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Guam’s Workforce development has embarked on a major effort to plan the territory’s workforce
future aligned with the new National Workforce Initiatives and guidelines.
Vision:
To provide leadership, strategic guidance, and resources that is valuable to the Workforce
Investment System.
Mission:
Our commitment is to provide program services to improve the quality of life and (to improve the
Standard of Living) of our citizens by maximizing their potential for employment in a competitive
economy
Guam’s Workforce Investment System continues to evolve reflecting a long history of the many
GWIB dealings and the varied challenges and shifting priorities shaping our island economy and
community. This experience continues and the latest round supports a demand-driven workforce
system with a shift toward a broader scope entitled: “Planning for Transformation” aligned
toward thinking regionally. The importance of thinking regionally allows our market economies to
build on our unique competitive advantages and creating a culture and climate of entrepreneurship
and innovation. The next two years leverages a more coherent operational base in support of
purposeful growth and high impact strategies that will rely on how well we achieve the alignment
of employment, education, and economic development resources and assets.
This document represents the culmination of the many workforce conversations, meetings,
conferences, and listening sessions over the past two years. These sessions continue to shape the
outcomes, actionable strategies, and goal areas with specific input coming from surveys, capacity
building sessions, and program delivery of pilot initiatives. This includes the most recent
comprehensive assessment of the Agency for Human Resources Development- One Stop Career
Center (OSCC) delivery system. The workforce strategic planning team presents a modified state
plan with the corresponding plans of work integrating the latest national strategic emphasis 1 . This
also includes the recent USDOL ETA, Region VI onsite review report requiring immediate
corrective actions and are incorporated into the applicable goals and prescribed actionable
strategies. This includes recommendations for refining current programming practices. These
revisions continue to build on the progress realized in the first two years and serves as essential
building blocks designed to enhance our workforce mission and vision. In summary, these
discussions express a common consensus from responsiveness on leveraged and integrated
systems toward transformation and refining/replicating best practices. This approach reflects our
uniqueness and sensitivities toward providing solutions for those looking for the best employer,
the best employee and the right career.
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The proposed strategic goals and the accompanying objectives in the modified and new work plan
reflect a renewed emphasis on the success gained from implementing plans of work previously
framed under 10 separate goal areas and now integrated through this modified plan under 5 core
goals. The latest presentation continues to reaffirm the GWIB’s need to be relevant and to
continue to foster a climate for working toward a broader unified focus on achieving the quality
workforce Guam and the region deserves. This approach continues to integrate and transform the
efforts of both Guam’s Workforce Investment Board (GWIB) partner policies and programs, to
include the redirection of programs and resources directed by the Department of Labor/Agency
for Human Resources Development. In line with this, the Department of Labor/Agency for
Human Resources Development in concert with the GWIB have incorporated the latest addition of
the regional economies posturing by the Western Chief Executives 2 .
The first two years focused on years 1 and 2 strategic initiatives identified by past GWIB summits
and conferences and which continue to be core areas of programming interest and support. These
strategies follow the strategic direction in the U.S. Department of Labor State Planning Guidelines
(SPG) for the Pacific jurisdiction. The actionable elements in years 1 and 2 describe the support of
all the concerted efforts from the governance and programming levels. This includes plans that
address the integration efforts for programming, data reporting, accountability, case and portfolio
management, and expected overall improvements to our partnership and one-stop programming.
The portfolio review continues to build on the ongoing One-Stop systems assessments and
integration strategies for job development, job retention, and governance agreements.
Performance will reflect SPG performance measures or be tailored to reflect existing programs.
Criteria may change over this modified planning period for existing program review as issues and
workforce priorities emerge. This approach continues our leveraging strategies and investing in
capacity of our workforce system and begins to shape both economic analysis and workforce data
that will strengthen program evaluation and policies.
These overarching goals intend to be transformational goals that will begin to transition and
institutionalize the success of today’s workforce system. We expect that this alignment will result
in an effective delivery of programs responsive to a demand driven system for employers,
employees, youth, and adults and shifting to the next threshold of transforming our system to be
competitive. This plan continues to serve as a guiding piece for workforce funded collaborative
programs and their respective planning units and as a reference in developing new areas for plans
of work (POWs). These strategic goal areas embrace the following: Guam’s Workforce
Investment Infrastructure anchor system, Guam’s Workforce Delivery system and Guam’s
Workforce Community Collaboration system.
