Annual Report Program Year 2015 Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

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1 Annual Report Program Year 2015 Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

2 About Workforce Development History The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) reformed federal employment, training, adult education, and vocational rehabilitation programs by creating an integrated "one-stop" system of workforce investment and education services for adults, dislocated workers, and youth. The Sandusky County Job Store, in partnership with 20 agencies, provides these services to employers and job seekers. The Job Store provides resources such as, books, DVD s, and newspapers; job listings; area maps; interview tips; resume writing; copy and fax machines; internet access; telephones; workshops, and more to job seekers. Employers are offered similar services in addition to On-the-Job Training; Workshops; Recruiting and Hiring Assistance; Plant Closing, Lay-off Aversion, and Downsizing Assistance; Meeting Rooms; Tax Credit Information; Labor Market Information; Job Skills Testing, and Unemployment Insurance Information. In April 2014 due to the enactment of Ohio House Bill 1, The Job Store s name was changed to OhioMeansJobs-Sandusky County. On July 1, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. We are continuing to implement the changes required by the act.

3 Our Leadership Under direction of the Area 7 Workforce Policy Board, we follow policy developed by the Board and other guidance. As our local board disbanded two years ago, a less formal group was created, Sandusky County Workforce Alliance, to collaborate with educators, employers, economic and workforce development groups to address the workforce needs of the county. The November 2015 meeting was held at Vanguard Career Center and attendees toured some of the classrooms to see the skills its students are learning to become productive citizens upon graduation. The May 2016 meeting focused on filling the pipeline and the next steps in the workforce. Information on apprenticeships, on-the-job training, internships, as well as the Start Camp by Materion at Terra State Community College were presented to the group.

4 Career and Training Services Career Services WIOA authorized Career Services- both Basic and Individualized, rather than core and intensive services under WIA. Basic career services offer immediate assistance to the job seeker. Throughout program year 2015 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016), there were 12,677 visits in the resource room. Basic career services are available to anyone coming to an OhioMeansJobs Center seeking assistance. These services are informational services and may require limited assistance from OhioMeansJobs Center staff. Provision of these services does not require registration into the WIOA adult or dislocated worker programs. The chart below depicts the number of visits to the OMJ Center each month. The average cost of Career Services is $11.20 per visit. PY

5 Individualized Career Services Individualized Career Services, previously known as Intensive Services, include services such as assessments, counseling, work experience, financial literacy services, or other services that are not available through other programs or resources but are needed to enable the job seeker to participate in training or employment activities. The following chart depicts the number of Individualized Career Services in PY 15: Adults Dislocated Workers

6 Training Services Training Services are made available to customers who are unable to obtain or retain employment. Training services may include occupational skills training, on-the-job training, entrepreneurial training, job readiness training, adult education and literacy activities, and customized training conducted with a commitment by an employer or group of employers to employ an individual upon successful completion of the training. ADULTS Provider and Program Still Enrolled Graduated Employed Training Related Wages Exited TRAINCO Truck Driving N $12.50 Y Vanguard Diversified Medical Occupations Y $12.05 Y TOTAL Employer # OJT s Amount Reimbursed Clyde Tool and Die 1 $2, Green Bay Packaging 2 $13, Solid Foundations 1 $4, Tower Automotive 11 $10, TOTAL 15 $31,062.30

7 DISLOCATED WORKERS Provider and Program Still Enrolled Graduated Employed Training Related Wages Exited Baldwin Wallace Teaching 0 1 Y Y $14.90 Y EHOVE LPN 1 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Tiffin University Human Resources 1 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a TOTAL 2 1 Employer # OJT s Amount Reimbursed Graham Packaging 2 $14, Total 2 $14,365.43

8 Performance Outcomes Performance Measure Adult Entered Employment Adult Retention Rate Numerator\ Denominator Rate PY 15 Std 80% Std PY 15 E/M/F % 79% % E % 89% % E Adult Average Earnings $1,094, $16,330 $15,800 $12,640- $15,800 DW Entered Employment % 81% % E DW Retention Rate DW Average Earnings Youth Placement in Emp or Ed Youth Certificate or Diploma The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) implements regulations that require the states to submit annual progress reports addressing adult, youth, and dislocated worker programs performance measures that can be validated and verified as accurate, and gives the states monitoring and oversight responsibility for this performance information % 92% 74-92% E $473, $19,732 $19,250 $15,400- $19, % 67% % E % 63% % M Youth Literacy and Numeracy % 56% % E E E

9 Finances Program year 2015 was a difficult year. Allocations were lower, in fact 60% lower than PY14, but we did receive additional funds from Area 7 per a request. Area 7 was able to provide us with an additional $100,000 in Adult and $14,324 in Dislocated Worker funds. The charts below depict the funding sources and the dollar amounts of each source. The average cost per adult is $1,505.19, while that of a dislocated worker is $5, Finances $120, $100, $107, $100, $98, $80, $60, $40, $20, $14, $0.00 Adult Dislocated Worker

10 Finances (con t.) YOUTH The purpose of the WIOA Youth Program is to provide innovative year-round services for youth to help prepare them for successful entry into the workforce. Eligible youth include in and out-ofschool, ages 14-24, who are low income and possess additional barriers to school completion and/or employment. The WIOA Youth program is contracted to EHOVE Career Center for a one year period with a two year renewal option, contingent upon satisfactory performance and continued availability of funding. PY 15 was the third year of the current contract period. The chart below shows the expenditures of in school youth (ISY) and out of school youth (OSY). The average cost of an ISY is $ while the average cost of an OSY is $3, WIOA Youth $70, $64, $60, $50, $40, $30, $31, $20, $10, $0.00 ISY OSY

