WORKFORCE TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Florida Economic Development Conference June 28, 2012 Debbie McMullian, Quic

1. WORKFORCE TOOLS FOR • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • Florida Economic Development Conference June 28, 2012 Debbie McMullian, Quick Response Training Program Director Sarah Fixel, Incumbent Worker Training Program Coordinator

2. WHAT WE’LL COVER TODAY • Workforce Florida Inc. • Who we Are • Flagship State Initiatives • Quick Response Training • Incumbent Worker Training • Q & A

3. THE FOUNDATION Vision Florida will develop a globally competitive workforce Mission Florida will develop the state’s business climate by designing and implementing strategies that help Floridians enter, remain and advance in the workforce, becoming more highly skilled and successful, benefiting Florida business and the entire state

5. Workforce Florida Inc. Department of Economic Opportunity • Strategic Planning • Research & Development • Policy Direction • Budget Approval • Funding Allocations • Chartering Regional Boards • Local Workforce Board Plan Approval • Program Development & Guidance • Performance Management & Oversight • Federal Performance & Financial Reporting • Compliance & Financial Monitoring • Technical Assistance & Support • Workforce Staff Training & Development • Labor Market Statistics • Operation of Local One-Stop Career Centers • Workforce Service Delivery to Job Seekers and Employers • Local Workforce Plan Development & Implementation • Local Compliance & Financial Oversight and Accountability • Local Workforce Performance & Financial Tracking and Reporting 24 Regional Workforce Boards FLORIDA’S WORKFORCE SYSTEM Strategy & Policy Administration and Operation Local Delivery System

6. FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

7. QUICK RESPONSE TRAINING GRANTS Quick Response Training Grant (January 2011 – June 20, 2012) • Awards 43 • Total Dollars $10,418,324 • Jobs 9,411 • Average cost per trainee $1,108 • Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Allocation: $6 million available to Florida businesses as of July 1, 2012

8. QUICK RESPONSE TRAINING GRANTS Designed to help new or expanding businesses train employees. It provides grant funding for customized training for new or expanding businesses. • Supports job creation • Helped businesses provide training for over 97,869 Floridians since 2000 • Trainees’ wages increased 47.57 percent on average within 15 months of completing training • For every public dollar invested, $11.68 in private funds were leveraged • State funded

9. Quick Response Trainingprovides grant funding for customized training for new or expanding businesses New or expanding Florida businesses must: • Produce an exportable good or service • Create new, full-time, high-quality jobs • Require customized entry-level skills training of 24 months or less which is not available at the local level Funding priority given to businesses: • Creating high-skill/high-wage jobs • In qualified targeted industries • Offering jobs located in a distressed, urban inner city, rural area, Enterprise Zone or Brownfield area • Whose grant proposals have the greatest potential for economic impact that contribute in-kind and/or cash matches Performance based reimbursable training expenses: • Instructors’/trainers’ salaries • Curriculum development • Textbooks/manuals

11. QUICK RESPONSETRAINING GRANTS BY COUNTY QRT Map goes here

12. INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING GRANTS Designed to help existing businesses train employees, Incumbent Worker Training provides grant funding for skills upgrade training to existing, for-profit businesses. • Supports job retention and skill improvement • Helped businesses provide training to more than 137,000 Floridians since 2000 • Trainees’ wages increased 25.53 percent on average within fifteen months of training completion • For every public dollar invested, $7.27 in private funds are leveraged • Federally funded

13. INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING GRANTS Incumbent Worker Training Grant (January 2011 – June 20, 2012) • Awards 320 • Total Dollars $8,644,379 • Jobs 16,553 • Average cost per trainee $522 • Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Allocation: $5 million available to Florida businesses as of July 1, 2012

14. INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING GRANTS Existing Florida businesses must: • Have been in operation in Florida for at least one year prior to application date • Have at least one full-time employee • Demonstrate financial viability and be current on all state tax obligations Funding priority given to businesses: • With 25 or fewer employees • Located in a distressed rural area, urban inner city area or Enterprise Zone • In qualified targeted industries • Whose grant proposals represent a significant layoff avoidance strategy • Whose grant proposals represent a significant upgrade in employee skills Reimbursable training expenses: • Instructors’/trainers’ salaries/tuition • Curriculum development • Textbooks/manuals

15. INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING GRANTS BY COUNTY IWT Map goes here

16. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

17. CONTACT INFORMATION DEBBIE MCMULLIAN Quick Response Training 850-922-8647 dmcmullian@workforceflorida.com SARAH FIXEL Incumbent Worker Training 850-921-1132 sfixel@workforceflorida.com WORKFORCEFLORIDA.COM 1580 WALDO PALMER LANE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308