84B.1 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
The department of workforce development, in consultation with the
departments of economic development, education, human services, and
human rights, the department on aging, and the department for the
blind, shall establish guidelines for colocating state and federal
employment and training programs in centers providing services at the
local level. The centers shall be known as workforce development
centers. The departments shall also jointly establish an integrated
management information system for linking the programs within a local
center to the same programs within other local centers and to the
state. The guidelines shall provide for local design and operation
within the guidelines. The core services available at a center shall
include but are not limited to all of the following:
1. Information. Provision of information shall include labor
exchange and labor market information as well as career guidance and
occupational information. Training and education institutions which
receive state or federal funding shall provide to the centers
consumer-related information on their programs, graduation rates,
wage scales for graduates, and training program prerequisites.
Information from local employers, unions, training programs, and
educators shall be collected in order to identify demand industries
and occupations. Industry and occupation demand information should
be published as frequently as possible and be made available through
centers.
2. Assessment. Individuals shall receive basic assessment
regarding their own skills, interests, and related opportunities for
employment and training. Assessments are intended to provide
individuals with realistic information in order to guide them into
training or employment situations. The basic assessment may be
provided by the center or by existing service providers such as
community colleges or by a combination of the two.
3. Training accounts. Training accounts may be established
for both basic skill development and vocational or technical
training. There shall be no training assistance or limited training
assistance in those training areas a center has determined are
oversupplied or are for general life improvement.
4. Referral to training programs or jobs. Based upon
individual assessments, a center shall provide individuals with
referrals to other community resources, training programs, and
employment opportunities.
5. Job development and job placement. A center shall be
responsible for job development activities and job placement
services. A center shall seek to create a strong tie to the local
job market by working with both business and union representatives.
Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 97, §12; 96 Acts, ch 1186, § 17; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §7
Referred to in § 84B.2
84B.1 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
The department of workforce development, in consultation with the
departments of economic development, education, human services, and
human rights, the department on aging, and the department for the
blind, shall establish guidelines for colocating state and federal
employment and training programs in centers providing services at the
local level. The centers shall be known as workforce development
centers. The departments shall also jointly establish an integrated
management information system for linking the programs within a local
center to the same programs within other local centers and to the
state. The guidelines shall provide for local design and operation
within the guidelines. The core services available at a center shall
include but are not limited to all of the following:
1. Information. Provision of information shall include labor
exchange and labor market information as well as career guidance and
occupational information. Training and education institutions which
receive state or federal funding shall provide to the centers
consumer-related information on their programs, graduation rates,
wage scales for graduates, and training program prerequisites.
Information from local employers, unions, training programs, and
educators shall be collected in order to identify demand industries
and occupations. Industry and occupation demand information should
be published as frequently as possible and be made available through
centers.
2. Assessment. Individuals shall receive basic assessment
regarding their own skills, interests, and related opportunities for
employment and training. Assessments are intended to provide
individuals with realistic information in order to guide them into
training or employment situations. The basic assessment may be
provided by the center or by existing service providers such as
community colleges or by a combination of the two.
3. Training accounts. Training accounts may be established
for both basic skill development and vocational or technical
training. There shall be no training assistance or limited training
assistance in those training areas a center has determined are
oversupplied or are for general life improvement.
4. Referral to training programs or jobs. Based upon
individual assessments, a center shall provide individuals with
referrals to other community resources, training programs, and
employment opportunities.
5. Job development and job placement. A center shall be
responsible for job development activities and job placement
services. A center shall seek to create a strong tie to the local
job market by working with both business and union representatives.
Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 97, §12; 96 Acts, ch 1186, § 17; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §7
Referred to in § 84B.2
84B.1 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
The department of workforce development, in consultation with the
departments of economic development, education, human services, and
human rights, the department on aging, and the department for the
blind, shall establish guidelines for colocating state and federal
employment and training programs in centers providing services at the
local level. The centers shall be known as workforce development
centers. The departments shall also jointly establish an integrated
management information system for linking the programs within a local
center to the same programs within other local centers and to the
state. The guidelines shall provide for local design and operation
within the guidelines. The core services available at a center shall
include but are not limited to all of the following:
1. Information. Provision of information shall include labor
exchange and labor market information as well as career guidance and
occupational information. Training and education institutions which
receive state or federal funding shall provide to the centers
consumer-related information on their programs, graduation rates,
wage scales for graduates, and training program prerequisites.
Information from local employers, unions, training programs, and
educators shall be collected in order to identify demand industries
and occupations. Industry and occupation demand information should
be published as frequently as possible and be made available through
centers.
2. Assessment. Individuals shall receive basic assessment
regarding their own skills, interests, and related opportunities for
employment and training. Assessments are intended to provide
individuals with realistic information in order to guide them into
training or employment situations. The basic assessment may be
provided by the center or by existing service providers such as
community colleges or by a combination of the two.
3. Training accounts. Training accounts may be established
for both basic skill development and vocational or technical
training. There shall be no training assistance or limited training
assistance in those training areas a center has determined are
oversupplied or are for general life improvement.
4. Referral to training programs or jobs. Based upon
individual assessments, a center shall provide individuals with
referrals to other community resources, training programs, and
employment opportunities.
5. Job development and job placement. A center shall be
responsible for job development activities and job placement
services. A center shall seek to create a strong tie to the local
job market by working with both business and union representatives.
Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 97, §12; 96 Acts, ch 1186, § 17; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §7
Referred to in § 84B.2
