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The
Pima County Workforce Development Plan focuses on implementing
workforce development system change. These changes are intended
to provide quality training services that meet employer needs
and are targeted at the workforce gaps. Ultimately workers benefit,
because they receive quality training in demand fields, and
companies benefit, because they have access to a skilled workforce.
To accomplish this match between employee and employer requires
a responsive system.
PRIORITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION:
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Develop skill/competency standards that link to employer needs
and economic forecasting. Link skill standards to the right
training vehicles, such as vocational education and articulation
systems for youth and technology institutes such as the Southern
Arizona Institute of Advanced Technology for adults. Expand
and maintain systems.
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Implementation of a complete One-Stop system, which is based
on the required comprehensive customer center, and which includes
satellites with targeted services for targeted customers,
a virtual one-stop, and a Corporate Center.
- A
resource inventory and gap analysis for the entire workforce
development system. The gap analysis forms the basis for prioritizing
needs and implementation efforts.
PLAN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY:
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The Pima County Workforce Investment Board recognizes that
implementing the outcomes and tasks detailed in this plan
will require an intensive project management approach and
significant implementation support. The Board is committed
to providing the appropriate level of resources to manage
the implementation of the proposed workforce development system.
PLAN CONTENTS AND USES:
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A One-Stop Delivery System Model precedes the following tables
of outcomes and tasks. The basis of the Pima County Workforce
Development System, and the top priority for implementation,
the One-Stop model focuses on creating a flexible system that
is accessible to everyone. The model is used extensively throughout
the plan as the primary implementation tool.
- Gap
Analysis and Forecasting were identified by every Work Group
as essential to creating an effective system. Therefore, outcome
tables for Gap Analysis and Forecasting are the first two
tables in the plan after the One-Stop.
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remainder of the plan is divided into youth and adult systems
outcomes and objectives. Although there is sometimes overlap,
such as when considering articulation issues or satellite
One-Stops, the tasks associated with adult and youth outcomes
are different and normally require a different set of partners
to accomplish the tasks.
- The
tables of outcomes and tasks are intended to be used by work
groups and implementation teams charged with tackling specific
issues. The pages are designed to be extracted from the document
and used to guide and direct the implementation efforts. However,
because the plan will change as new information becomes available,
the document is provided on a diskette to be adjusted as necessary.
Work groups can change tasks regularly throughout the implementation
process, however, changing objectives and outcomes requires
the approval of the Workforce Investment Board.
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