In support of our posturing for high growth, Goal areas 1 and 2 address the environmental context
to support growth-oriented businesses. This is will be realized through improving the quality of
the delivery and information environment to provide the right sustainable connection to nurture
and develop adaptable human resources. This also speaks directly to how well we deliver on the
business of providing job seekers access to skills and job training.
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While the corresponding areas of working toward creating an acceptable business climate remain,
providing the right investment incentives for Guam and businesses improve both quality and
standard of living, provide adequate infrastructure necessary and establishes components for firms
to grow and invest more. These continuous improvements require synchronizing efforts and equal
attention from all fronts. We continue to strengthen and institutionalize the right processes that
create a dynamic economy, sourcing various workforce best practices that reflect both today and
preparing for the future demands of our work environment. To navigate successfully through the
many workforce challenges that lay ahead, the modified and expanded goals provide the support
needed and the necessary programming and delivery infrastructure. The OSCC, Goal 1, and Goal
2 (One Workforce Reporting System - Data collection and alignment) continue to be our
programming emphasis. The addition of the eWorkforce initiative provides the just in time and
right connection to the world of electronic commerce and two-way communications to receive
information and disseminate current information for job seekers and employers.
Delivering on the life long learning and learning continuum philosophy is captured through the
nestled sub plans embedded within Goal 3; and represents our colorful descriptor of capturing
Guam’s diverse audience and their placement within the modeled learning continuum. The YADIS
represents our sensitivity to the unique challenges and issues that surround workforce
development and investment pertaining to youth, adults, dislocated, incumbent workers, and the
latest addition Senior Citizens. YADIS represents our purposeful blending strategy designed to
ensure cross planning occurs across all workforce programs supporting but not limited to this core
group. This includes programming efforts to fold continuing education into non-traditional
pathways by engaging both communities and nongovernmental organizations. Moving the Youth
learning continuum agenda calls for feeder initiatives and strategies for youth employability
training/academic remediation achieved through the GWIB’s Youth-to-Work: Passports to
Careers as a core emphasis. While there are many variations of programming, and training
curriculums for youth, Passport-to-Careers begins a much needed shift to individual program
efforts toward fostering a coordinated program environment through the offering of a family of
common programs for youth career /training/education programs. All in support of increasing the
opportunities for preparing Guam’s youth for productive careers and work. This sub plan area also
represents the workgroup consortia composed of the various educational institutions and
committees and represents our proposed strategies to address the neediest youth agenda (Sub
POW 3A2). All this adds to the growing need to support a Talent Development strategy calling for
overall support across the spectrum of job seekers accessing skills and job training and resources
to offset the cost of continuing education and training (POW3E).
The support for life long learning continuum welcomes the recent Apprenticeship programming
efforts. This is evident in the passage of local legislation Public Law 28-42 the Guam Registered
Apprenticeship Program 3 (GRAP) and the finalizing of rules and regulations for carrying out the
program elements. This also includes broader support through the creation of a Joint-training
board for Guam and the region creating a focal point for promoting and supporting a positive
environment for connecting future apprentices to right training and career pathways (POW 3B).
This goal area seeks to also expand and strengthen efforts around the many strategies designed
primarily to create sustainable feeder systems for pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship
programs.
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The shift from a Guam only Workforce System towards a region wide workforce agenda
represents the latest addition to the jurisdictions regional economies framework. This includes the
establishment of the Regional Workforce Development Council and their specific task of
developing a Regional Workforce Strategic Development Plan in support of the various
workgroup workforce issues along the seven (7) priorities identified by the Western Chiefs of
Micronesia 2 . (POW3F and Plan of Work 4F: 4F1, 4F2).
Fostering the right environment for Entrepreneurship Education builds on the successful best
practices from partners and collaborators both locally, regionally and nationally. This calls for
specific investments in fostering an entrepreneurial climate that encourages local business start-
up and requires a myriad of innovative non-traditional strategies. These are start points that begin
to build on the various strategies and aligns well with the regional economies approach (POW
3C).
Goal area 4 and the ensuing sub plans of work weaves the empowering communities thread
through the dynamic multi-stakeholder collaborator environment. The national trend for increased
partnerships with community collaborators requires a firm understanding of collaboration and the
desired outcome that bring members together to achieve certain desired results. Understanding the
various community linkages and practices of the various levels of collaboration (networks,
alliances, associations, partnerships, coalitions, etc.) will ensure that the power structures respond
accordingly and have the right capacity. Creating effective boards and committees speaks to the
general programming environment of engaging leadership and effective governance and shift
from antiquated practices to updated protocol and accountability practices (Sub POW 4B and
4B1 Goal 5).