11 Employer Services Mass Recruitments Mass recruitments are tailored to the employer s needs. We have 20-partner agencies in our One-Stop system that provides the manpower to staff these events. We can screen by job description, such as production worker, forklift driver, etc. We can also do a preliminary screening of applicants by asking screening questions to further filter the pool of applicants. We estimate that each applicant screened by OMJ staff saves the employer an average of $100. This program year various employers used the resources of the OMJ Center to conduct recruitments. Below is a list of employers that utilized this service: Bemis Blackstone Blu Perspective Cardinal Staffing Comfort Keepers Crystal Clear Express Staffing Findlay Hope House Global Technical Recruiters Goodwill Industries HMS Host IAC Kelly Services Manpower Med 1 Care Nursing Resources People Link Staffing Renhill Sandco Standard Technologies Style Crest The PIC Group Time Staffing Tower Unican Wellsbrooke Wilbert Plastics

12 Job Skills Testing Kenexa Prove It! tests are content validated and focus on real-life scenarios and knowledge-based actions to assess the skill level of a particular skill set. Prove It! currently has many tests applicable for various job positions. Unlike criterion-based studies, Kenexa does not have one test that covers every aspect of the job position, but offers several tests that cover the diversity of skills for particular hiring needs. Employers can pick and choose those tests that cover the facets of the job description that are important to them. The important thing to note is that each of these must be actual skills used on the job. PESCO International tests are used to determine aptitude and abilities for potential WIOA customers as well as potential new hires. Its purpose is to identify individual characteristics, education, training and placement needs which provides the individual with insight into his or her vocational potential. The following employers utilized Kenexa ProveIT! tests and/or PESCO for potential hires: Style Crest Whirlpool

13 Rapid Response Services Rapid Response Services will deliver immediate service and assistance to the employer and to the workers who have been or will be dislocated due to a closing or mass layoff during periods of economic decline or due to the elimination of a department or a production line. Staff will explain the resources, benefits, and services available to the company and workers. This report only shows the number of companies that reported a layoff to the OMJ Center. None were reported this year!

14 Success Stories Adult Justinea came to the OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) Center one day with a goal in mind. She knew she wanted to better herself and pursue a career where she would be able to make a better living for her and her daughter. In her search for employment, she could not come across a good paying job other than minimum wage positions. Justinea worked at Speedway and Peebles before coming to the OMJ Center. Justinea did some research and was interested in the Diversified Medical Occupations (DMO) program at Vanguard Adult Career Center. She decided to enroll in the Phlebotomy program. Justinea was admitted in the WIOA program 9/26/14 under the Adult designation. She was enrolled in the DMO program for Phlebotomy. Justinea completed the Phlebotomy program successfully and passed the certification exam in April 2015 and walked for graduation on 4/14/15. During her last three months of studies she completed her clinical externship at Promedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont and was hired immediately after having completed her studies. She was hired as a Phlebotomist to work in their laboratory, PRN ( pro re nata-or as needed) at $11.19 per hour. By August of 2015 she was already working as a part-time employee and working full-time at times due to being short-staffed. By December of 2015 Justinea started new employment at Firelands Hospital in Sandusky as a Phlebotomist working full-time at $12.64 per hour and would assist working nights sometimes being paid at $13.00 per hour. Since her decision of obtaining assistance through the WIOA program, Justinea has had nothing but good things come her way. She is thankful and feels proud of her accomplishments and is happy with her employment. Dislocated Worker Tara was a dislocated worker from Teaching and Mentoring Communities (TMC). She made $17.50 per hour. She was eligible for unemployment benefits. She wanted to go back to school to complete her teaching certification. She enrolled at Baldwin Wallace as they had an online program she could complete in less than twelve months. She maintained all A s throughout her enrollment. Upon graduation she obtained employment with a charter school out of Tiffin called Bridges. Her starting salary was $31,000 per year. Tara is still employed with this school and loves her position and the children she works with.

15 Out of School Youth McKenzie enrolled in the Success for Youth program in February He had his diploma, but was having trouble getting a job because of a misdemeanor charge. McKenzie wanted to work in the construction field. He was given an opportunity to try that field through a work experience that led to an On-The-Job Training opportunity. McKenzie gained great work skills and completed safety training as well as received his tow motor license. McKenzie is now considering the Facilities Maintenance Program through the Sandusky Career Center. In School Youth Achante enrolled in the Success for Youth program in October She was on an Individual Employability Plan and tested basic skills deficient in Math and Language. Her first goal was to successfully achieve her diploma. She also was a foster child. She was undecided about the career field that she wanted to pursue. She completed some assessment booklets to help her figure out her vocation of interest. Her first thoughts were restaurant management or hospitality but she determined that the wage was too inconsistent. Achante worked through the Summer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and gained skills on appropriate work behaviors as well as other skills. She enrolled in Terra in the Medical Assisting Field and successfully completed the program. Achante is now working full-time at a hospital in the medical assisting field. She intends to pursue additional education as an RN.