Includes: - Role of MA Department of Higher Education in workforce development presented by David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development - Update on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) state plan by Jennifer James, Director of Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet - Campus execution of Nursing Workforce Plan presented by Cloria Harris Cater, Associate Professor at Simmons College School of Nursing, Linda McKay, Professor and Chairperson of Department of Nursing at Fitchburg State University, and Ellen Santos, Director of Practical Nursing at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School

1. Statewide Workforce
Planning Update
Board of Higher Education Meeting | March 8, 2016

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 Background
 DHE role in workforce planning
 Industry-specific workforce plans
 Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Combined State Plan
 Workforce Planning Cabinet: MA strategy to respond to
federal legislation on workforce development
 On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of
Nursing Workforce Plan
 Campus representatives: Execution of statewide
workforce planning
Agenda
Today’s Presentation

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GOALS:
 Address Massachusetts workforce development needs in
innovative and high-growth sectors
 Strengthen student interest and success in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields
 Reduce gaps in STEM for underrepresented students
Background
Vision Project Key Outcome Area
KEY OUTCOME 4
WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT

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 Nursing (October 2012)
 Looming retirements, rising education-level
expectations, and constrained faculty pipeline
contribute to workforce gaps
 Areas of focus:
▪ Academic Progression and Rebalancing the Workforce
▪ Convening and Sustaining an Advisory Committee
▪ Grant Funding of Education/Employer Partnerships
Background
Industry-SpecificWorkforce Plans

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 Allied Health / Direct Care (June 2014)
 Aging population and transition to community-based
health care are increasing demand for direct care workers
 TechnologyTalent (May 2014)
 20% of MA jobs requiring a college degree are in tech-related
professions, but these fields represent only 4% of degrees &
certificates granted
 Advanced Manufacturing (June 2015)
 Workforce shortages and skills gaps estimated to be 2:1
 Workforce Training Initiatives
 Rapid Response andTRAIN
Background
OtherWorkforce Plans & Initiatives

6. Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Combined State Plan
Jennifer James
Director,Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity ACT (WIOA)
What is WIOA?
 Federal legislation that governs Workforce Development Boards, One-
Stop Career Centers, Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation and
other programs under the US Department of Labor.
 Maintains existing systems and requires alignment and service
integration across wide range of partners.
Key Principles
• Demand-driven
• Program alignment and partnership
• Customer-centered service design
• Standardized program accountability/ performance measurement

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WIOA Combined State Plan
What is in the Plan?
 Describes the state’s strategy for implementing the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act’s (WIOA) principles and policies through WIOA core and
partner programs
 WIOA Combined State Plan is Organized Into:
• Strategic Planning Elements
 Economic & Labor Market Analysis
 Vision, Goals, Strategy
• Operational Planning Elements
 State Operating Systems and Program Administration
 Assurances
 Submitted every 4 years to the federal Department of Labor (USDOL)
 Developed by WIOA Steering Committee

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WIOA Combined Plan Partners
WIOA Federally Funded Program(s)* State Agency
Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth Programs (WIOA Title I)
FY16 Federal Allocation: $52M
• $5.2M Governor’s Discretionary Resources
• $46.8 Required to be distributed to 16 workforce areas
Department of Career Services (DCS)
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)
Adult Education and Family Literacy (Adult Education) (WIOA
Title II)
Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS),
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Wagner-Peyser Act (WIOA Title III) DCS, EOLWD
Vocational Rehabilitation – Title IV
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC); Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind (MCB)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
(employment and training programs)
Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Unemployment Insurance Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA), EOLWD
Trade Adjustment Assistance DCS, EOLWD
Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program (JVSG) DCS, EOLWD
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA)
State Voluntary Partners State Agency
Higher Education Institutions Department of Higher Education
Economic Development (MA Office of Business Development) Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Office of Refugees and Immigrants Office of Refugees and Immigrants
Department of Housing and Community Development Department of Housing and Community Development
*Programs in bold and italicized are required WIOA partners in combined Plan.

