DIRECTOR’S CORNER
Hello
everyone – we all hope this edition of the Partner Express finds you all well
and taking advantage of this incredible summer weather. We hope that those of
you who experienced the turbulent storms were able to get back to normal with
minimal interruption. We also hope that those of you working with students are
finding them excited to start training in the fall!
The
work that is keeping us busy now that our new fiscal year is nearly completely
up and running involves negotiating performance measures with the U.S.
Department of Labor. We are also preparing to orient members of Minnesota’s Job
Skills Partnership board about many things related to workforce development,
especially the Dislocated Worker program.
Should
you have an idea for information that would be helpful in this newsletter,
please send it our way! We want this document to be of good use to all of you.
Thank you, always, for all of the good work you do on behalf of individuals in
our great state.
-Annie
GRANTS
UPDATE
PY16FY17 New Mass Layoff and Grant
Modification forms:
DEED
has updated the Mass Layoff Grant Application and Modification forms for the
new fiscal year. These new forms are WIOA compliant and make a few other
changes to update our mass layoff applications. Remember that all new grants
and modifications must be submitted to the Grants Review Team, led by Monica
Weber and Francisca Abbey the last Friday of the month to be considered at the
next review meeting.
The
new applications are listed on the DEED website here: http://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/dislocated-worker/counselors/forms/
We
encourage all providers to please use these new forms for all mass layoff
projects and modifications in the new year. If you find technical problems with
either document please let Monica Weber know monica.weber@state.mn.us
New Mass Layoff Projects:
Merrill
Cooperation’s employee committee selected Career Management Services (CMS) to
be their Dislocated Worker program service provider.
Sector
Partnership NEG Reminder:
Please
remember that there are funds available via the SP NEG to serve dislocated
workers; specifically those who would benefit from work-based training such as
OJTs, apprenticeships, incumbent worker training, and transitional jobs.
For
NDWG (NEG) questions, please contact Francisca Abbey via email at Francisca.Abbey@state.mn.us or at 651-259-7508.
PERFORMANCE UPDATE
Check out the 2016 State Fiscal Year-to-date Performance Measures Here.
CORNER ON THE MARKET:
CONTRIBUTION
FROM CAMERON MACHT
The
Local Look
DEED’s Regional Analysis & Outreach
unit has built a strong reputation in the field for being an outstanding source
of useful labor market information, long serving as the point of contact with
local workforce boards, education institutions, job counselors and other staff
at Workforce Centers, and local business communities. We also provide expertise
on local economic trends to the media, grant applicants, and any others in need
of such knowledge. Our regional analysts provide a significant and important
service to the state and our regional customers, with typical activities
including:
- Delivering
reports and presentations to audiences interested in demographic and economic
trends. Everyone from high school students to jobseekers to hiring managers to
high-level executives use our information to make decisions.
- Providing
targeted training sessions to workforce development and economic development
professionals to ensure a better understanding of their regional economies.
- Conducting
research — from quick fact-finding to large scale research, analysis, and
internal consulting; answering questions ranging from simple ones such as “What
is the wage for welders in my region?” to more complex ones such as “Where and
what are the workforce and economic assets of my region?”
- Analyzing
data on skill requirements and the alignment between employer needs and
education and training provision on a local level.
- Writing
articles in Trends, Employment Review, and the Local Look
blog about industry-specific and region-specific trends that influence
stakeholders.
In
short, we strive every day to be the mechanism through which DEED provides the
information necessary for successful local economic development and
workforce-related decision-making. For a look at your region, please go to: http://www.mn.gov/deed/data/locallook/.
DEED's Regional Analysts are the
state's experts on the latest economic conditions, workforce trends, and labor
market intelligence. We provide regional stakeholders with accessible expertise
and analysis services, as well as training and presentations.
Wherever you are located across the
state, if you need to know about the regional economy and labor market, we've
got you covered!
Contact us for
information on:
- Industry Employment Statistics
and Trends
- Regional Wage and Salary
Information
- Local Area Unemployment
Statistics
- Unemployment Insurance Claims
- Cost of Living Analysis
- Hiring Difficulties and Skills
Gap Surveys
- Quarterly Workforce Indicators
(QWI)
- DEED's Regional Profiles and
Data Tool
- Economic Trends and Employment
Review
- Occupations in Demand (OID)
- Employment Outlook Projections
- Graduate Employment Outcomes
- Career Profile Tool and Career
Exploration
- Job Skills Transfer Assessment
Tool (JobSTAT)
- Job Vacancy Survey data
- Affirmative Action Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
data
- U.S. Census data
If you want
the very best in Labor Market Information for your region, go directly to www.mn.gov/deed/data/regional-lmi/. It’s been revised and
expanded to lead readers on an orderly trip through various datasets that
provide great insight into the regional economy. Here’s what you’ll find.
The Regional
Labor Market pages include
- Links to current
employment and unemployment statistics
- Lists of recent
regional spotlight articles in DEED’s award-wining publications
- Links to DEED’s Data
Tools
- Monthly blogs by our
Regional Analysts
- Contact information
for each Regional Analyst who can help you interpret what you’ve found
Find the Eligible Training Provider Instructions Here.
 SUCCESS STORY
Lori Sandish and Minnesota Job Partners
Lori worked at Target for 18 years, holding eight unique roles during her tenure there. She was separated from employment in March of 2015. Her role at the time of separation was National Operations Leader for Food Distribution Centers.
She started her new position with SuperValu on December 28, 2015 as the Director of Retail Pricing for Independent Business.
Lori shares her experience working with Minnesota Job Partners' Dislocated Worker Program:
"MN Job Partners was a wonderful addition/complement to the other job search resources that I had access to (Right Management Outplacement service, Easter Lutheran Job Transition group, Target Facebook Support group, personal network).
My counselor was a critical element in the wonderful experience that I had with MN Job Partners. Her personal connection, support, and encouragement was so helpful...I felt motivated and encouraged after each of our meetings or phone calls! It was a much more personal and effective 'coaching' relationship than I had experienced with the outplacement service.
My counselor was a supportive resource that reviewed my approach to my career search, offered suggestions for additional steps I could take, and was a supportive partner and champion during my search and offer negotiation.
I took advantage of the following benefits via the MN Job Partners Program:
- Membership with two professional organizations (TeamWomen MN and Network of Executive Women)
- Attended several webinars offered via Arbez
- Completed technical education (MS Project) via the Science Museum of MN
- Attended two conferences sponsored by Job Partners - both were educational and offered great networking opportunities
- Parking expense reimbursement while I attended 2 St. Thomas leadership development courses (courses paid for by Target)"
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