Ohio Workforce Coalition

Community Research Partners Releases New Analysis of Local WIA Policies in Ohio

ohiowfc — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:13:48 +0000

Today Community Research Partners released Local WIA Policy in Ohio: An analysis of policies that impact training services for adults. A goal of the research, which examines four key policy areas, is to provide information that supports increased targeting of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds to populations with the greatest barriers to employment, greater state-level policy direction, and more consistency in policies and services across Ohio’s 20 local workforce investment areas.

The full report is available here on CRP’s website.

Filed under: Ohio

Improving Access to Apprenticeship: Strengthening State Policies and Practices

ohiowfc — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:21:36 +0000

The Working Poor Families Project recently released their latest policy brief : Improving Access to Apprenticeship: Strengthening State Policies and Practices.

Filed under: Ohio

National Workforce Week of Action – August 15-19, 2011

ohiowfc — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:42:32 +0000

The National Skills Coalition is recruiting for its National Workforce Week of Action scheduled for August 15-19. The purpose of this effort is to stand together in support of adequate funding for workforce education and training programs. You can sign up to participate here.

Filed under: Action!!!

OEDA 2011 Annual Excellence Awards – Call for Nominations

ohiowfc — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:55:02 +0000

The Ohio Economic Development Association is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Annual Excellence Awards where the organization will recognize achievements made in the areas of economic and workforce development by individuals and organizations in Ohio. There are 5 award categories:

Eligible nominees for all categories are individuals or organizations that “operate within Ohio and may be a community-based or non-government organization, a government agency, or a private for profit organization.” Nominations will be accepted through August 26, 2011. Nominations are free for current OEDA members and $50 per nomination for non-members. Self-nominations are encouraged and the winners will be announced during the OEDA annual summit held October 26-28, 2011 in Columbus.

Please visit the OEDA website for more information about the 2011 Annual Excellence Awards and how to nominate an individual or organization.

Filed under: Ohio

CRP Staff and OWC Leadership Committee Members Meet with Key State Agency Officials

ohiowfc — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:44:43 +0000

Last week, CRP staff and several Ohio Workforce Coalition Leadership Committee members met with key state officials to discuss the Coalition platform and get updates on state workforce initiatives. We met with Chancellor Jim Petro and staff from the Ohio Board of Regents Economic Advancement Division; Bruce Madson and John Weber from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Workforce Development; and Dawn Larzelere, the Governor’s Assistant Policy Director, Economic Development. In these meetings we heard about their strong commitment to adult workforce development and strengthening state workforce systems and policies, as well as the challenges posed by cuts in state and federal funds. We stressed that the Coalition is a resource to provide practical advice on policy and program issues. They indicated that there will be more clarity about the administration’s workforce initiatives after they get through the budget process and determine the structure of the Ohio Department of Development. In the meantime, we will continue to communicate with state agency staff to advance OWC policy priorities.

Filed under: Ohio, Ohio Workforce Coalition, Research/Advocacy

Federal Budget Overview

ohiowfc — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:10:50 +0000

Read the National Skills Coalition‘s analysis of the impact of the federal 2011 budget agreement on workforce-related funding. A detailed table of workforce funding cuts in the federal budget can also be found here.

Thanks to all of you who added your name to the sign-on letter to the Ohio congressional delegation in support of federal workforce investment funding. We believe that these letters from across the country, along with other advocacy efforts, helped to keep cuts in workforce funding to a minimum.

Filed under: Ohio

State Budget Overview

ohiowfc — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:00:05 +0000

****Budget Update****

The Ohio House is moving quickly to complete work on the 2012-2013 biennial budget and forward it to the Senate. They are expected to vote it out of the chamber during the first week of May, with the budget submitted by the Governor largely intact. On April 13, Gongwer (Volume #80, Report #71, Article #1) reported that House finance subcommittee leaders did not expect major changes in the way the budget funds K-12 or higher education.

CRP has completed an overview of Governor Kasich’s FY12-13 budget proposal. You can view the overview at http://bit.ly/hLTYeh.

Additionally, CRP has read through the Legislative Services Commission’s Redbooks (the LSC’s analysis of the proposed annual budget) for Ohio Department of Development, Board of Regents and Department of Job and Family Services and have identified all of the workforce related sections in the following PDFs.

Filed under: Ohio, Research/Advocacy

Thank You to the OWC Stakeholder Survey Respondents!

ohiowfc — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:35:06 +0000

A big THANK YOU to the 150 individuals who participated in the OWC Stakeholder Survey. The respondents represent very diverse sectors, including research and advocacy groups, local and state government, educational institutions, labor organizations, community service providers and many more. There was a lot of great feedback and while we are still analyzing the data, here are a couple of early findings.

Filed under: Ohio, Ohio Workforce Coalition, Research/Advocacy

Economic Security Beyond Reach of Many Americans – NYTimes.com

ohiowfc — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:48:05 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/business/economy/01jobs.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Filed under: Ohio

Coalition needs input!

ohiowfc — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:30:57 +0000

***OWC Stakeholder Survey Deadline Extended to 4/4/11***

Your input is important to us!

Greetings stakeholders and friends of the Ohio Workforce Coalition:

Please take a short survey by Monday, 4/4/11 to guide the Coalition’s future efforts, programming, and meeting structure.

For over three years, Community Research Partners has been convening the Ohio Workforce Coalition to grow Ohio’s economy with a skilled adult workforce. The Coalition’s most recent policy platform describes how we can do this by:

Removing barriers for adults pursuing post-secondary education and training,
Meeting the workforce needs of Ohio employers, and
Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Ohio’s public workforce system.

Your feedback is important, so please complete the survey to share your thoughts with us.

You may download a PDF to review it first.

Filed under: Ohio