1.   Workforce Investment Act Implementation Training
                         i.   BEYOND THE SILOS:
 Building A Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Investment System
     2.   Building Statewide Systems
                         i.   Training Objectives   
     3.   What is your vision of a comprehensive Statewide workforce investment system?
     4.   Current Programs:  The Silo Effect
     5.   The WIA Envisioned System:
A Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Investment System
     6.   Steps to Building a System Vision
     7.   The WIA "Key Principles"
               a.   Streamlining Services
               b.   Empowering Individuals
               c.   Universal Access for Adults
               d.   Increased Accountability
               e.   Strong Role for Local Boards and the Private Sector
               f.   State and Local Flexibility
               g.   Improved Youth Programs
     8.   Characteristics of a WIA-Envisioned System
               a.   Inclusive
               b.   Customer-Friendly
               c.   Flexible
               d.   Shared Responsibility
               e.   Accountable
               f.   Accessible
     9.   Funding Streams
     10.  Required Statewide Activities
                    a.        Rapid Response Activities
                    b.        State List of Eligible Training Providers
                    c.        Incentive Grants
                    d.        Evaluations of State Programs
                    e.        Technical Assistance
                    f.        Establish Statewide One-Stop System
                    g.        Management Information System
     11.  Allowable Statewide Activities
               a.   State Administration of Programs
               b.   Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
               c.   Research and Demonstrations
               d.   Innovative Incumbent Worker Programs
               e.   Support for Identification of Eligible Training Providers 
     12.  Allowable Statewide Activities (continued)
               a.   Displaced Homemaker Programs and Non-Traditional Job Opportunities
               b.   Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities
               c.   Statewide Youth Activities
               d.   Preparation and Submission of the Annual Report
               e.   Other Allowable Activities 
     13.  Rapid Response Activities
                         i.   Effective Rapid Response Characteristics
               a.   25% State Dislocated Worker Funds
                         i.   Early Intervention
                         ii.  Effective Planning
                         iii. Flexible Individualized Services
                         iv.  Quality Outcomes
                         v.   Additional Resources
     14.  Waiver Authority
               a.   General Statutory and Regulatory Waiver Authority
               b.   Workforce Flexibility Plans  (Work-Flex)        
     15.  Group Exercise
               a.   How can you use the new opportunities provided by WIA to improve Statewide
          			Workforce Investment Systems?
     16.  Exercise Instructions
               a.   1)  Brainstorm how you would implement the Statewide activity assigned to 				your group.
               b.   2)  Summarize your implementation plan.
               c.   3)  Explain how your implementation plan is consistent with the key WIA
          			principles.
     17.  Moving Toward Change
                    a.        Develop Partnerships     
                    b.        Develop a Customer-Driven Vision
                    c.        Communicate & Reinforce Organizational Values
                    d.        Empower All People
     18.  Moving Toward Change (continued)
     19.  The WIA Envisioned System:
A Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Investment System