2014 Governor’s Small Business Forum
What is Workforce Solutions?
The pipeline that connects employers to a qualified and skilled workforce.
Publically funded Human Resource Agency.
Provide skills development to employers and individuals to better diversify the workforce.
Provide recruitment, retention and training.
What is Workforce Solutions?
Provides services to job
seekers at no charge to
help them succeed:
• Employment Services
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
• Child Care Management Services
(CCMS)
• Veteran’s Services
• Training Services
• Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (Choices)
• SNAP E&T Employment
&Training Program (Food Stamp)
How can Workforce Solutions work for your business?
Provides a
Statewide
Automated
Job Matching
System (Work
in Texas) for
recruitment
needs at no
charge.
WIT (Work in
Texas) has
4,200 active
job seekers
listed in the
Brazos Valley
and an
average of
4,425
individuals
visit our
Centers
monthly.
Screen
applicants,
host job fairs,
assist with
job
descriptions
and provide
Labor Market
Information.
Administer
work-sample
tests.
Skills
Development
Funding for
incumbent
workers.
Brazos Valley Employment for April 2014
Area
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Unemployment
Rate
Brazos Valley
WDA
166,516
160,481
6,035
3.6%
Brazos
106,235
102,636
3,599
3.4%
Burleson
8,292
7,974
318
3.8%
Grimes
12,652
12,105
547
4.3%
Leon
8,135
7,789
346
4.3%
Madison
5,878
5,618
260
4.4%
Robertson
7,378
7,064
314
4.3%
Washington
17,946
17,295
651
3.6%
WorkInTexas.com Job Seeker Supply
All Occupational Groups - Brazos Valley Workforce Development Area
As of April 30, 2014
Education, Training, & Library,
105
Office & Admin Support, 873
Production, 685
Community & Social Services,
120
Protective Services, 150
Sales & Related, 503
Business & Financial Ops, 151
Food Prep & Serving
Related, 364
Install, Maint, & Repair, 179
Personal Care & Services, 206
Transp & Material
Moving, 352
Healthcare Support, 263
Management, 269
Construction & Extraction, 285
Building & Grounds Cleaning,
302
WorkInTexas.com Veteran Supply
All Occupational Groups - Brazos Valley Workforce Development Area
As of April 30, 2014
Management, 53
Office & Admin Support, 63
Community & Social Services,
15
Production, 45
Computer & Math, 15
Business & Financial Ops, 21
Transp & Material Moving, 38
Protective Services,
27
Construction &
Extraction, 29
Install, Maint, &
Repair, 32
Sales &
Related, 29
Applicants with Post Secondary Education
Doctorial Degree
1% (28)
Some College
65% (1,445)
Bachelors Degree
21% (420)
Masters Degree
6% (110)
Associates Degree
7% (147)
Workforce Solutions, working for you.
Labor Market and Career
Information available to
businesses.
Wage Analysis and projections
to keep companies competitive
in a growing market.
Business Solutions for
progressive companies.
Demographic data and site
selection consultation.
Job description writing and
analysis to attract the best
candidates.
How can businesses partner with Workforce
Solutions to access state resources for training?
The Skills Development Fund program assists businesses and trade unions by
financing the design and implementation of customized job-training projects.
This fund successfully merges business needs and local customized training
opportunities into a winning formula to increase the skills levels and wages of
the Texas workforce.
The business must partner with an eligible grant applicant:
• Public Community College
• Technical College
• Texas Engineering Extension Service
• Private non-profit community-based organization in partnership
with one of those institutions.
Key Points of Accessing Skill
Development Funds
Involved in the planning.
Pay wages upon completion of training equal to or greater
than the prevailing wage in the local labor market.
Disclose any other state or federal grant funds sought or
awarded.
Sign an agreement outlining the entity's roles and
responsibilities.
Use WorkinTexas.com to post openings for new
workers trained under the project.
Grant Award Information
Grants for a single business may be limited to $500,000. Contracts typically are
for 12 months.
What is
included:
What is not
included:
Tuition
Trainee Wages
Curriculum development
Drug testing
Instructor fees
Certain Travel Costs
Training
Equipment Purchase
Training Requirements
Courses are classified under three categories to address workforce skills gaps
and changing business needs.
Business
Technical
General
Technical
Non-Technical
• Training
hours must
be at least
55% of total
training.
• Training
hours may
be up to
45% of total
training.
• Training
must be no
more than
10% of total
training.
Skills Funds for Small Business
• Companies with fewer than 100 employees
• Emphasizes training newly hired employees
• $1,450 for each new employee being trained and $725 for
existing employees per 12-month period.
• Funding for training is for full-time employees.
• Training selected from active course catalogs through
Community, Technical Colleges, and TEEX (no
customization)
Skills Funds for Small Business
• Training must be selected from active course
catalogs/schedules.
• Training in occupations targeted by Workforce
Development Boards.
• Employers must pay the prevailing wages in
the local labor market.
Business Services:
Phone: (979) 595-2800 ext. 2244
Fax: (979) 595-2818
www.bvjobs.org