Folded in Goal area 4 is the community-based approach toward the much-anticipated high growth
impact of proposed military growth, posturing, and planning activities proposed by the established
11 Civilian Military Task Force Subcommittees. The Civilian Labor Workforce subcommittee
(Sub POW 4C) continues to meet to address the range of workforce issues and challenges poised
by this high growth agenda. Current efforts include the assessment of the OSCC program delivery
and attention to both workforce capacity and support for military spouses and dependents (Sub
POW 4C2), and community outreach and impact assessments (Sub POW 4C2, 4C3) add to the list
of high priority strategies for addressing the island’s growth shock around this community.
Goal 5 provides the context for accountability and shaping the range of technical assistance
offerings that we can consider as part of our funding strategies. The latest commitment is the
addition of the Department’s Retention and Monitoring Unit (RMU). This also provides the basis
for continuing our efforts to build and invest in prudent fiscal and management systems and
human capital resources as we engage resources and expertise and technical assistance.
This is a continuing work in progress that will be refined and lead toward the (5) year
comprehensive strategic plan. Suggested statements intend to provide realistic and achievable
guidelines for program effectiveness, delivery, and accountability as intended by the SPG
framework: *Note much of the proposed actionable strategies are designed to be flexible and may
be amended as needed.
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Plan of Work (POW) 1A: Integrated and Leveraged One-Stop Career Centers
Sub POW 2A1 One Workforce Reporting System to expand the job development
active ties of the Wagner-Peyser staff to include all workforce
program needs.
Sub POW 2A2 Expand job development activities of the Wagner-Peyser staff to
include workforce program needs.
Sub POW 2A3 Utilize
tilize a single Career Strategy Plan or Individual Service Strategy
among training programs to allow optimum training and support
services to customers.
Sub POW 2A4 Eliminate duplication of services and maximize training funds and
placing emphasis on follow-ups
Sub POW 2A5 Internet-Based Economic and Reporting Data System
Sub POW 2A6 Promote collaborative, effective efforts by all partners, program
staff, and service providers to acquire and use valid complete
performance measures & program indicator data
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Sub POW 2B Data for Economic and Community Solutions and Analysis
Sub POW 2B1 Data Reporting, Validation System, and Data Reporting
Conventions and Methodologies
Sub POW 2B2 Technical Workgroup Support, Resources, and Training
Sub POW 2B3 Data on Regional Economies Data Series Statistical Monographs
Sub POW 3A1 Education Rewards Loan Program & Training Stipends
Sub POW 3A2 Increased Opportunities for Preparing Guam’s Youth for Productive
Careers and Work
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Sub POW 3E1 Talent Development through the learning continuum model
Sub POW 4E Technical and Workforce Support for Women and Minority Groups
(disadvantaged, disable, disabilities)
Sub POW 4E.1 Disadvantaged, Minority, and Women Programming Support and Technical
Assistance
Sub POW 4E2 Capacity Building and Program Shadowing and Mentoring, Technical
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Plan of Work (POW) 1A: Integrated and Leveraged One-Stop Career Centers
Realizing the power of e3 (Education, Employment, and Economic Development) for Guam’s
Workforce Investment system begins to align the core programs critical for the long-term
economic health and prosperity for our island community. Finding the right employer, the right
employee and the right career through a leveraged and integrated one-stop system initializes the
right investment priorities. This serves as the basis for benchmarking delivery capacity for
emerging careers and focused areas of highest need. Goal 1 promotes the necessary program
delivery and recruitment strategies among employers and employees.
Objectives:
A1.A Attract, recruit, and retain a diverse quality workforce
A1.B Carry out recruitment and participation strategies that reach and serve the
best YADI base that distinguishes between job ready and job seeking.
A1.C Set up enrollment targets to recruit the best not the most
A1.D Integrate recruitment, coordination and articulation efforts among partners
A1.E One-Stop-Career Center Resources
A.1.F GWIB Governance Support
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Sub POW 1A2: Create a collaborative/integrated One-Stop Center culture that promotes
the best OSC system within agencies and among partners.
