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SUMMARY OF
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
DRAFT TENTH-YEAR LOCAL PLAN MODIFICATION AND DRAFT OF
THE FIRST AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT LOCAL PLAN
FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2009-2010
(JULY 1, 2009, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010)
Comments must be received by
March 27, 2010
Employers' Training Resource (ETR), a department of the County of Kern, located at 2001 28th Street, Bakersfield, California, is the grant recipient and
administrative entity for the Kern, Inyo and Mono (KIM) Counties Consortium Workforce Investment Area. KIM receives federal funds under the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) of 1998. Proposed budgets and participant summaries will be included for the various funding sources, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) funds.
The WIA formula funding allocations for KIM for Program Year 2009 (July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010), per the State of California Workforce Investment
Division, are as follows:
| WIA Title |
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Amount |
| Adult |
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$4,295,054 |
| Youth |
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$4,467,316 |
| Dislocated Worker |
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$4,451,569 |
The term for ARRA funds is February 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011, therefore the ARRA amounts listed below are funds carried in from the prior Program Year
2008-2009.
| WIA Title under ARRA |
|
Amount |
| Adult |
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$2,413,979 |
| Youth |
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$5,005,806 |
| Dislocated Worker |
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$4,555,374 |
KIM is in the process of modifying the Five-Year Local Workforce Investment Plan and drafting the first year of the ARRA Local Plan, which describes the KIM's employment and training programs and services funded under WIA and ARRA for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. It is estimated that approximately 6,000 individuals will be enrolled in WIA services. Types of programs and services expected to be offered to eligible individuals include Core Services (job search and placement assistance, eligibility determination, initial assessment, employment statistics information, job training information, etc.), Intensive Services (comprehensive assessment, counseling and career planning, case management, pre-vocational services, etc.), and Training Services (occupational skills training, work experience, on-the-job training, customized training, etc.).
ARRA, or economic stimulus funds, are provided to increase the number of participants enrolled into training and include an extensive summer paid Work Experience program for Youth. Types of occupations for which training is planned may include "green construction", wind turbine technology, entry-level solar, industrial maintenance, Registered Nurse (RN), automotive mechanic, barber, bookkeeper, medical insurance billing, clerical occupations, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), tractor and diesel engine mechanic, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, welder, truck driver, etc. The above list of occupations is not an all inclusive list of occupations for which training is planned by KIM.
To allow the general public to review the draft of the Tenth-Year Plan Modification, copies are available at the locations below. Persons wishing to comment on the draft Modification may do so by: (1) submitting their comments via the ETR website at www.etronline.com; or (2) in writing to Eddie Dominguez, Deputy Director, Employers' Training Resource, 2001 28th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301; or (3) by telephoning Eddie Dominguez at (661) 336-6893; or (4) during a public forum, Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 a.m. at the Oildale Career Services Center, located at 200 China Grade Loop, Bakersfield.
Employers' Training Resource
Kern County
2001 28th Street
Bakersfield, Ca. 93301
(661) 336-6893
Employers' Training Resource
Inyo County
914 N. Main Street
Bishop, Ca. 93514
(800) 334-5670
Employers' Training Resource
Mono County
107384 Highway 395
Walker, Ca. 96107
(800) 334-5670
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