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Local Workforce Investment Area 3. Plan Presentation March 2012 Vaughn Smith, Director. LWIA 3 – Knox County. Population 382,032 2010 432,226 +13.14%. Managing Funds. I’d rather be managing WIA funds. Expenditures . Expenditure Rate 76%. Expenditure Rate 62%.
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Local Workforce Investment Area 3 Plan Presentation March 2012 Vaughn Smith, Director
Population 382,032 2010 432,226 +13.14%
Managing Funds I’d rather be managing WIA funds.
Expenditures Expenditure Rate 76% Expenditure Rate 62%
Expenditures, continued Expenditure Rate 73%
Most Utilized Training Providers – by ITA • Tennessee Technology Center • Blount Memorial Hospital • Smokey Mountain Trucking Institute • Pellissippi State Community College • Tennessee Wesleyan • Most Utilized Training Providers – by number of Participants • Tennessee Technology Center • Blount Memorial Hospital • Pellissippi State Community College • American Red Cross • Smokey Mountain Trucking Institute Training Services in LWIA 3
Most Funded Employment Sectors • Health Care & Social Assistance • Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services • Transportation & Warehousing • Construction • Sectors with Most Available Jobs • Health Care & Social Assistance • Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services • Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation • Transportation & Warehousing Training by Industry Sectors
Increased targets for low-income people (especially given lower unemployment rates) • New Partnerships • Enhanced ECD Relationships • UT Marriage Enrichment Project • Family Self-Sufficiency Center • KARM Launch Point Program • Center for Literacy Studies & Workforce Development Enhancing Career Center Partnerships, Improving Customer Service
Maintenance of CRCs • Increase number of participants • Individualized Incumbent Worker Training Priorities for Increased Funding
Continue & expand partnerships with Disabilities Community (KAEC, etc.) • Ongoing training to increase career center staff knowledge & service delivery • Identify & modify procedures that may inhibit services to individuals with disabilities • Become Employment Network • Target un-served ticket holders • Utilize Customized Employment and Integrated Resource Team / Braided Funding approaches Disability Employment Initiative