Objectives:
1A2.A Recognize and reward program administrators and program staff for
exemplary performance and align closely with Governor’s Merit Cup
Awards Program
1A2.B Standard reports
1A2.C Encourage and fund innovations for collaborative and interdisciplinary
Approaches that improve the quality of program offerings
Objective
1A3.A Showcase ways in which emerging technologies can help streamline
workforce program delivery and improve coordination between
participants, program people and the One-Stop System
1A3.B Website links to national Workforce data & program systems
1A3.C IT Infrastructure Resource plan
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OA3.E On-line registration systems
0A3.F Assessment and Resource Plan
Objective
1A4.A Effective promotion of workforce-demand driven centered programs
1A4.B Target OSCC needs specifically (YADI)
1A4.C Incentives for innovative outreach and education: Consumer-centered
programming
Sub POW 1A5 One-Stop Career Center Innovations and Solutions: eWorkforce
The trends in connectivity provide the OSCC an opportunity to capitalize on the latest offerings of
accessing the internet and improving OSCC program delivery to both clients and service
providers. The context of electronic commerce and global trade calls for an appropriate
programming platform responsive to the information needs and training needs of our workforce
stakeholders. This sub plan focuses on increasing access to OSCC and Guam’s Workforce
Investment system and expanding access to our regional markets. Additionally, this will include
addressing the challenges/issues related to transportation needs of job seekers, employees looking
for alternative transportation, and meeting other workforce needs.
Objective
1A5.A OSCC eWorkforce curriculum beginner, intermediate
1A5.B OSCC Support Services
1A5.C OSCC Special Initiatives
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S1A5.C Needs assessments
Over the last two years the OSCC system together with the various project teams have sought to
increase the efficiency of the OSCC case management practices and implement right fit back-
office systems designed to streamline processes and case management interactions and
accountability across programs and partners. As these practices begin to evolve and effect a
systematic change across all programs and reporting systems as it relates to all YADI case
referral, we hope to achieve improved programmatic accountability resulting in meeting
customer/clientele training and referral needs. In addition we expect to deliver effective services
that will facilitate the training and educational needs of the all OSCC and Workforce Investment
Clients and collaborators.
Objective
1A6.A Streamline Case management System and Promoting Overall Quality
Welfare of Clients
1A6.B Standardized Reporting Systems that is Client-centered and Flexible
1A6.C Documentation, Monitoring, and Adjustments
Sub POW 1A7 OSCC Assessment and Evaluation Programs & Services
Objective
1A7.A Periodic Program adjustment and Evaluation
1A7.B Updates and amendments to Case System
1A7.C Documentation, Monitoring, and Adjustments
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S1A7.B Web Based Evaluation Systems
S1A7.C Program Evaluation and Audits
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STRATEGIC GOAL 2: EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH
ENHANCED WORKFORCE REPORTING OF ECONOMIC
AND WORKFORCE DATA FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
Plan of Work (POW) 2A: Improving Workforce Information and Reporting System
Designing and improving the management and the accountability of programs supported by
Federal funding for Guam’s Workforce system requires changes to the process by which partners
and the workforce system operate. An integrated workforce reporting system provides the
mandate, the direction and overall framework for workforce programming, timely reporting and
credible information system. To be successful, this goal area builds on the initializing efforts of
the Pacific WIASRD and is consistent with the intergovernmental partnership and programming
structure of the Federal DOL ETA.
A key feature of this section is the accountability components that begin to capture program
outcomes that can quantify productivity and or determine efficiency and effectiveness of the
current process practices.
Sub POW 2A1 One Workforce Reporting System to expand the job development active
ties of the Wagner-Peyser staff to include all workforce program needs.
Objectives: (2A1.A-2A1.H)
2A1.A Harmonized Data Reporting System
2A1.B Consistent Data Availability
2A1.C Automatic Generation of Federal/Local Reports
2A1.D Enhanced Payment Mechanism
2A1.E Real-time Statistics Based on Partner Requirements
2A1.F Automatic Digital System Edit Checks
2A1.G Digital Internal Controls for Audit Purposes
2A1.H Monitoring and Data Systems– Full integration and implementation of the
Pacific WIASRD system for increased accountability
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Sub POW 2A2 Expand job development activities of the Wagner-Peyser staff to include
workforce program needs.
Objective:
2A2.A Single point of contact for initial employer services
2A2.B Building job bank for all workforce programs
2A2.C Increase educational program access
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Sub POW 2A3 To utilize a single Career Strategy Plan or Individual Service Strategy
among training programs to allow optimum training and support Services
to the customer.
Objective:
2A3.A Provide quality service to our clients and maximize customer-training
funds.
