Technical Assistance on

the WIRED Performance

Accountability
Framework

Workforce Innovations 2007

Kansas City Convention Center
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Today’s Presenters

Karen Staha - Director, Division of System Accomplishments, Office

of Performance and Technology, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Greg Hitchcock – Team Leader, Division of System

Accomplishments, Office of Performance and Technology, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Michael Qualter – Team Leader, Division of Adult Services, Office of

Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor
Agenda/Objectives

Gain a general understanding of the overall WIRED

Performance Accountability Framework
Understand the approach and connections
necessary to report the common performance
measure outcomes for WIRED participants
Provide the information for the WIRED regions and
the workforce investment system to facilitate
reporting on WIRED participants and other
outcomes of the WIRED region
WIRED Performance
Accountability Framework

The WIRED initiative is different than most of the

Employment and Training Administration’s other
workforce investment grants
The broader scope of the WIRED grants requires a
slightly different approach to capture the
achievements of the WIRED regions
The WIRED Performance Accountability Framework
was developed to describe the accomplishments of
regional economic development, in addition to the
more traditional workforce outcomes
 Gauges of Performance
Inputs Outputs Indicators Outcomes Result

Goal Examples Examples Gauge of Measurable Overall

Talent Progress: Change in: Result
Federal funding for Asset Mapping
development drives Entered An innovation
regional economic workforce, Increased
economic SWOT analysis community Employment economy
competitiveness supported by a
and advancement development, and college and
education Regional regional Employment regional talent
opportunities for implementation Retention development
American workers training
WIRED grant plans capacity infrastructure
Average that meets the
Regional training New strategic Number of Earnings needs of high-
entities partnerships Individuals growth and
entering Other emerging
New leveraged Targeted training training outcomes industries
resources strategies defined by
Number of individual
Industry cluster training- grantees
targets related
placements
New training
Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Common
curricula
Study Study Study Performance
Measure
Promising Quarterly Outcomes
Practices Grantee
Progress Quarterly
Reports Grantee
Common Performance
Measure Outcomes

Indicate the ultimate success of your regional

talent development strategies
– Appropriately educated and skilled
individuals available to fill and attract
additional high-growth and high-wage jobs
to your region
Entered Employment Rate
Employment Retention Rate
Average Earnings
Common Performance
Measure Outcomes
Reporting
Calls for a partnership between the WIRED
regions and the appropriate state and local
workforce investment system components to
report individual outcomes against a set of
common performance measures
WIRED participants to be reported using the
WIA Standardized Record Data (WIASRD)
Two methods for capturing WIRED
participants:
– Co-enroll in the WIA program
– WIRED-only
Co-Enrolled WIRED
Participants

Individuals who receive WIA services in

addition to WIRED-funded services
– Data will be gathered on them as they move
through the WIA service delivery structure
– A special region-specific code that identifies
them as a WIRED participant will be inserted
into their record
“WIRED-Only” Participants

Individuals who receive only WIRED-funded services (no

WIA services)
– With the exception of 7 data elements, the same data
will be collected for these individuals as for co-
enrolled participants
– A special region-specific code that identifies them as
a WIRED participant would be inserted into their
record
– Would be identified as receiving no services under
WIA
Calculating the Common
Performance Measure
Outcomes

States will compile the co-enrolled WIRED

participant and “WIRED-only” participant
individual records and submit them to ETA
as part of their regular WIASRD
submission
Using the WIRED codes, ETA will analyze
the data in the records to determine the
common performance measure outcomes
for WIRED participants
Key Questions for Your
Reporting Team

How will the necessary data be collected for

those individuals that are “WIRED-only”
participants?
– Who is responsible for collecting that data?
– Where does the data go?
– What are the specific questions that need
to be asked to get the answers required to
complete the records for “WIRED-only”
participants?
Important WIRED
Reporting Handouts

Specially-marked WIASRD record

layout

Region-specific WIRED codes for use

in element 313c of the WIASRD
record
Questions

WIASRD General Reporting Instructions

http://www.doleta.gov/performance/Guidance/WIA/

Other Performance Reporting Resources

www.doleta.gov/performance

ETAperforms@dol.gov