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Ron Painter, President and CEO

Minnesota Summer Meeting



Our Immediate Response

Unemployment Insurance• UI is the temporary fix• How do WDBs engage with

the UI system?• Remember, its visible & we

count it

Rapid Response Activities• Business Conditions• Community Health

Conditions • People’s Needs – including

staff



COVID-19What We Asked For in Response to COVID-19:• Major Flexibilities for Boards

to offer virtual services • $9 Billion in additional WIOA

Formula funds for relief efforts

What is out there:• Minimal attention in CARES

ACT• House Proposal ~$2 Billion• Senate Proposal ~$1 billion



Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here

Technology was forcing the nature of work to change, COVID catapulted it to the forefront• How is a digital world impacting

business?• How do we pay for this switch? • How do we judge efficacy?

The nature of employment is changing• The rise of “gig” workers• Work from home movement • New set of skill for older generations• Lifelong learning and career-path

flexibility



Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here

Making Tech Inclusive

• Expansion of broadband• Access to tech at One-Stop

Centers• Programs to provide job

seekers with tech



Data: What do the Numbers Say?• Who’s Hiring?• What Skills are Needed• Who is Unemployed?

– What skills do the unemployed already have?

– What will be required to get them back to work?

– How much training will be necessary?



Building a System

• eLearning• mLearning• Credentials• Micro-badging• Proficiency• Interoperable Learning

Record



Building a System

• Re-shoring the supply chain

• Anyone remember February 2020?

• State and local budgets• Where will the funds

come from?– $185M in House Approps



The Human Approach

How can our system promote equity at every level?• Community outreach• Targeted programming• Races being served• Outcome by race

What role does emotional health play in a job search• Paying attention to the long term

unemployed• Outreach to all corners of the labor

market



The Human Approach

Wrapping human services into One-Stop Service during the pandemic• How do we ensure all stones are

left unturned?• Childcare in states that are

opening schools• Transportation and Healthcare



FY2021 Appropriations What we know:• September is the end of the

federal fiscal year• Youth: April• Adult and DW: October

What we’re hearing:• Despite COVID-19 federal

appropriations are being discussed

• Earlier indications out of the house show a small bump in funding but, nothing drastic

• CARES Act



COVID vs. Long Term PolicyWith so much focus on COVID-19 we look back at what policy we worked on over the last year, and where that overlaps with our current economic conditions• Long Term Unemployment

Elimination Act • 21st Century Skills Act• Relaunching America’s Workforce

Act• Elevating America’s Workforce

Act



Are you Advocating?Form a relationship with your Members of Congress• They like hearing from us but, their job is to

serve you• Refer to our “Know Before You Go” Video for

tips on how to build your relationship!

Concrete Impact Stories • Real-life examples of what you could do with more money• Detailed stories of collaboration with local businesses• What projects have you not been able to accomplish due to

lack of funds? • How would increased funding impact the job seekers and

employers in your area?



Thanks for Allowing Us to Serve!

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