2A3.B Service and Training provider orientation and capacity development
2A3.C Promote teaming and collaboration among service and training providers
2A3.D Programming for dislocated and incumbent workers
Sub POW 2A4: Eliminate duplication of services and maximize training funds and
placing emphasis on follow-ups
Objective:
2A4.A Provide information to facilitate informed decisions affecting services and
use of funds
2A4.B Promote communication forums among partners, program staff and
administrators
2A4.C GWIB Portfolio Management
2A4.D Evaluation of GovGuam Incumbent Training Programs
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Outcome Indicators: (O2A4.A-O24.C)
O2A4.A Developed performance measurements and monitoring standards
O2A4.B Number of workshops and capacity building offered to staff and partners
and administrators
O2A4.C Costs savings realized and accountability
Objective
2A5.A Showcase ways in which emerging technologies can help streamline
workforce program delivery and improve coordination between
participants, program people and the One-Stop System
2A5.B Website links to national Workforce data and program systems
2A5.C Computer Infrastructure Resource plan and support
2A5.D Provide increased access to Workforce programs and service information
Workforce community in a cost-effective manner.
Sub POW 2A6: Promote collaborative, effective efforts by all partners, program staff and
service providers to acquire and use valid complete performance
measures & program indicator data
Objective:
2A6.A Share and utilize suggestions by program staff and data creators and data
users for improvements in program information and methods for use and
acquisition.
2A6.B Development of a well-organized and accurate performance reporting that
is user friendly, cost-effective and convenient for all.
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Actionable Strategies: (S2A6.A-S26.B)
S2A6.A Development of standardized performance worksheets
S2A6.B Conduct customer satisfaction surveys
Sub POW 2B Data for Economic and Community Solutions and Analysis
Sub POW 2B1 Data Reporting, Validation System, and Data Reporting Conventions and
Methodologies
Objective:
2B1.A Meet national strategic direction (US DOL) for Increased Economic and
Workforce Information Data Integration and Analysis
2B1.B Produce, Analyze, and deliver timely labor market statistics in support of
economic decision-making.
2B1.C Development of a well-organized and accurate reporting network amongst
programs and data workgroups that is user friendly, cost-effective, timely
and convenient for all.
2B1.D Institutionalize data reporting and data validation framework across
programs, promote new data and economic analysis initiatives
2B1.E Foster increased coordinated surveys and adoption of Federal Data/Survey
conventions and methodologies
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S2B1.C Establish data validation teams and technical workgroup provide support
role for economic data/assessment and policy teams address economic
analysis and issues.
S2B1.D Provide programming and technical support to include latest software tools
for increased capacity for data reporting/ analysis and appropriate training
across programs and data workgroups.
Objective:
2B2.A Strengthen and build technical workgroup partnerships across boards,
between and amongst agencies to include development of comprehensive
training plan for programs.
2B2.B Leverage and identify capacity and expertise pool with collaborators.
2B2.C Strengthen training and capacity building programs that anticipates both
agency service requirements as well as meeting the technical needs of
partners and collaborators.
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Outcome Indicators: (O2B2.A-O2B2.B)
O2B2.A Increased staff productivity and program effectiveness
O2B2.B Number of new programs and trainings, presentations and capacity building
sessions offered and evaluations/input from staff adopted, positions
reclassified or new positions hired.
Sub POW 2B3 Data on Regional Economies Data Series Statistical Monographs
Objective:
2B3.A Strengthen and build technical workgroup partnerships across regional
boards.
2B3.B Leverage and identify capacity and expertise pool with regional
collaborators.
2B2.C Strengthen training and capacity building for collection and analysis for
economic and workforce data collection in the region.
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STRATEGIC GOAL 3: ADOPT A YADI LIFE LONG LEARNING PHILOSOPHY
AND INTEGRATE THE WORKFORCE LEARNING
CONTINUUM AS THE GUIDING FRAMEWORK FOR THE
POWER OF E3 ALIGNED WITH REGIONAL ECONOMIES
Strategic Goal 3 serves as the anchor framework necessary to begin the systematic leveraging of
programming resources and expertise among workforce partners and industry collaborators. Focus
is on direct alignment with education program delivery and student learning environment.
Through innovation and adoption of proven best practices of school-based learning and the
matching transition initiatives, students gain advice, guidance, and a solid experience building on
workplace standards and expectations of the ever-evolving career offerings.
