SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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Individual Employment Plans. Prior to training, case managers will take into account participant aptitudes, career interest assessment results, and the potential for gainful, training- related employment. Post - secondary institutions listed on the California Eligible Training Provider List will provide classroom training itself. Case managers will monitor each student's progress through regular contact. Customized Training Customized training is: designed to meet the special requirements of an employer (or group of employers); conducted with a commitment by one or more employers to hire participants after successful completion of training; and where the employer pays for not less than 50 percent of the cost of the training unless approved by the State of California and Department of Labor. Customized Training may be developed by individual Multi- Sector Partners in cases where there is a need for new or specialized skill development, a WIA- approved provider cannot be found locally, and one or more employers express the intent to hire qualified training completers. Other regulations on the use of customized training, which constitute policy for this project, are found at WIA Section 101(8), at Sections 663.705, 663.715, 663.720, 663.730, and in California EDD Workforce Services Division Directive WSD10 -10 (see Attachment H). Other: N/A Indirect Charges: The South Bay Workforce Investment Consortium, Inc. performs all administrative functions of the City of Hawthorne -Job Training and Development Department under contract with the City of Hawthorne, California, which is the grant recipient and fiscal agent for the South Bay Local Workforce Investment Area. Currently, the City of Hawthorne and SBWIC, Inc. do not have a federal cognizant agency approved indirect cost rate. Accordingly, NEG grant expenses will be incurred, recorded, and reported based on a cost allocation plan approved by the Executive Director of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (see Attachment 1). Additional Budget Information: Cost Per Participant The simple Average Cost Per Participant for this project is $7,658. In formulating a dislocated worker project budget, it is important to examine the fully loaded cost of placing a participant in employment taking into account expenses for administration, participant outreach, eligibility determination, objective assessment, case management, retraining, job development, supportive services, and follow -up. The state's Average Cost Per Participant of $2,297.00 in PY 08 -09 is not the most ideal basis for project budgeting because it includes the costs associated with participants enrolled at One -Stop career centers statewide who received minimal services prior to re- employment as well as those who required a more intensive mix of services, but constituted a relatively small portion of all enrolled participants. The state's Average Cost Per Entered Employment (ACEE) is a more accurate and appropriate average for budget- making purposes. It is more accurate because it better reflects the real and expected costs associated with individuals who tend to have greater retraining and employment needs, longer program tenures, and above average service requirements. According to recent RR surveys, the majority of our participants will need these services in addition to retraining and staff - assisted job placement. The State of California ACEE is compared to the Multi- Sector Partners' proposed ACEE for these reasons. 52