIS system to display co-enrollment information across WIOA titles.  Title IV utilizes an electronic case management system that use commercially developed proprietary software and system development services which allow VR counselors to track and manage their customer caseloads.  Continuous improvement efforts are being made for data collection and management across core programs, but due to confidentiality provisions and the complexity of merging data systems, and the requirements for transparent data across all core programs for a coordinated implementation, separate systems are being utilized. Independent data sharing among core partners will be utilized to support coordinated implementation of the State strategies.  

The Department of Labor and Economic Development-Workforce Development has data management agreements with Unemployment Insurance and the Department of Health and Human Services.  Data collection and management across core programs are within federal guidance under the WIOA Act and federal regulations. 

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

The Michigan Rehabilitation Services and BSBP use electronic case management systems that are commercially developed proprietary software and system development services which allow VR counselors to track and manage their customer caseloads.  These companies provide software enhancement services determined by Federal regulations.