Sub POW 3A1 Education Rewards Loan Program & Training Stipends
Objectives:
3A1.A Create an incentive system aligned through the One-Stop Career Centers for
learning continuum participants
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Sub POW 3A2 Increased Opportunities for Preparing Guam’s Youth for Productive
Careers and Work
Career development and career choices within the youth context are strategies that come into play
in occupational choices and the eventual career a student considers. Career education and life
skills as well as formal education are key reasons reinforcing this goal area. How best to prepare
Guam’s youth group for emerging job demands continues to be a challenge for Guam’s current
workforce system especially disadvantaged youth and youth without postsecondary education or
training. This section provides a focused area to identify the strategies that can help youth make
informed career choices and finally prepare youth transition to work, gain experience and job
satisfaction, and have better job choices in the future. This includes close alignment of the
Workforce Investment Act (10) Youth elements:
1. Tutoring, study skills, training, an instruction leading to the completion of secondary
school including dropout prevention strategies;
2. Alternative secondary school services;
3. Summer employment opportunities directly lined to academic and occupational
learning;
4. Paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships and job shadowing;
5. Occupational skill training;
6. Leadership development opportunities;
7. Supportive services;
8. Adult mentoring for the period of participant;
9. Follow-up services not less than 12 months after exit;
10. Comprehensive guidance and counseling;
Objectives:
3A2A.A Build and align programs that provide mechanisms that assist parents,
schools, and community to provide learning experiences or service learning
that communicate the importance of local employment.
3A2A.B Internships cohorts & experience based (youth apprenticeship models)
3A2A.C Increase programming efforts in school-to-work linkages
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Actionable Strategies: (S3A2.A-S3A2.E)
S3A2A.A Village based program Initiatives & Interagency, NGOs program
leveraging working directly with youth serving organizations
S3A2.A.B Integrate learning continuum in all youth programming and year round
S3A2.A.C Youth mini-grants for learning scholarships
S3A2.A.D Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) career pathways
Initiatives.
S3A2.A.E Youth internships & service learning
Objectives:
3A2B.A Establish initializing program elements to build Career ladder system
3A2B.B Career Mentorship
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Sub POW 3A2C Out-of-School and At-risk Youth
Objectives:
3A2C.A Matching youth career interests with OSCC programs and services
3A2C.B Focus on alternative Education through the Learning Continuum and OSCC
Objectives:
3A2D.A Promote and encourage Youth Initiatives
3A2D.B Focus on importance of cost avoidance strategies
3A2D.C Establish appropriate Youth coalitions
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S3A2D.B Promote and encourage village based partnerships, Pilot Out-of-School, and
At-risk program modules that develop basic skills and identify learning
disabilities.
S3A2D.C Inventory and search for effective alternative school curriculum and
modules & program materials.
S3A2D.D Establish Youth Council and Promote venue to encourage cross planning
among and between youth groups and collaborators.
Objectives:
3A2E.A Matching youth career interests with OSCC programs and services
3A2E.B Focus on alternative Education through the Learning Continuum and OSCC
From its inception, the value of apprenticeship programs continue to make an impact in meeting
workforce challenges and creating opportunities as the need to strengthen our island’s human
capital becomes critical. Apprenticeship programming in the context of shared workforce
community building is necessary agenda. This strategy serves as the harmonizing piece for
meeting workforce priorities. Emphasis is being placed on developing both a feeder program
system as well as establishing an integrated pre-apprenticeship recruitment pipeline initiative
aligned with youth and current recruitment program practices.
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Objectives:
3B1.A Allied Health Program Modeling
3B1.B Construction Trades Program Modeling
3B1.C Industrial Trades Program Modeling
3B1.D Hospitality Trades Program Modeling
Objectives:
3B2.A Job Coaches Certification
3B2.B Career Counselors
3B2.C Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Supervisors
3B2.D Program Review & Resource Mapping
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Sub POW 3B3: Capacity Building and Technical Assistance for Service and Training
Providers
Objectives:
3B3.A Promote collaboration and partnerships with service and training providers
3B3.B Align funding systems to build leveraging opportunities with partners
3B3.C Increase access to training funds through effective grantmanship
This Sub plan of Work area recognizes the need to support strategies building on increased
entrepreneurship education. This supports the e3 framework and speaks to economic
development. Communities will have access to a range of guided programs that help individuals
increase their income and business generation options. Using existing business technical
assistance resources of the partners allows for effective leveraging that will enable individuals,
businesses and economic development agencies achieve their common economic development
agendas. The e3 framework reflects the workforce design of a multidisciplinary team/partner
approach towards enterprise facilitation.
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Sub POW 3C1 Localizing Enterprise Facilitation Concepts
Objectives:
3C1.A Understanding & being able to develop action plans (Business planning and
business plans).
