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Orange County Regional Plan iegionai as lC;kjer:iivec Strategic alignment and coordination of programs, services, and partners, creating cross - system data capacity that uses diagnostic labor market data to assess the value of those program investments. Szrategy. Performance will be tracked and evaluated over time. Working with state, regional, and local partners ensures investments in employment, education and training programs are evidence- based, demand driven, and data supported State Flan AIi9nment, Production of a million industry- recognized credentials over the next ten years, creating a sustainable credentialing agenda for shared regional prosperity. 2E. ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVTY; Regional planning is intended to be inclusive and regional sector pathway programs must be flexibly designed and include, as appropriate, remedial programming, so as to allow individuals with barriers to employment and other target populations, including those with limited basic skills and limited English proficiency, an ability to work their way along these pathways. Regional sector pathway programs must be designed to allow participation of individuals with disabilities. REGIONAL PLANNING OUTREACH EFFORTS To develop a truly regional plan that represents all the moving parts Involved in the workforce system, the OC Region proactively engaged leadership of key partners and stakeholders (members listed previously in Section 2Aii) to coordinate development of respective regional plans and contribute to the development of the OC Regional Plan. In order to help align all WIOA mandated operations and programs as well as bigger regional efforts to meet the needs of ever changing OC Region needs, leaders and decision makers from each of the groups were invited to an initial regional planning meeting. From this initial planning meeting was borne the OC Regional Leadership Council as an entity to foster integration and coordination of all partner perspectives for strategic regional planning. Outreach and recruitment of partner input was also facilitated through leveraging the OC Network as an existing entity to engage and include public, private, non - profit, education, and community input, Special Populations, such as out -of- school youth, foster youth, veterans, ex- offenders, and limited English proficient were invited to participate in the regional planning process through the public quarterly network meetings and special workgroups. In addition to coordination of key leaders and partners, the OC Region was awarded the Regional Implementation and Innovation Grant as a means to develop and implement improved infrastructure through regional coordination and system alignment of regional data, policy, and service delivery. The goal of all regional collaboration and alignment efforts is to ultimately improve access to regional sector pathways activities that lead to recognized post- secondary credentials and /or industry- recognized credentials (portable and stackable), increase access to training, support development of apprenticeship opportunities, and ultimately meeting the needs of industry for skilled workers. GROUPS CONTACTED /INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PLANNING * The OC Regional Leadership Council: in addition to decision makers representing the WIOA titles and core system partners, the council has also recruited leaders from the Social Services TANF programs, OC Sheriffs Probation Department, and the Orange County Department of Education. ® The OC Network: The OC Network was established in order to better support and integrate county -wide initiatives through collaborative partnerships between public and private organizations and established industry sector professionals that includes members from businesses, industry associations, education, workforce development, economic development, community based organizations, labor organizations and other public sector agencies. ® Community Based organizations: A number of community-based organizations contribute input and collaborate on projects within the OC Region through active participation in the OC Network. Primary community based organizations that have actively contributed to the development of the OC Regional Plan include the United Way of Page 2.2 19D -37