Vision Why We Do It

We envision a Virginia where every

business has access to a qualified, jobready workforce and every Virginian
has the skills they need to connect
with meaningful employment and
advance in their career.

Practically Speaking
Virginias economy is expanding.
Unfilled jobs represent unrealized economic
potential.
Economic development prospects are good
and workforce is a key driver - #1.
Diversification or the tale of two Virginias
Future needs are great growth and
replacement.
Many forces in play demography, technology,
domestic and global policy, energy.

Mission What We Do
We provide quality policy
recommendations to the Governor on
workforce development issues and
strategic direction to the workforce
system in order to create a more
business-driven system that increases
the number of individuals who are
skilled and ready for work.

What is Virginias Public Workforce System ?

Virginia Employment Commission

Virginia Community College System
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative
Services
Department of Education
Department of Labor and Industry
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Department of Social Services

Guiding Principles How We Do It

Business-Driven & Customer Focused
Collaborative Collective Impact
Innovative and Embracing
Technology
Culture of Continuous Improvement
Rely on Quality Data and Make
Evidence-Based Decisions

Common Performance
Measures

Business Engagements
Partnerships

Credential Attainment
Skills Development

Jobs
Career Pathways

Wages
Path to Economic Independence

ROI
Collective Impact

Key Deliverables
POLICY AND BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNOR
POLICY DIRECTION TO LOCAL
WORKFORCE BOARDS
STATE-LEVEL COMMON PERFORMANCE
METRICS
ANNUAL WORKFORCE SYSTEM REPORT
COMBINED STATE WORKFORCE PLAN

Strategic Objective #1
Identify current and future workforce
needs of Virginia businesses and identify
related training and credentialing
requirements.

Challenge Question:
How can we ensure that our workforce system and its partners
understand business workforce requirements and have access to that
information to make strategic decisions?

Key Initiatives
High Priority Demand Occupations
Labor Supply and Demand
Dashboard
Statewide Employer Survey
Real Time Labor Market Information
System That Informs Policy and
Programmatic Decisions

Strategic Objective #2
Identify and endorse strategies to better
prepare and match trained workers with
available and emerging jobs.

Challenge Question:
How can we more quickly address our business customers need
for qualified work-ready talent and narrow the gap between
available jobs and candidates seeking employment?

Key Initiatives
Workforce Credential Attainment
Work Ready
Industry Ready
Occupation Ready

Endorse and Support Sector Strategies

Statewide, User Friendly Labor
Exchange Commonly Used by All
Workforce Partners
Connecting Businesses to Veterans

Strategic Objective #3
Provide strategic direction and policy guidance to
improve the performance of the states workforce
system, including service delivery elements described
and funded through the WIOA as well as other federal
and state grants designed to support workforce
training.

Challenge Question:
How can we improve our service-delivery system to make it more effective and
efficient in serving our customers, thereby supporting Virginias economy?

Key Initiatives
Virginias One-Stop Career Centers
Statewide Business Service Model
Professional Staff Development
Across Agencies and Programs
Aligning Technology and Data
Platforms

Strategic Objective #4
Improve alignment and performance of the states
publicly funded workforce system through
continuous review of program outcomes, regular
evaluation of resource alignment and programs
connections to business needs.

Challenge Question:
How can we ensure that limited state and federal workforce
funds are being used in a way that address the needs of
business and are driving common, high impact outcomes.

Key Initiatives
Common Strategic Performance
Accountability System
Workforce System Asset Map
Training Provider Consumer Report
Cards
Refining a Rational and Replicable
Impact Model for Workforce System
Programs and Activities.

How You Can Help

If youre a business that employs
people, we need to talk.
Watch for that needs assessment
(survey) encourage participation.
SIGNALS
Contact your local Workforce
Development Board get involved.
ENGAGE

Questions?
Sara J Dunnigan
Executive Director
Virginia Board of Workforce
Development
sara.dunnigan@governor.virginia.gov
804-663-7464
www.elevatevirginia.org