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MICHIGAN’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

MICHIGAN’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM. SYSTEM PRINCIPLES. Promoting Economic Health through Workforce Development Tailored to Community and Industry Needs Expertise in Regional Labor Market Universal Access One-stop system Seamless Service Accountability. SYSTEM STRUCTURE.

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MICHIGAN’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

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  1. MICHIGAN’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

  2. SYSTEM PRINCIPLES • Promoting Economic Health through Workforce Development • Tailored to Community and Industry Needs • Expertise in Regional Labor Market • Universal Access • One-stop system • Seamless Service • Accountability

  3. SYSTEM STRUCTURE

  4. SYSTEM STRUCTURE CONT. • Governor designates local service delivery areas and approves local plans • Department of Labor and Economic Growth • Council for Labor and Economic Growth • Education Advisory Groups

  5. MICHIGAN WORKS AGENCIES (MWA) • 25 agencies, 100 centers • Regionally customized • Demand-driven • Responsible for services to employers and jobseekers • Led by local workforce boards

  6. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD • Design a system that meets customers’ (industry, employer, jobseeker) needs • Oversight responsibilities • Use influence to affect the expenditure of all workforce development resources in a local area • Coordinates workforce development with economic development • Blends private and public membership to represent community

  7. WDB MEMBERSHIP

  8. EMPLOYER SERVICES • Employee recruitment assistance • Postings on MI’s largest job bank • Applicant hiring assistance • Interviewing facilities • LMI on local workforce • Assistance with mass layoffs and closings • Start-up, retention, and expansion services • Training opportunities

  9. EMPLOYER SERVICES cont. • INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING • Funding is made available directly to the employer • Services include: skill upgrades and training for current workers, testing, evaluation, etc. • Program is designed to make businesses more profitable and increase employee skills.

  10. PRIMARY JOB SEEKER SERVICESAvailable to all • Career and training information (LMI) • Skill assessments • Resume writing and other workshops • Labor exchange on MI’s largest job bank • Education and financial aid information • Referrals to other organizations

  11. JOB SEEKER: TRAINING SERVICES Available based on eligibility: • Occupational skills training • On-the-job training • Skill upgrading and retraining • Job readiness training • Customized training

  12. PRIMARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS • WIA – Youth and Adult Services • TAA- Unemployed from Globalization • Trade Readjustment Assistance • Veterans Assistance • Work First • JET Jobs, Education & Training • Food Assistance Employment & Training • Dislplaced Homemaker

  13. CONTACT INFORMATION Michigan Works! Association (the Association of Michigan Works! Agencies) 2500 Kerry Street, Suite 210 Lansing, Michigan 48912-3657 Tel.: (517) 371-1100 Fax: (517) 371-1140 Web: www.michiganworks.org

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