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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. A. State Agency Organization
Describe the organization and delivery systems at the State and local levels for the programs covered in the plan, including the organizational structure. Include an organizational chart.
Current Narrative:
The President of Palau, as chief elected official is the Grant Recipient for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Workers Funds. He is also a member of the State Board. As Chief Elected Official, he appoints non-legislative State Board members as well as the Chairman of the State Board. He also certifies members of the Executive Committee.
All State Board members, including those from the public sector, were recommended to the President for selection because of their individual leadership experience and abilities. These individuals agreed to serve on the State Board prior to their nominations. Letters of appointments from the President’s Office were sent out to each individual and to the WIOA Office. These appointed members are leaders in the Palau community, both in business and in government, and have vested themselves in continuously preparing Palau’s workforce to support economic development and improving the quality of life as “Palauans for all Palauans” and to work together supporting the concept of "Innovative Learning and Excellence".
The leadership from the President enables the State Board and its Committees to have the support and authority to bring to the various partners and community stakeholders collectively toward a more cohesive and coordinated effort of serving and outfitting the human resource to achieve the vision of the workforce system. Board members from across governmental agencies, the National Legislature, the Education System of K-12, the community college, and major business representatives will have the interest, expertise, and resources to meet the requirements of WIOA and that of the Republic’s workforce system. Employers and their employees are beneficiaries of the system and they will have the leadership role in shaping the Board’s roles and responsibilities. As a direct result of this combined leadership, the Board will be well prepared to assess and mold a demand-driven workforce system.
The State Board through the WIOA Office has established policies that set forth procedures for the selection of potential service providers of workforce employment and training programs. As a single state workforce area with limited industries there will be no competition of grants or contracts for activities under WIOA Title I programs. The state workforce policy for selection of eligible employment training providers sets the following criteria.
The service provider submits a project or program application to the WIOA Office that includes information pertaining to:
Effectiveness and ability of the agency to deliver comparable services required under WIOA
Specifies equitable budget for the program
Past performance of delivery of quality services and effective training
Fiscal accountability with regards to financial transactions, records keeping and maintenance
Proposed training and services is not a duplication of already existing facilities or services
Provides vocational and/or educational opportunities
Assurance of delivery services to ensure that participants attain competencies set by the State Board
Assurance that youth service provider shall adhere to set youth training policy
Guarantee of placement in such occupations for OJT and Customized training participants
Ability to coordinate activities with State Board WIOA partners
For a provider of training services to be subsequently eligible to receive funds for adults and dislocated workers as well as youths under WIOA Title I, the provider shall submit:
Program information, including the program completion rate for all individuals participating in the applicable program conducted
Percentage of all individuals participating in the applicable program who obtain unsubsidized employment, which may also include information specifying the percentage of the individuals who obtain unsubsidized employment in an occupation related to the program conducted
Wages at placement in employment of all individuals participating in the applicable program
The information required to be provided include the history of training information for the previous participants who received assistance under adult and dislocated workers such as:
Percentage of completers placed in unsubsidized employment
Retention rates in unsubsidized employment
Wages of participants, after first day of employment
Rates of licensure or certification, if applicable, for those who attained academic degrees, or other attainment of measurable skills,
Pre-apprentice and registered apprenticeship participants; and
Information on program costs such as tuition or fees
The policy sets forth determination of ineligibility of provider, sanction of two years, and non-compliance enforcement for violators of WIOA requirements to be cause for termination and repayment of WIOA dollars from the provider or participating agency.