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Part B: Operational Elements
Resource Alignment
A description of the workforce development system in the local area that identifies:
a. the programs that are included in the system; and
b. how the Board will support the strategy identified in the State Plan and work with the entities carrying out core
programs and other workforce development programs to support alignment to provide services, including programs
of study authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, that support the
strategy identified in the State Plan under WIOA §102(b)(1)(E).
WFSCB provides services to its residents through the following programs that are available in the Coastal
Bend region through state and federal funding and implemented by WFSCB’s local contractors; SERCO and
NCI.
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Wagner-Peyser funded employment services
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker
WIOA Youth
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Choices Program
Choices NCP Program
SNAP E&T Program
Sector Partnership National Dislocated Worker Grant
Oil & Gas National Dislocated Worker Grant
Military Family Support Pilot Program
Child Care Services
WFSCB supports and promotes the programs operated at the state level through the continuous education
of job seekers and employers to the opportunities available through each of the programs. With very strong
ties to the community colleges, and in partnership work to develop skills development fund applications that
will benefit employers in the Coastal Bend through highly-trained employees. The Business Service
Representatives provide information directly to employers about each of these programs and encourage
them to use the programs available.
The Texas Workforce System’s Strategic Plan 2016-2023 provides WFSCB with a general direction for state
and federal programs over the next few years. The plans “Overarching Imperatives” of Customer Service and
Satisfaction, Data-Driven Program Improvement, and Continuous Improvement and Innovation are very
similar to WFSCB’s own goals. WFSCB has and will continue to work with all of the community stakeholders
to ensure these key issues addressed in the State Plan are carried forward in the Coastal Bend region.
Educational Programs of Study and Education System Coordination & Alignment- Partnerships with
Citizens for Educational Excellence (CEE), local ISD’s, community colleges, universities and the Craft
Training Center have enabled WFSCB to assist in aligning HB5 high school career pathways, with post-
secondary degree programs and certifications, with in-demand career outcomes throughout the region.
These relationships have been built over the last five years and the work to align these career pathways
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