2012 Rapid Response Vision and Innovation (NYATEP)
Ohio Rapid Response Webinar 2
1. You can do that with Rapid Response funding? U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Presenters: Jeff Ryan Tim Theberge Rob Gamble March 2011
5. The Shrinking Envelope of Innovation The outer most line (red) represents Federal legislation. The next line (blue) represents Federal regulations. The third (green) represents state rules. The last line (orange) represents local rules. The distance between orange and red represents lost opportunities for innovation. Our mission is to get locals and states to maximize the flexibility allowed by law.
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7. Transformation Model & WIA Regional / sectoral asset mapping [ WIA Sec. 117 (d)(7) and (8). WIA Sec. 118 ] Workforce Investment Boards [ WIA Sec. 117 ] Community Transition Teams (Maine) Analysis of skill sets of at-risk workers compared to skill sets in demand. [ WIA Sec. 117 (d)(6), WIA Sec. 118 ] Define pathways for at-risk workers to transition into demand occupations. [ WIA Sec. 118 ] Engage partners to develop a shared vision. [ WIA Sec. 118 ] Partner, partner, partner. [ WIA Sec. 117, 118, 121 ]
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12. Rapid Response – Legal References “ Are you men the police?” “ No, ma’am, we’re musicians.”
All six of these steps are, in some form, Allowable under the Workforce Investment Act, especially if done in order to better prepare the workforce system for future dislocation events. This model is part of the WIRED framework. WIRED is not a grant, it is a model of how the workforce system should operate. Transition management is key to the ultimate success of a regional economy.
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Layoff aversion activities are not optional, they are required
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Rob Talk about the Paper Industry in Maine as an example or the Textile industries. Show example of Maine’s enhanced LMI that was done for BIW and explain how RR could do that for threatened industries prior to layoff.
Polaroid workers transitioning to biotech as example.