Iowa Integration Forum
April 15, 2010
Member Testimonial
Steve Henry – Des Moines
Integration Forum
Agenda
Welcome
Integration Milestones: Where We Are Today
Top 12 Challenges
Integration Details:
Transition Process
Program Integration
Human Resource Operations
Customer Feedback
Facilities
Materials & Documents
Customer Flow and Processes Assessment & Evaluation
Integrated Services
What’s Next
Questions and Answers
What You Can Do Now
Integration Learning Labs
Des Moines
July 2009
Creston
July 2009
Dubuque
September 2009
Fort Dodge
November 2009
Council Bluffs December 2009
Additional Labs:
Newton
Mason City
Waterloo
February 2010
April 2010
May 2010
Milestones
•Getting
Started
Iowa
Law – HF2699
Consultation with Other States
State / Local Partnership in
Implementation
Lab Process in Implementation
High Visibility of IWD Director/Deputy
Director in all Phases of Implementation
Diversity of Expertise in State Leadership
State Board Setting the Tone for “Leap of
Faith” in regard to Performance Measures
New Brand Established – IowaWORKS
Milestones
•Transition
Leadership
Teams Established
Leadership Initiative Improves Transition
Process
Follow-up with Additional Training and
Technical Assistance After Launch
Flexibility in Changing as We Learn
Through the Labs
Open Consideration of Integration of
Other Programs Beyond WIA and WagnerPeyser
The Mentoring the Occurs when Staff of
One Office Visit the Staff of Other Offices
Patience Wins
Milestones
•Customer
Impact
and Staff
Recognizing
More Service
Opportunities and Customer
Needs through Membership
Enrollment Statistics
◦ Smooth co-enrollment into WIA programs ◦ Turning Claimants into Job Seekers on Day One
The
Challenge of Effectively
Serving Multiple Members at
Once.
Sharing Customer Feedback,
Top 12 Things We Learned
Through Integration
#12
Knowing more about our customers assists with service delivery.
#11
Not just integrated services – but a Process Improvement.
#10
Integration is clearly different from Collaboration.
#9
Once you lift the rock – you find a lot of
SQUIGGLY things underneath!
#8
Technology is a HUGE hurdle. #7
With Integration we can
Strategically Drive our Resources.
#6
Team Excitement and Engagement
GROWS with Comprehension.
#5
It’s not hard to sell – even if it is hard to do.
Everyone wants to do better.
#4
Integration is NOT for the faint of heart. #3
When our staff spends time with customers, GREAT things happen! #2
AWESOME STAFF!!!!
Neither floods nor mutant viruses nor a tanked economy can stop our commitment to improved customer service.
#1
Member Testimonial
Rosslyn Mulwa - Creston
Overview: Iowa’s Integration Model
3 Purposes:
3 Functions/Teams:
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Demand-Driven, Skill-based
Effective and Efficient
Value-added Impact
Membership
Skill Development
Recruitment & Placement
3 Customer Needs:
3 Integrated Inputs/Outputs:
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Know Skills
Improve Skills
Get Job with Skills
Increased Volume
More with Multiple Services
Higher % Skill Enhancement
3 Methods:
3 Integrated Outcomes:
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Integrated Customer Pool
Integrated Flow and Services
Integrated Staffing
Entered Employment
Labor-Market Retention
Earnings
Integration Functions and Flow
Membership
Welcome
Initial/Basic Assessment; Triage Questions
Service Cohort Recommendation
Data Collection and Co-enrollment
Skills Development
Skills Analysis and/or Assessment
Service Planning, Career Counseling
Skills Development: basic, work readiness, occupational, job search skills
Facilitated Job Search
Recruitment & Placement
Job Search Structure and Support
Automated Job Bank, Job Matching, Job Development
Referrals and Hiring Process Support
Business Services
Integration Transition
Process
Six Month Transition
Process
Month 1:
Designate local leadership team
Month 2: Start-up meetings; customer flow and floor planning; draft team assignments; begin