Updated December 2016
This workforce development initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor seeks to better align the workforce system with education and economic development, creating a collective response to economic and labor market challenges on the national, state, and local levels.
Title III Wagner-Peyser Employment Services provides all job seekers with access to employment services, including job search preparation and placement assistance. The initiative increases access to and improves the quality of workforce information and promotes the use of best practices across the system, provides for staff professional development and career advancement opportunities in order to strengthen the provision of career guidance services, and supports the identification of job openings with employers.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA Public Law 113 128) is the authorizing legislation for six “core programs” in the public workforce development system.
Business services staff engage with local employers to provide talent pipeline solutions.
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As a WIOA core partner, Title III employment services are included in the California state unified WIOA plan and overseen by the California Employment Development Department. Title III state staff also operate locally at America’s Job Centers of California.
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Title III employment services requires these shared WIOA performance metrics:
Initiative design requires that state and local workforce boards report the number of individuals with barriers to employment served by each core program, including specific breakdowns by subpopulation.
There could be opportunity for WIOA Title III to collaborate with its other core WIOA partners to develop a more holistic and integrated service. Such partnerships could include:
A Roadmap for Joint Regional Planning from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office can help initiatives identify resources, tools, key questions, and regional partners in order to facilitate collaboration around WIOA and the Strong Workforce Program.
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