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Plan REGIONAL PLAN: Regional plans and partnerships required by WIOA function under California's State Plan as the primary mechanism for aligning educational and training provider services with regional industry sector needs in California's fourteen WIOA Regional Planning Units (RPUs), California state law requires coordination between the K -12, Community Collages, and UVIOA systems and requires the use of sector strategies as the operational framework for the state's workforce system. These two state mandated requirements are met under the State Plan by making federally required WIOA regional plans and partnerships the primary mechanism for aligning educational and training programs with regional industry sector needs, As such, the main aim of regional plans is the development of "regional sector pathway" programs, including: the identification, utilization, and servicing of career pathway programs aligned with regional industry sector needs in each of the RPi INTRODUCTION The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) federal legislation is the first legislative reform in fifteen years for the public workforce system. Passed in congress by a wide bipartisan majority in 2014, the first year of WIOA was dedicated to the transition from the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The second program year of WIOA focused on implementation. As we enter into the third program year, WIOA's foundation has set the stage for more agile state and local boards that are well - positioned to meet local and regional workforce needs. As such, with significant input and collaboration with the local area boards, businesses, education, and community partners, the Orange County Region (OC Region) has come together to develop this 4 -Year Strategic Regional Workforce Plan (2017- 2020). This Orange County Regional Plan (OC Regional Plan) is focused on constructing a regional training, education, and workforce architecture that aligns with the Orange County regional labor market. Individuals will access and experience this regional workforce architecture primarily through local service delivery efforts outlined in the local plan included as part of the OC Regional Plan. In this regard, this regional plan communicates the vision and strategies that were developed with inclusive feedback and input from key partners and stakeholders providing leadership, employment, education, and services in the region. This plan provides direction on strategies and activities that will strategically align workforce development in the region to facilitate regional collaboration, promote industry alignment, enhance system integration, improve business engagement, foster consistency of service delivery, increase sustainable pipelines of skilled workers, and implement best practices. This plan will build on past successes, and provide strategic plans to continue to improve job and career options for the region's workers and job seekers through an integrated, demand - driven workforce system that links diverse talent to regional business needs. The focus of these regional planning efforts has been, and will continue to be, the development of a strong, vibrant regional economy where businesses thrive and people want to live and work. REQUIRED PLAN ELEMENTS: The OC Regional Plan has met and exceeded the requirements set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) federal legislation, the State of California's Unified Strategic Workforce Development Plan- "Skills Attainment for Upward Mobility; Aligned Services for Shared Prosperity" (2016 - 2020), and the California Employment Development Department Workforce Services Directive on Regional and Local Planning Guidance (WSD16.07). The final directive (WSD16.07) issued from the state (Employment Development Department Workforce Services and the California Workforce Development Board) provides policy guidance and establishes the procedures regarding the preparation of both regional and local plans required by WIOA and includes some additional state - imposed requirements. Page II 19D -10