3C1.B Entrepreneurship Resource Mapping of programs and successes
3C1.C Community Based Resource Assessment
3C1.D Organize Producer/Marketing Cooperatives
3C1.E OSCC based resources and business plans
Objectives
3C2.A Mini-grants for Entrepreneurship Initiatives
3C2.B Coordinated Entrepreneurship Seminars and Conferences
3C2.C Provide education activities that give participants basic business skills to
evaluate their proposed venture and potential feasibility
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POW 3D: Career-based Learning Continuum Awareness and Integration
Objectives:
3D1.A Promote Youth Career Ladder programming
3D1.B Articulation of secondary and postsecondary programs that offer career
preparation for participating students and provide graduates with lifelong
learning and training for career development in emerging growth areas.
3D1.C Link workforce development jobs with Educational Programs aligned to
learning continuum in priority or focused areas: MOUs & MOAs
Structured programs supporting youth core initiatives
3D1.D Youth Councils and GWIB representation
Sub POW 3E1 Talent Development Through the Learning Continuum Model
Objectives:
3E1.A Promote Youth Career Ladder programming
3E1.B Articulation of secondary and postsecondary programs that offer career
preparation for participating students and provide graduates with lifelong
learning and training for career development in emerging growth areas.
3E1.C Link workforce development jobs with Educational Programs aligned to
learning continuum in priority or focused areas: MOUs & MOAs
Structured programs supporting youth core initiatives
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Actionable Strategies: (S3E1.A-S3E1.C)
S3E1.A School Based Workforce Initiatives
S3E1.B Curriculum mapping between secondary and post secondary programs
S3E1.C Joint-faculty partnerships between the Guam community college and the
University of Guam
Objectives:
3F1.A Promote collaboration and partnerships with service and training providers
3F1.B Align funding systems to build leveraging opportunities with partners
3F1.C Cost Avoidance and Savings
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Sub POW 3F2: Regional Joint Training Council
Objectives:
3F2.A Promote regional collaboration and partnerships with service and training
providers
3F2.B Align funding systems to build leveraged opportunities with collaborators
3F2.C Increase access to training funds through effective grantmanship
Objectives:
3G1.A Promote active recruitment and stronger collaboration with all public
schools career counselors focused on career guidance, training support and
overall support for career outreach
3G1.B Reach new and underrepresented audiences through effective youth
programs and with strong collaborators.
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STRATEGIC GOAL 4: SUPPORT INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GUAM RESIDENTS & COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND FAITH BASED COMMUNITY.
Village Initiatives:
• Satellite one-stop districts @ GWIB proposed $5K pilot project
• District pilot programs aligned with partners & distance webinars etc. model.
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Plan of Work 4A Empower Communities
Sub POW 4A1: Create a Multi-Stakeholder Workforce System & linkages for doing
business and program delivery policies
Objectives:
4A1.A Program policies aligned with fiscal programming support and GWIB
board decisions and commitment
4A1.B Accountability for financial resources, meeting performance measures and
results
4A1.C Community Needs Assessments building on assets of the communities
4A1.D Create Village-based resource centers
4A1.E Create advisory groups for the GWIB
4A1.F Encourage pilot sites for One Stop Village Center Fairs
4A1.G Integrate Workforce Development Board and GEDCA
4A1.H Schedule quarterly meetings with Policy makers
4A1.I Alignment of ServeGuam Commission Programs with Workforce Programs
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S4A1.N Identify Economic Development Plan (Chamber and GEDCA)
S4A1.O Gather information at Summit
S4A1.P Team and partner with other WIB’s
S4A1.Q Leverage Funds among partners
Objectives:
4A2.A Promoting and making a brand connection for workforce products and
services
4A2.B Provide a full range of employment and training programs to consumers
that are current and relevant
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Sub POW 4B Capacity Building & Technical Assistance for Community and Faith-
based Organizations and Volunteer Groups.
Objectives:
4B1.A To collaborate, and assist NGOs, workgroups, technical teams, committees,
policy makers in developing community strategies that resolve community
conflicts.
4B1.B To promote, encourage, and assist community and faith-based leaders and
decision makers in developing appropriate program linkages and strategies
that address workforce challenges and promoting best practices.
