REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of One-Stop Operator for NOVA Local Workforce Development Area - continued from May 23, 2017
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), each local workforce development area must have at least one comprehensive America's Job Center of California (AJCC) location that provides access to the full range of WIOA employment services, training and education, employer assistance, etc. Services in northern Santa Clara County are provided through a comprehensive America's Job Center of California (AJCC) location in Sunnyvale (NOVA Job Center) with services provided by NOVA. In San Mateo County, AJCC services are provided by service providers under contract to NOVA.
The AJCCs, also known as "one-stops," are the core of California's workforce development system. A comprehensive AJCC is a physical location where job seekers and employers have access to the programs, services, and activities of all the required AJCC partners. The AJCC partners have agreed to align and coordinate workforce and economic development, educational, and other human service programs.
The law envisions that local boards will act as the shaper of how One-Stop services are delivered within their Local Area. Local Areas are required to competitively procure a "one-stop operator" to assist with coordination of services among all AJCC partners and service providers in the local area. Therefore, Local Boards (NOVA) can focus on strategic planning and the provision of career services.
Pursuant to federal law (29 USCA Section 3122), the City Council is the "chief elected official", and the "local grant recipient" and "fiscal agent" for NOVA and the Local Workforce Development Board(Board). Subsection (10) (A) of 29 USCA Section 3122 requires the City Council in its role as the "chief elected official" to approve the designation or certification of one stop operators by the Board. If the City Council approves the designation, then...
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