The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) sets forth a vision for the workforce development system to operate as a comprehensive, integrated, streamlined system that aligns with the needs of business and is a force in helping stimulate local economies. Therefore, under WIOA, the Career Centers are required to partner with a range of federally funded employment and training programs to promote the coordination of services on behalf of job seekers and businesses.
Inclusive in the requirements under WIOA is the necessity to competitively select a “one-stop operator” to support the implementation of services with the career center system locally. The One-Stop Operator may be a single entity or multiple entities working together to form a consortium operator. The Operator may be for profit, non-profit, private or public. CSRC requires, at a minimum, that the One-stop Operator must coordinate the service delivery of the required one-stop partners and service providers.
The One-Stop Operator’s, in a consultant role, major function will be the coordination of the service delivery among the required One-Stop Partners and their programs. The One-Stop Operator will be responsible to navigate between the One-Stop Partners to ensure there is coordination of service delivery for employers and job seekers within the CSRC 20 One-Stop System.
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Questions and Answers (Last updated 05/11/2022)
1. If awarded the contract; can an existing one-stop operator serving in a different region in the state be allowed to serve this contract?
Yes, an existing One-Stop Operator serving another local workforce development board can be awarded the One-Stop Operator contract with CareerSource Research Coast (CSRC), as long as duties in another region do not impede the vendor’s ability or capacity to satisfy all contractual requirements and expectations of CSRC.