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Texas Workforce Solutions

Texas Workforce Solutions. a Local and Statewide Network Texas Workforce Commission 28 Local Workforce Boards Over 200 Workforce Solutions Offices Market driven Fully integrated services Not just co-location Seamless access to full range of employment services.

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Texas Workforce Solutions

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  1. Texas Workforce Solutions a Local and Statewide Network • Texas Workforce Commission • 28 Local Workforce Boards • Over 200 Workforce Solutions Offices • Market driven • Fully integrated services • Not just co-location • Seamless access to full range of employment services

  2. Texas Workforce Commission TWC’s mission is to promote and support a workforce system that offers employers, individuals and communities the opportunity to achieve and sustain economic prosperity Major functions of the agency • Unemployment Insurance • Workforce Development

  3. Interagency Connections Examples of State-level Councils and Committees • Children’s Policy Council (CPC) • Promoting Independence Advisory Committee (PIAC) • PIAC Subcommittee on Employment for People with Disabilities • Council for Advising and Planning for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Substance Use Disorders (CAP) • Interagency Coordinating Council on HIV-Hepatitis Services • Texas Technology Access Program Advisory Council • Texas Recovery Initiative (TRI)

  4. Interagency Collaboration Memoranda of Understanding include • Disability Rights Texas (formerly Advocacy, Inc.) • Data-sharing with - Texas Health and Human Services Commission - Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services

  5. Each area has a Local Workforce Development Board to plan and oversee the workforce system and services

  6. Workforce Solutions for Texas Employers Business Services... Reach out to employers Identify and address workforce needs Inform about resources and services

  7. Texas Workforce Solutions Responding to needs expressed by Texas employers • WorkInTexas.com • Business Services • Recruitment and Referral of Qualified Applicants • Testing and Pre-screening • Training Funds • Texas Business Conferences • Rapid Response Services for Dislocated Workers • Tax Credits • Labor Market Information • Wage and Labor Law Information

  8. Workforce Solutions for Job Seekers • Universal employment services • Specialized programs for targeted populations

  9. Specialized Programs for Targeted Populations • Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Services* - Adults, Dislocated Workers, Youth • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF)/Choices* • Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)* E & T • Trade Adjustment Assistance • Apprenticeship Training • Child Care Services • Veterans’ Employment Services* • Unemployment Insurance • Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)*

  10. Priority for Workforce Services • Qualified veterans & spouses – for federally-funded services • Qualified veterans – for state-funded services • Foster youth & former foster youth – for state-funded services

  11. TexasWorkforce.org Information for Boards and Network Partners • Workforce Services, programs, resources • Links to access Local Workforce Solutions Web Sites • Locations of Workforce Solutions offices • Board staff contacts and member directories • Texas Disability Navigator Initiative directory* texasworkforce.org/boards/disnav.html

  12. Texas Disability Navigator Initiative* Mission: Increase universal access to employment and training services, and employment opportunities. The Texas Disability Navigator Initiative establishes a resource position in each local workforce area, a Disability Navigator (Navigator), to facilitate staff growth and systems development

  13. Texas Disability Navigator Initiative Focus: Navigators focus their activities in three areas to expand the workforce development system’s effectiveness in serving people with disabilities and meeting business needs • Capacity Building and Systems Development • Partnering and Collaboration • Informing and Supporting Business and Employers

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