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Combined Plan:
Vision Statement
All Massachusetts residents will benefit from a seamless system
of education and workforce services that supports career
pathways for individuals and leads to a more informed,
educated, and skilled workforce, which meets the
Commonwealth’s businesses’ demands and sustains a thriving
economy.
To achieve this vision, Massachusetts will engage businesses to understand their
needs and develop an integrated education and workforce system that supports
career pathways to prepare residents with foundation, technical, professional skills
and information and connections to postsecondary education and training. WIOA
partners will work to:
• Design career pathways across partners aligned with business
demand
• Improve foundation skills and transition to postsecondary
education and training for individuals with barriers to employment
• Assist low-income individuals and families to achieve economic
self-sufficiency through support services, labor-market driven
credentialing, and employment
• Meet the needs of job seekers and businesses who engage in the
public workforce system (including partner programs)

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Across Systems:
Job Seeker Career Pathway Model
CLASP GRAPHIC: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Alliance-WIOA-CP-Summary.pdf
State and Local MOUs are designed around a “career pathway” approach based on customer
perspective, not focused on the operations of funding streams.
Community
Colleges critical part
of pathway

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New Cross-Agency Coordination
New partnerships and cross-system operations across
partners established through a statewide Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) based on the state goals and
strategies in the Plan. MOU requires state partners to:
• Articulate a coordinated vision for organizing the broadly defined
federally-funded public workforce system
• Develop career pathways for business and individuals with
barriers to employment or “shared” customers across WIOA
programs
• Define shared WIOA infrastructure costs between WIOA
programs and Career Centers
• Guide the establishment of 16 local area MOUs and agreements
(which will require the design of partnerships and service delivery
systems through the WIOA Core Program partners at the local
level)

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WIOA IMPACT ON SYSTEMS
 INTERNAL CHANGES
• New One-Stop Career Centers
customer models, redesign
customer flows and staffing
models
• Workforce Board Certification
• Statewide certification
standards and competitive
selection of One-Stop Career
Center
• New Performance Measures
 SYSTEMWIDE CHANGES
• Regional Planning (Workforce,
Education, Economic
Development)
• Customer-Centered Service
Design (and cost sharing with
WIOA Core Partner Programs)
• Career Pathway Framework for
Program Partners (basic skills
up to credential attainment)
• Expanded Data Sharing with
Education
• State-Designed “Career
Pathway” Measures

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WIOA State Plan:
Timeline
Task Timeframe
State Plan draft submitted to Governor November 13, 2015
Governor provides feedback on State Plan draft Mid December, 2015
State Plan public review and comment period
• Draft plan published online
• Listening Sessions/Public Forums
January – February, 2016
(at least 30 days)
State Board votes/approves State Plan February, 2016
Governor approves/signs State Plan End of March 2016
Massachusetts submits State Plan to USDOL for
approval
April 1, 2016
Final Federal WIOA Regulations (affecting WDB
Certification, Career Center Selection Process,
Performance Measures and overall State Plan)
July 2016
All WIOA provisions take effect July 1, 2016

15. Questions

16. On the Ground Example:
Campus Execution of
Nursing Workforce Plan
Gloria Harris Cater, PhD, FNP, FNAP, RN
Associate Professor for Practice, Simmons College School of Nursing; and
Dean Emerita, Health Science Division, Roxbury Community College
Linda McKay, MS, RN
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Fitchburg
State University
Ellen Santos, MSN, RN, CNE
Director of Practical Nursing,AssabetValley RegionalTechnical School

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On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing Plan
Key Points
 Call to Action: The IOM Report
 LPN Workforce
 Diversity
 Partnerships: State University /
Vocational Schools
 Accelerated Pathway: LPN-BSN
 Conclusion

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On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing Plan
Partners in Development
AssabetValley RegionalVocational School
Bay Path RegionalVocationalTechnical High School
Montachusett RegionalVocationalTechnical School

19. Questions