SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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through 2018. For example, EDD predicts there will be a need for 18,300 medical assistants, 2,700 EMTs and Paramedics; 2,700 Health Technicians and 1,800 Lab Technicians statewide between 2008 and 2018. Follow -Up Services One -Stop case managers (and /or other assigned staff) will provide Follow -Up Services to determine participant employment and education outcomes after exiting the project for a period of 12 months. The emphasis of workplace counseling will be to assist participants in retaining employment, increasing their earnings, and completing educational requirements as appropriate. Participants may receive assistance from project case managers in the arrangement of an array of services designed to improve their employment status during follow -up; non -WIA services may also be considered. Follow -Up services may include additional counseling on the workplace, career planning, peer support groups, information about additional educational opportunities, and referrals to supportive services available in the community. During the follow -up period, if WIA services beyond those available through the follow -up component are needed, then re- enrollment into WIA may be required. Case managers will work with employers to resolve employment issues and identify opportunities for participant advancement. When needed, project case managers will work with job developers in their One -Stop centers to help participants find new employment. A Follow -Up information form will document participant outcomes that occur after program exit such as obtaining employment, a degree, or a certificate. Recent Regional Economic Impact Grant Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $8,197,664 Regional Economic Impact (REI) grant to the Tulare County WIB as fiscal agent and administrative entity for the California Central Valley Workforce Collaborative (CCWC). The purpose of this grant is to address worker layoffs in central California industries brought on by the state's recessed economy. With a project period of May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011, the LWIAs in that grant include: Fresno County, the Kern /Inyo /Mono Consortium, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County, the Mother Lode Consortium, San Joaquin County, and Stanislaus County. Among its service strategies, the project includes paid Work Experience, Individual Training Accounts, and OJT contracts for recession - impacted DWs. In addition, REI funds are being used to develop a regional, demand - driven workforce investment plan for public infrastructure investments. The CCWC is a partnership of Workforce Investment Boards covering 14 counties in California's Central Valley and a portion of the state's Southern Sierra Nevada region. The WIBs that are common to the REI NEG and the California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership NEG application include: 25