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BARRY/BRANCH/CALHOUN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & CHIEF ELECTED OFFICERS BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION AND REFERENCE GUIDE

  Table of Contents  

Section1: Board Meetings

         a.   Workforce Development & Chief Executive Officers Board Meeting Schedule

         b.   Committee Meeting & Other Related Schedules

•                 WDB Action Schedule
•                 WDB Planning & Development Committee Schedule
•                 WDB Full Planning Schedule
•                 WDB Monitoring & Evaluation Committee Schedule
•                 RFP Schedule
•                 MPRI Schedule
•                 EAG Schedule  

         c.   Michigan Works! - CISD Workforce Development Team Contact Information

         d.   Robert's Rules of Order

•                Robert's Rules of Order Cheat Sheet
•                Parliamentary Motions Guide

Section 2: Workforce Development Terms & Acronyms

Section 3: Michigan Works! Association Workforce Development Board Orientation Packet 

Section 4: Local Workforce Development Board Governing Documents

         a.   Summary of Joint Workforce Agreement

         b.   Summary of Bylaws

         c.   Workforce Development Board Composition Chart

         d.   Nomination/Appointment Process

Section 5: Local Workforce Development Boards & Committees

         a.   Local Organizational Chart

         b.   Chief Executive Officers Board Membership List

         c.   Chief Executive Officers Board "Job Description"

         d.   Workforce Development Board Membership List

         e.   Workforce Development Board "Job Description"

•                        Mission, Strategic Goals, Duties of Board Members, Qualifications of Nomination

         f.   WDB Committee Descriptions

         g.   Committee Membership

         h.   Education Advisory Group (EAG)

•                EAG Purpose & Membership List     

         i.   Michigan Prisoner Reentry initiative (MPRI)

•               MPRI Steering Team Purpose
•               MPRI Steering Team Membership List

Section 6: Local Michigan Works! Service Centers

         a.   Service Center Locations

         b.   Michigan Works! Service Brochure

         c.   Customer Flow Charts

•                Albion Service Center
•                Battle Creek Service Center
•                Coldwater Service Center
•                Hastings Service Center

         d.   Equipment Available for Accessibility

         e.   Customer Service Standards

         f.    Unemployment Benefit Information (Two Separate Agencies)

•               Two Separate Agencies Information

Section 7: Local Services & Providers

         a.   Michigan Works! Service Center System

         b.   No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) - June 2010 Press Release

         c.   Local No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) Update July 2010

         d.   Business Service Team Brochure

         e.   Workforce Development Programs

         f.   Program Providers

         g.   Description of Program/Provider Selection Process

         h.   Description of Program/Provider Evaluation Process

         i.   MRS and Veterans Employment Services

Section 8: Financials

         a.   Board Budget

         b.   Program Funding Allocation 

Section 9: Employment and Career Information

         a.   Local Occupations in Demand

         b.   Local Employability Skills Inventory

         c.   WorkKeys/NCRC PowerPoint

         d.   Local WorkKeys/NCRC/KeyTrain Brochure

         e.   DELEG NCRC Brochure

         f.   National Career Readiness Frequently Asked Questions

         g.   Required Employability Skills Training

         h.   KeyTrain Curriculum for WorkKeys

         i.   KeyTrain Career Skills

         j.  KeyTrain Courses

Section 10: Reference Documents

         a.   Joint Workforce Agreement

         b.   Bylaws

         c.   Chief Executive Officers Board Membership Roster

         d.   Workforce Development Board Membership Roster

         e.   Websites For More Information