Iowa Workforce Development Revenue Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Iowa Workforce Development

Iowa Workforce Development, Strategic Plan, 2008-2011

This report outlines the strategic plan for Iowa Workforce Development, goals and mission.

Report on the Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the year ended June 30, 2007

Report on the Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the year ended June 30, 2007

Iowa's Workforce and the Economy, 2008

A discussion of Iowa's key economic indicators as well as commentary on various apsects of the statewide econony.

Report on the Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the year ended June 30, 2008

Department of Iowa Workforce Development, FY 2007

These Facts sheets have been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/departments on a single sheet of paper. The Facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave & benefits information, and affirmative action data. This is the most recent update of information for the fiscal year 2007.

Department of Iowa Workforce Development, FY 2008

These Facts sheets have been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/departments on a single sheet of paper. The Facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave & benefits information, and affirmative action data. This is the most recent update of information for the fiscal year 2007.

Report on the Unemployment Insurance Tax Redesign Project administered by Iowa Workforce Development for the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2009

Report on the Unemployment Insurance Tax Redesign Project administered by Iowa Workforce Development for the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2009

Iowa Two-Year Strategic Plan for Wagner-Peyser and Workforce Investment Act Programs, July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2009

The Governor and the State Workforce Development Board consider the development of this State Plan to be an on-going process. As such, the plan is not developed in a defined time frame, or with the initiation of a few planning efforts and exercises. Instead, the vision, goals, objectives, and processes defined in the plan represent the current culmination of a variety of strategic planning efforts that incorporate the Governor’s vision and goals for the State of Iowa, the Workforce Development Board’s goals and objectives, and the departmental goals of Iowa Workforce Development.

Iowa Workforce Monthly, January 2009, Issue 1

Highlights: * If you are unemployed or underemployed and don’t have access to the local IWD office during office hours, visit an Iowa Career Access Point (ICAP).....pg. 2 * Iowa Workforce Development investigates allegations of unemployment fraud aggressively. ....pg. 2 * The goal of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) is to help workers....pg. 3 * Trade Adjustment Assistance has helped many people whose jobs have moved overseas. Read examples of how TAA has helped them....pg. 3 * We appreciate the feedback we get from our customers. Read a few noteworthy comments we’ve received....pg. 4

Iowa Workforce Monthly, February 2009, Issue 2

Highlights: * Whether you’re looking for a job or seeking to bolster your credentials, earning a Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) gives you proof of your job skills....pg. 2 * Michelle Frey was laid off in 2003. She worked with the WIA program to research and look into careers that would suit her....pg. 2 * Currently, over 450 participants (laborers) are involved in the Emergency Public Jobs (EMJ) program ....pg. 3 * Established in 1999, the first two New Iowan Centers were opened in Muscatine and Sioux City, the eastern and western doors to Iowa....pg. 3 * We appreciate the feedback we get from our customers. Read a few noteworthy comments we’ve received....pg. 4

Iowa Workforce Monthly, March 2009, Issue 3

Highlights: * Local Iowa Workforce centers offer a variety of assessment testing, available for both job seekers and employers alike.....pg. 2 * IWD Associate Kristy Zeransky received a thank you letter from a gentleman who succeeded in attaining gainful employment due to the teamwork exhibited at IWD....pg. 2 * Iowa Workforce Development offers many services for employers as well as individuals. One service that assists everyone is called Rapid Response....pg. 3 * Regional Manager Steve McCann met Bruce Charlet at the IWD/KCCI job fair....pg. 3

Iowa Workforce Monthly, April 2009, Issue 4

Highlights: *The Siouxland Tri-State Region is currently taking interest surveys for a potential wind energy company. .....pg. 2 * Over twenty businesses participated in a job fair last month in Red Oak....pg. 3 * Over 70 employers from across southwestern Iowa attended a seminar hosted by the SW Iowa division of the Employers Council of Iowa....pg. 3

Iowa Workforce Monthly, May 2009, Issue 5

Highlights: *Iowa’s OSHA Consultation and Education team recently received the coveted OSCAR.....pg. 2 & The New Iowan Center in Marshalltown invited the public to a night of cultural exploration on May 13. ...pg. 2 * IWD Deputy Director Joe Walsh testified before Congress in April to discuss how the Recovery Act impacts unemployed Iowans. ...pg. 2 * Over 1,000 attended the annual Southeast Iowa Regional Job Fair on March 26 at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington...pg. 3 * On May 14, the Region 11 Veteran’s Team toured the Iowa Veterans Home...pg. 3

Iowa Workforce Monthly, July 2009, Issue 6

Highlights: *Over the last year, Iowa Workforce Development and the Waterloo Commission on Human Rights met with several community sources.....pg. 2 * Larry Gearheart took advantage of the Trade Adjustment Act assistance after being laid off. ...pg. 2 lIowa Workforce Development ended a week of Food Bank activities with a BBQ from on Friday, June 19th, on the east lawn of IWD ...pg. 2 * After many months of working toward the goal of getting reduced bus fares for Veterans, one key first step has been established...pg. 3