Workforce System Oversight Committee (WSOC)

Make recommendations, inform, coordinate and facilitate statewide efforts to improve Oklahomans’ exposure to high-demand career and entrepreneurship opportunities, along with the education and training required for entry into and advancement within a chosen career. Develop industry sector strategies in state and regional ecosystems to ensure that the education and training system is delivering the skills needed by employers.

Goals/Objectives:

• Certify Workforce Development Boards in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
• Continue designing, aligning and integrating Oklahoma’s workforce/talent development and delivery system.
• Set system-wide metrics and performance expectations.
• Identify and conduct service delivery efficiency pilot projects.
• Research and identify operational and organizational strategies that will help make workforce boards stronger and service delivery better.
• Develop guidance to make the workforce system more effective and efficient.
• Development of the State Plan, Council Strategic Plan, and the Annual Report.
• Work with regional planning areas to develop planning documents.

Action Items:

• Coordinate and ensure support at the local and state level to the Oklahoma Works vision.
• Through a partner supported subcommittee, provide guidance in the form of policy and technical assistance to ensure compliance to WIOA local areas and designated local planning regions, to ensure statewide metrics and required performance are met.
• Convene statewide workforce development partners and local workforce development boards and provide venues and opportunities for continued system building.
• Support and facilitation for pilot projects to provide models for the statewide system
• Plan and develop statewide summits for the Local Elected Officials and board members to continue regional planning.

Subcommittees:

• System Oversight Subcommittee (SOS)
  The SOS is the working arm of the Workforce System Oversight Committee and is focused on developing the system-wide framework and policy documents necessary for compliance with WIOA legislation and federal regulation. The committee is also tasked with compliance review of the system, including the local Oklahoma Works Centers across the state.