Room 103 Rich Hall Oswego State

‘The Skills and Training Committee shall review and approve training programs, oversee training providers inventory, evaluate training providers and programs, identify strategies for addressing skill gaps, issue consumer report cards for programs, oversee the implementation of the Strategic Plan, and monitor training program performance data.’

Minutes

Present: Ed Mervine, Jeanne Apicelli, Dave Lloyd, Maggie Killoran, Donna Donabella, Jane Murphy, Matt Spindler, Nancy Holden Staff: Nancy Bellow, Nick Della Penna

Ed Mervine called the meeting to order.

1) Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 18, 2009

Dave Lloyd made a motion to approve the minutes. Donna Donabella seconded. The minutes were approved.

2) Performance Update- Jeanne Apicelli

Jeanne reviewed the WIA performance report for the first two quarters of Program Year ’09 (July though December, 2009). We are meeting all nine performance measures and we are no longer struggling to meet the Youth Literacy/Numeracy measure.

3) Training Update- Jeanne Apicelli

Jeanne reviewed the Training Program for the first half of PY’09. Thus far, 343 Adults and 211 Dislocated Workers were active, with 247 Adults and 101 Dislocated Workers completing their training. There were 28 On-the-Job trainees (OJT), and 86 Adults participated in Customized training. Individual Training Accounts (ITA’s) have been utilized to support vocational training for 282 people, with over half (149) still being utilized by people looking to enter the Medical field.

4) Stimulus Update- Nick Della Penna

Nick updated the Committee on the status of the Stimulus program. With the funds we were able to:

ARRA Adult Program:

Ø Funding has been 100% committed through June 30, 2010.

Ø 65 individuals were served in classroom (ITA) training.

Ø 12 individuals were served in the On-the-Job training program

Ø 9 individuals were served in Customized Training at Novelis.

ARRA Dislocated Worker Program:

Ø Approximately 90% of funding has been committed through June 30, 2010.

Ø 72 individuals have been served in classroom (ITA) training.

Ø 6 individuals have been served in the On-the-Job Training Program

ARRA Youth Program:

Ø Approximately 95% of funding has been committed through June 30, 2010.

Ø 284 youth have been served in the summer work program.

Ø 12 youth have been served in the year-round work experience program.

5) Customer Feedback Report- Training- Jeanne Apicelli

For the 2^nd quarter of PY’09, 16 surveys were returned out of 98 sent. Overall results from all respondents were generally favorable. The Committee discussed ways of increasing the response rate for the surveys. It was also suggested that when we have negative comments from customers, we include how the training agency addressed the issue.

6) Eligible Training Provider List Update- Nick Della Penna

We have not approved any new training providers since our last meeting.

7) Literacy Coalition Update- Jane Murphy

The Employer Workforce Literacy Summit, originally scheduled for February 25, was cancelled due to bad weather. It has been re-scheduled for April 26. John Twomey (NYATEP) will be the featured speaker.

8) Career Ladder Map Website Update – Nick Della Penna

We have updated the website with some of the data supplied by WorkKeys. We have completed all of the new Industry data, updated all of the links and completed the salary and wage information. Nick went on to review our initial tracking report to see who is visiting the site. The report covers the 4^th quarter of 2009. We will begin to look at trends and site activity in 2010. Nick invited the committee members to add narrative profiles for positions in their organizations.

9) Next Meeting: May 19, 2010.