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2 Year Modification

Florida PYs 2018-2019

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Located in:
  • II. Strategic Elements

    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a Strategic Planning Elements section that analyzes the State’s current economic environment and identifies the State’s overall vision for its workforce development system. The required elements in this section allow the State to develop data-driven goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce and to identify successful strategies for aligning workforce development programs. Unless otherwise noted, all Strategic Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs.

    • a. Economic, Workforce, and Workforce Development Activities Analysis

      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an analysis of the economic conditions, economic development strategies, and labor market in which the State’s workforce system and programs will operate.

      • 2. Workforce Development, Education and Training Activities Analysis
        The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an analysis of the workforce development activities, including education and training in the State, to address the education and skill needs of the workforce, as identified in Education and Skill Levels of the Workforce above, and the employment needs of employers, as identified in Employers' Employment Needs above. This must include an analysis of –

II. a. 2. C. State Workforce Development Capacity

Provide an analysis of the capacity of State entities to provide the workforce development activities identified in (A) above.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Florida is well-positioned to continue delivering exceptional workforce development services with the knowledge and experience of Florida’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act core program partners. Continued communication and enhanced collaboration among the WIOA State Leadership Team and working groups remain a primary focus as the partners collectively build the capacity of the state’s workforce system.

Capacity also depends on the continued success of Florida’s 24 local workforce development boards. Local boards and their WIOA partners constantly strive to develop innovative methods for delivery of services to job seekers and employers in their local areas. A heightened focus on customer service and business engagement is helping increase Florida’s workforce network capacity.

Florida’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) currently has 96 unit offices throughout Florida; approximately 20 percent of those are private contracted offices, opened to increase its service capacity and ensure continuity of services. Factors such as staff turnover and Order of Selection (OOS) waitlists affect customer service capacity and VR’s leadership uses data projection models to monitor trends and guide decision making regarding fiscal, caseload and waitlist performance.

VR partners with employment service providers and maintains memorandums of agreement with multiple agencies and entities around the state to ensure comprehensive and coordinated services are provided for job seekers with disabilities. VR implements pilot programs and Innovation and Expansion projects to further increase its service capacity. VR places emphasis on increasing provider capacity for specialized services such as Discovery and Customized Employment.

VR’s services are provided statewide with the exception of pilot programs, Innovation and Expansion project activities and transition services delivered under a Third-Party Cooperative Arrangement (TPCA). VR currently holds TPCAs with 25 school districts and as required, has a waiver of statewideness in place for these arrangements. More details on TPCA and other factors that affect VR’s service capacity can be found in the VR services portion of this plan.

FDBS has aligned and dedicated vocational rehabilitation staff to coordinate, implement and track workforce development activities across multiple programs. FDBS has long-established relationships with statewide Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) who provide direct vocational rehabilitation, transition, supported employment and rehabilitation engineering services to clients statewide. Through existing staff and community rehabilitation program partners, FDBS is implementing the identified workforce development activities

FDBS conducts ongoing training needs assessment to ensure compliance of federal and state mandates and examines individual personnel training requirements related to current job performance, future job requirements and promotional or career advancement needs.

Adult education programs in Florida are provided by school districts, colleges and community-based organizations. While some counties may not offer adult education programs, colleges in those service areas were awarded federal grants to provide adult education programs in those areas. There are 202 locations offering adult education services. This includes main sites and satellite programs located throughout the community. Transportation is a barrier for many adults so local programs plan locations that are accessible for potential adult students.