Workforce Investment Council public meetings in 2022

Workforce Investment Council

The council will meet to review previous minutes and hear presentations regarding the Childcare Initiative and Local Workforce Development Boards. The agenda also includes a presentation and review from IBCC.

• Presentation and Review from IBCC
• Presentation of Childcare Initiative
• Presentation from Local Workforce Development Boards

The Council unanimously approved the current agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting. Members also voted to approve IBCC items en globo, with a request for further review of the Microsoft Office Specialist IBC.

• Approved current agenda (Unanimous)
• Approved previous meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Approved IBCC items en globo and requested further review of Microsoft Office Specialist IBC (Unanimous)

Workforce Investment Council

The Industry-Based Certification Committee will meet to review and present open applications for third-party industry credentials. The agenda also includes the approval of previous minutes and a period for public comments.

• Presentation and review of open IBC Applications

The committee approved name changes and credential listings for IFSAC Firefighter and Unity 3D software certifications. An application for Pre-Engineering Robotics was deferred pending further information. The council also approved Microsoft Office Specialist credentials via a later amendment.

• Approved name change to IFSAC Firefighter and listing of individual credentials (Unanimous)
• Approved Unity Certified User (Basic) and UC Associate, UC Professional, and UC Expert (Advanced)
• Deferred Pre-Engineering Robotics application pending browser lockdown approval and course information (Unanimous)
• Approved Microsoft Office Specialist credentials including Word Expert, Excel Expert, and Access Expert

Workforce Investment Council

The Industry-Based Certification Committee will meet to review open and re-certification applications for industry-based certifications, which are third-party credentials verifying an individual's knowledge or skill against predetermined standards.

The committee approved a bundle of Microsoft Office expert credentials and several recertifications for pharmacy, forestry, and emergency dispatch. The GIS-101 Introduction credential was declined and referred to the LDOE as an emerging credential. The FAA Part 107 recertification was conditionally approved requiring a bundle with a flight test.

• Approved Microsoft Office Specialist bundle of Word, Excel, and Access expert levels (Unanimous)
• Declined GIS-101 Introduction credential and referred to LDOE as emerging (Unanimous)
• Approved recertification for Emergency Telecommunicator Certification Basic and Advanced (Unanimous)
• Approved recertification for Pharmacist Technician Certification (Unanimous)
• Approved recertification for Forestry Advanced (Unanimous)
• Conditionally approved FAA Part 107 recertification with stipulation to bundle with flight test (Unanimous)
• Approved current meeting agenda (Unanimous)
• Approved previous meeting minutes (Unanimous)

Workforce Investment Council

The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council will meet to approve previous minutes, hear public comments, and receive presentations. Key items include a review of short-term and long-term occupational and industry forecasts, a presentation from the IBCC, and updates from local workforce development boards. No votes on specific contracts or policy changes are listed.

• Review and approval of previous meeting minutes
• Presentation and review from IBCC (Industry-Based Certification Council)
• Presentation and review of short-term and long-term occupational and industry forecasts
• Presentation from Local Workforce Development Boards

The Council approved two industry-based certification (IBC) applications and the state's short- and long-term occupational forecasts. Members discussed the need for minimum wage thresholds for high-demand job ratings and the limitations of federal forecasting models.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Approved IBC application for Ag Mechanics to be added to statewide focus list (Unanimous)
• Approved APP Development with Swift Certified User IBC application (Unanimous)
• Approved short-term and long-term occupational and industry forecasts (Unanimous)

Workforce Investment Council

The Industry-Based Certification Committee will meet to review and discuss open applications for four certifications: Agricultural Mechanics, APP Development with Swift, GIS Drones to Smart Maps, and Microsoft Office Specialist. The meeting includes call to order, roll call, approval of previous minutes, and public comments.

• Review of open IBC application for Agricultural Mechanics certification
• Review of open IBC application for APP Development with Swift – Certified User
• Review of open IBC application for Global Geospatial Institute (GGI) - GIS Drones to Smart Maps
• Review of open IBC application for Microsoft Office Specialist Associate and Expert

The committee approved new industry-based certifications for Agricultural Mechanics and App Development with Swift. Two other applications for GIS and Microsoft Office certifications were deferred for further review. The committee also updated the name of a basic Swift credential.

• Approved new Agricultural Mechanics IBC (Unanimous)
• Approved App Development with Swift - Certified User IBC (Unanimous)
• Approved App Development with Swift as an Advanced IBC (Unanimous)
• Renamed 'App Dev with Swift Level 1' to 'App Development with Swift Associate' (Unanimous)
• Deferred GIS Drones to Smart Maps application (Unanimous)
• Deferred Microsoft Office Specialist Associate and Expert applications (Unanimous)
• Approved previous meeting minutes as amended (Unanimous)

Workforce Investment Council

The Workforce Investment Council will meet to review and approve the TOPS Tech Eligibility List and the TOPS Tech Early Start List, and to review Combined State Plan Modifications for 2022. The meeting also includes standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call, comments from the chairman, approval of previous minutes, other business, and public comments.

• Review and approval of TOPS Tech Eligibility List
• Review and approval of TOPS Tech Early Start List
• Review of Combined State Plan Modifications 2022

The Workforce Investment Council approved eligibility lists for TOPS Tech academic and noncredit programs for 2022-2024, as well as the TOPS Tech Early Start list. The Council also accepted the Louisiana State Combined Plan, which will now move to a public comment period.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Approved 2022-2024 TOPS Tech Eligibility List for Vocation/Workforce-Focused Academic Programs (Unanimous)
• Approved list of noncredit programs aligned to in-demand industries, requiring industry-based credentials (Unanimous)
• Approved TOPS Tech Early Start Eligibility List for third-party providers (Unanimous)
• Accepted Louisiana State Combined Plan pending public comment (Approved; 1 abstention)

Workforce Investment Council

The council will meet via Zoom to review previous minutes, hear presentations from the Industry-Based Certification Council and the Department of Children and Family Services, and accept public comments. No specific decisions, contracts, or proposals are listed on the agenda.

• Presentation from IBCC (Industry-Based Certification Council)
• Presentation from DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services)
• Review and approval of previous minutes
• Meeting held via Zoom due to COVID-19 emergency certification

The Council unanimously approved the report from the Industry-Based Certification Council (IBCC), which included the recertification of 14 IBCs and the removal of the disbanded Industrial Scaffolding Committee. The meeting also included a presentation from the Department of Children & Family Services regarding workforce program coordination.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved IBCC report including recertification of 14 IBCs and removal of Industrial Scaffolding Committee (unanimous)

Workforce Investment Council

The Industry-Based Certification Committee of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council will meet via Zoom to review and possibly approve previous minutes, hear comments from the chairman, and review recertification applications for industry-based certifications. The committee will also receive a presentation on a disbanded credentialing agency. Public comments are invited via email or Zoom chat. The meeting is held remotely due to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

• Review and approval of previous meeting minutes
• Presentation and review of recertification IBC applications
• Presentation of disbanded credentialing agency
• Public comments accepted via email and Zoom chat
• Meeting held by video conference due to COVID-19 emergency

The committee reviewed and approved a list of open Industry Based Certification (IBC) applications from various agencies. The board also approved the removal of a credential from a disbanded agency.

• Approved previous meeting minutes
• Approved open IBC applications for multiple agencies including AWS, BRAC, CompTIA, and Oracle (Unanimous)
• Approved removal of the Industrial Scaffolding Committee credential due to the agency disbanding (Unanimous)