Sub POW 4C1: Civilian/Military & Special Impacts, Military Programming, and
Workgroup Collaborators
Objectives:
4C1.A Incorporating Civilian/Military Workgroup with workforce programming
and work force planning teams, promoting collaboration and partnerships
with service and training providers. This includes strategic planning, needs
assessment, focus groups designed to provide cross-planning linkages and
common programming platforms to identify and address but not limited to
following:
• Civilian growth and community impact
• Socio-economic impacts and economic leakages
• Workforce Analysis, and modeling exemption for foreign
labor impact
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Actionable Strategies: (S4C1.A-S4C1.D)
S4C1.A Technical training and grantmanship workshop
S4C1.B Mini-grants for feasibility trials
S4C1.C Promote peer mentoring program incentives
S4C1.D Establish a Foreign Labor Technical workgroup to evaluate and
assess policy impact of future deployment of foreign labor for high
growth impact situations. Workgroup will convene to develop scope
of work and recommendations to cover gamut of foreign labor
issues to include but not limited to monitoring, training/education/
enforcement (worker protection laws), quarters, health care and
training, short-term to long-term impact of foreign labor.
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S4C2.E Peer Navigator and Mentor programs supporting Women own and
minority groups etc to access grants and contracts environment
Objectives:
4C3.A Promote collaboration and partnerships with community groups,
Mayor’s council and NGO’s to include partnering with Land Grant
Institutions
4C3.B Impact and Solutions Outreach Initiative/campaign for grassroots
4C3.C Increase access to training funds
Objectives:
4D1.A Community Development and Leadership Capacity Building
4D1.B Increase Veteran Programming
4D1.C Promote the concept of “Workforce Change Agents”
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Actionable Strategies: (S4D1.A-S4D1.E)
S4D1.A Develop and implement Community Leadership Training
S4D1.B Develop and implement Veterans Initiative and GWIB recruitment
S4D1.C Promote and support capacity building networks with Veteran’s
organizations Guam and region
S4D1.D Promote Networking Initiatives both local and federal to support program
alignment with all workforce partners, Veteran Peer Navigator Program,
Veteran’s Registry
S4D1.E GWIB Workforce Program Mentoring Initiative
Plan of Work 4E Technical and Workforce Support for Women and Minority Groups
(disadvantaged, disable, disabilities)
Sub POW 4E.1 Disadvantaged, Minority, and Women Programming Support and Technical
Assistance
Objectives:
4E1.A Increase participation and representation of women interests in GWIB
board programs and committees
4E1.B Provide access to leadership and capacity building opportunities/programs
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Sub POW 4E2 Capacity Building and Program Shadowing and Mentoring Technical
Objectives:
4E2.A Foster a positive and progressive climate for community networks to thrive
4E2.B Promote strategic planning throughout organizations
4E2.C Promote strong communication strategies
Sub POW 4F1 Regional Workforce Council and Regional Workforce Strategic
Development Plan
Objectives:
4F1.A To support initializing framework for U.S. DOL WIRE Initiative
4F1.B To provide technical assistance to conduct regional asset/resource mapping
and needs assessments
4F1.C To promote regional communities understand the interdependence of the
power of e3 plus 1 and other relevant community factors.
4F1.D To align workforce development, vocational education, and training
programs
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STRATEGIC GOAL 5: Strengthen Guam’s Workforce Investment Governance and
Workforce Community Leadership System
The direction of the GWIB board requires capacity building to support the initializing goals and
overarching goals to achieve the vision and mission of the ideal workforce for Guam. The
governance serves as the anchor for creating accountable systems that include program design,
program delivery and outreach across all program platforms. This is necessary to assess the
effectiveness of governance tools and practices. This Goal intends to initialize and align all
business policies as approved and prioritized by the Board. One important outcome of planning
towards a demand driven workforce begins with redefining the performing and governance
environment for training and service providers, partners, industry and the community.
Governance posturing will include more resources and commitment to support this expected
increased in programming. This will include the need for additional program personnel such as
additional planners, access to legal counsel for reviewing contracts and RFP disputes and other
related legal issues. The services of a procurement officer will also be of value and will be
included as a standard protocol in all RFP reviews, design and selection.
Objectives:
5A1.A Transition strategies and building on new governance policies
5A1.B Updates of By-laws, Revisions of Executive Orders and appropriate
corresponding Policy documents.
5A1.C Adopt the logic process flow model as a standard for development for
Workforce proposals, grants, and MOU, MOA, and action plans.
5A1.D GWIB Governance Support
5A1.E Increase technical support and capacity building in governance and
accountability.
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• Audit Procedures & Protocol
• Procedures for Full and Open Competition
• Source selection
• Method of Procurement
• Mitigation
• Organizational Flow process and structures
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1
USDOL ETA National Strategic Direction (Appendix N)
2
7th Western Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit Communiqué (Appendix O)
3
Public Law 28-142 GRAP Legislation (Appendix P)
4
ARTE stands for (Assessment, Recruitment, Training, and Exit)
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