Specifications include, but are not limited to: Goal 1: Promote services available through the talent development system to support businesses and individuals. Goal 2: Enhance the talent development system by focusing on system advocacy and partner collaboration and communication. Goal 3: Support a demand-driven talent development system that bases strategies, services, and investments on a data-informed approach that anticipates the needs of businesses. Goal 4: Create a talent development system that leverages talent attraction, retention and development strategies. Goal 5: Provide and improve access to work-and-learn opportunities that are aligned with business and industry needs including the development of career pathways. With this framework, the WIOA Combined State Plan represents the vision, goals, strategies, and implementation plan for the workforce system, including eleven specific programs within three state agencies.
