DEED Workforce Development
Program Programs
Senate Higher Education and
Workforce Development Committee
March 6th, 2014
Katie Clark Sieben, Commissioner
Tom Norman, Workforce Development Division Director
Economic Snapshot
• 4.6% unemployment
• 133,000 jobs created
since January of 2011
• 5th fastest GDP Growth
Rate in 2012
• 5th in Gallup’s Job
Creation Index
Economic Development
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Business Finance
Community Finance
Small Business Assistance
Minnesota Job Skills
Partnership
Minnesota Trade Office
Office of Broadband
Development
Workforce Development
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Employment and
training programs
for a skilled and
competitive
workforce
Assistance for
unemployed and
underemployed
Minnesotans
Workforce Program
Funding Sources
$2,776,000
General Fund
$13,610,000
Workforce
Development
Fund
Federal funds
$60,363,000
WorkForce Centers
• 48 MN centers to assist
job seekers
• 117,902 job seekers
served in 2013
Online Job Postings
and Career Information
• MinnesotaWorks.
net is Minnesota’s
job bank with
both job vacancies
from employers
and resumes from
job seekers
Labor Market Information
DEED tracks data on:
• Employment/unemployment
• Employment and wages by
area/industry
• Occupational employment/wage
estimates
• Job vacancy estimates
• Employment projections by
occupation and industry
• Business employment dynamics
• Occupations in demand
A Changing Workforce
DEED Workforce Programs
Target populations include:
• People of color
• Low-income adults
• At-risk youth
• Veterans
• People with disabilities
• People who are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired
• Laid-off and recently unemployed workers
• Long-term unemployed workers
Communities of Color and
Low-Income Individuals
FastTRAC
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Helps educationally underprepared adults with basic
skills education and careerspecific training
Strong collaboration
between local, state, and
national partners
Adult Workforce Development
Competitive Grants
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Competitive, outcomebased grants targeting
adults who are deaf/hard of
hearing, people with
disabilities, and people
returning to work from
public assistance
Program has distributed
more than $9 million since
it began in 2011
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership
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MJSP Low Income Worker
Training Program provides
funds for training for
people with incomes at or
below 200% of the federal
poverty guidelines
MSJP Board allocated $2
million in funding this week
for a Low Income Worker
Grant Round
Youth Workforce Development
Competitive Grants
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Competitive, outcome
based program to provide
work experience to
economically
disadvantaged and at-risk
young people
More than $8 million in
funding to community
organizations
Other youth workforce
development services
Services
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Paid and unpaid work experiences
Adult mentoring
Leadership development
Occupational skills training
Alternative secondary school services
Guidance and counseling
Support services
Tutoring
Study skills training/drop out prevention
Outcomes
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Combined, more than 7,600 young
people were served by three additional
programs in FY13
People with Disabilities and
the Blind/Visually Impaired
Extended Employment
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Program works in
partnership with 32
community rehabilitation
programs statewide
Combined, extended
employment programs
helped more than 5,000
Minnesotans with
disabilities earn almost
$30 million in FY13
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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Over 300 vocational
rehabilitation counselors
statewide
Services provided
through the WorkForce
Center system
For every $1 spent,
$8.89 goes back into
economy through wages
earned by participants
Employment and Career Services
Services for the Blind
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Supports blind, visually
impaired, and deafblind
Minnesotans seeking
employment or wanting to
continue employment
Served over 1,000
Minnesotans in FY2013
Olmstead Plan
• In 2012, 81% of VR placements in
Minnesota were in competitive
employment without supports, 18%
were in competitive employment
with supports, and 1% were in selfemployment
• In 2012, the average hourly wage for
people placed in competitive
employment positions without long
term job supports was $11.13 per
hour
Laid Off Workers and
the Short-Term Unemployed
Dislocated Worker Program
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DEED’s primary program
for short- and long-term
assistance to businesses,
communities, and
employees related to
layoff events
Served over 17,000
workers in FY2013
Trade Adjustment Assistance
• Supports workers
impacted by increased
foreign trade activity
• Served over 1,300
workers in FY2013
Veterans
Veterans Employment Program
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Provides services to
veterans, including recently
returned transitioning
service members
Served almost 7,000
veterans in FY2013
Through this program,
DEED runs the biggest
annual veteran’s career fair
in the state
The Long-Term Unemployed
DEED Programs Addressing
Long Term Unemployment
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Adult Workforce Development
Competitive Grants
FastTRAC
Dislocated Worker
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Additional WorkForce Center
services
Incumbent Worker Training
Job Skills Partnership
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Strong, unique
partnership with
higher education
institutions and
businesses
Supports business job
training programs and
low-income workers
Other Incumbent Worker Training
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DEED has Business
Services
Representatives
across Minnesota to
help employers with
workforce problems
Incumbent worker
training funds are also
provided through
Dislocated Worker
and other programs
Conclusion
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DEED had 305,233 total
workforce development
customers in PY12
While our economy has
recovered well, we have a lot of
work to do to meet the workforce
challenges of the future