19F - WIA STRATEGIC PLAN 2013-2017

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Santa Ana's strategic plan calls for the expansion of the WIB to include several smaller and larger businesses. The intent of this expansion is to better identify and track emerging employment trends and for the WIB to keep its finger on the pulse of changing training needs. The small businesses will help forward Santa Ana's job development strategies, and the larger ones will contribute human resource and hiring expertise. Santa Ana has identified the target companies which it intends to contact. The WIB expansion "wish list" is found in the Appendix. The WIB is divided into committees "for the purpose of ensuring the flow of the WIB's strategic plan." The committees are: • Executive Committee meets on alternate months to formulate policy recommendations, monitor the strategic work plan, act as a general clearinghouse for WIB and WORK Center activities, develop a collaborative and communications strategy, and make interim decisions as appropriate. • Marketing committee has the duel responsibility of marketing WIB activities in general and developing ways to bring new perspectives onto the board. It writes and executes an annual plan for that purpose. • Employer and Customer Service Committee studies the needs and expectations of the business community specifically to improve the services of the WORK Center. It has taken the lead in making the strategic recommendations for this application. • Oversight and Data Committee keeps up with the changing demographic, labor force, and business data that drives program relevance and effectiveness. • Youth Council includes interested and appropriate WIB members plus community organizations and parents dedicated to serving this element of the workforce. it is an increasingly powerful part of WIB activities. The local business service plan is being developed by the Employer and Customer Service Committee, of course with the aid of the other committees. It developed the vision, strategies, and general plan outline in its meeting of May 28, 2013. Current and Planned Santa Ana WIB Partnerships WIB PARTNERSHIPS, U Business :E =jai - N Social w..... :£;'s = -: £ services /nonprofi r..;i�i•R£�: ... �.= Labor "- ££ a Education 9 Government 27 19F -33 Santa Ana's current set of 29 WIB partnerships is analyzed in the same categories used to analyze the WIB. The important category of labor consolidates representation from several unions. The Chamber is counted as business. It should be noted that of the 29 partnerships, six (21 %) are devoted to youth and /or minority underserved populations. See the Appendices for detailed list.