SAN DIEGO BOOT CAMPStory Line…..

40yrs Trying to Build a Workforce Development System

Marion Pines, director,

The Sar Levitan Center, Institute for Policy Studies,

The Johns Hopkins University

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FROM macro economic policy strategies TO social policy designs and many, many acronyms…

MDTA… JTPA… CETA… WIN… PSE… BAT… ITA… PICS… WIBS… YO... ES... OJT… UI… YIEP… TAA

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WHAT HAVE BEEN THE POLICY VARIABLES?

Funding Strategies,

Populations to be served,

Decision makers,

Allowable services,

Delivery systems.

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THE VARIABLES

FUNDING STRATEGIES

Categorical grants (eg. Job Corps) Bloc grants (formula funding)

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THE VARIABLES

POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED

MDTA … dislocated workers

CETA, JTPA… economically disadvantaged

WIA - universal access (youth exception)

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WHAT CAUSED CHANGE IN TARGETING POLICY?

Changing political context

Increasing role and influence of employers cf. mayors

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THE VARIABLES

DECISION MAKER CHANGES

Prime sponsors. (Local government/mayors)

Governors - from limited balance of state power (CETA) to “read the law”, ask the governor (JTPA)

Workforce Investment Boards. (Private sector)

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WHAT CAUSED THESE CHANGES?

CHANGES IN POLITICAL AND SOCIALPHILOSOPHY

from

DEMAND SIDE TO SUPPLY SIDE

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THE VARIABLES

SERVICE MIX CHANGES

FROM… basic ed., job creation, skill training…

TO… assessment, job search workshops, work first… (Riverside effect)

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THE VARIABLES

DELIVERY SYSTEM CHANGES

FROM… Prime Sponsor controlled contractors

TO… One Stop Centers with 3 tiers of service: labor exchange, assisted services, skill building (in last place.)

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OPEN QUESTIONS

Have we built a viable workforce delivery system?

Are all the players at the table?

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Time for you to become the decision maker and decide WHO to serve and HOW to serve in order to meet goals with your new dollars from the economic stimulus package…

Exercise…