Q1Q1 REPORT

OCTOBER 2015 TO DECEMBER 2015Published on February 18, 2016

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CONTENT

• BOARD STRATEGIC DIRECTION• SERVICES• LABOR MARKET• PERFORMANCE• EXPENDITURES• SAVE THE DATES• CONTACT

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Q1Board Strategic Direction

At 2015 Board of Directors Annual Meeting held in December, the board updated its mission, vision and strategic goals. The board also added a tagline to help brand the organization. The following two slides list the boards new strategic direction.

Joyce A. WilsonChief Executive Officer

VISION¨ Empower the most dynamic workforce to achieve global competitiveness and regional

prosperity.

¨ To provide skilled workers for employers by advancing education, employment, entrepreneurship and economic development opportunities in support of global competitiveness and regional prosperity.

¨ TAGLINE – one worker, one job, one employer at a time.

MISSION

Strategic Goals• Leadership & Governance

• Better understand talent needs• Increase board member awareness & understanding of workforce programs & services• Expand board’s role as Workforce Solutions Borderplex Ambassadors• Conduct Borderplex Region industry-driven business roundtables

• Organization & Communications• Develop and implement plan to increase presence in rural areas • Increase partnerships for greater collaborations, leveraging funding to ensure coordination of

economic development efforts to include recruitment and training in targeted industries• Develop and implement marketing and PR strategy to build upon brand awareness and

communications success to include the rural communities

• Programs & Community• Increase net new employer relationships by 10%• Create job readiness curriculum and assessment for HS Seniors in partnership with urban and rural ISD’s to better

prepare young adults to be more marketable in workforce• Expand child care to rural areas by supporting the YWCAs efforts to establish at least one rural center and

training for home-based facilities• Partner with school districts to identify and reach out to out-of-school youth to complete their education with

the goal of increasing GED’s by15%• Increase employment of veterans in partnership with employers by 20%

SERVICES

• Hiring Red, White & You! Industry Fair• Manufacturing Industry Council• Mobile Unit ScheduleQ1

Hiring! Red, White & YouVeteran Job Fair

Q1• Total number of employers who attended the event: 83• Total number of jobs available: 600• Total number of veterans and jobseekers attended: 750• Total number of onsite conditional hires reported: 208• Total number of interviews reported: 345• Total number of veterans who participated in our

resume workshop: 50

Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Patricia Gonzalez, Workforce Development Division Deputy Director- Programs, Texas Workforce Commission, Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Stewart Ft. Bliss Garrison Executive Officer and Leila Melendez, Business Manager gave their remarks to employers at the opening ceremony.

Manufacturing Industry CouncilWorkforce Solutions Borderplex Business Services Unit hosted the first Manufacturers Roundtable. The Industry Councils are part of our commitment to the BorderplexAlliance regional strategic plan to grow the targeted Industry clusters identified in the report. The purpose of the roundtable is to capture the temperature of the industry needs as it relates to the workforce, training, challenges and open discussion.

The roundtable was held at the Workforce Solutions Borderplex Downtown Career Center on December 17, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Companies that participated included Keats Southwest, Excel Garment Manufacturing, Flexicorp, CNC Manufacturing, JCR Associates, and Coast Personnel Services.

Mobile Unit Rural Area ScheduleCity Date

Marfa Jan. 6, 2016Sierra Blanca Feb. 24, 2016Ft. Hancock Mar. 2, 2016Dell City Mar. 9, 2016Marfa Mar. 16, 2016Van Horn Mar. 23, 2016Sierra Blanca Mar. 30, 2016Ft. Hancock Apr. 6, 2016Dell City Apr. 13, 2016Marfa Apr. 20, 2016Van Horn Apr. 27, 2016Sierra Blanca May 4, 2016Ft. Hancock May 11, 2016Dell City May 18, 2016Marfa May 25, 2016Van Horn Jun. 1, 2016Sierra Blanca Jun. 8, 2016Ft. Hancock Jun. 15, 2016Dell City Jun. 22, 2016Marfa Jun. 29, 2016

The Workforce Solutions Borderplex Mobile Unit provides job search assistance through the usage of computers, internet, printers and a qualified career specialist to assist customers. The mobile unit is also equipped with information on the many federal programs to help guide any customer type looking for help.

LABOR MARKET REVIEW

• Six-County Unemployment Rates for October, November and December 2015

• El Paso MSA Unemployment Rates• Labor Market Review Release DatesQ1

LABOR MARKET REVIEW

• The data for labor market represents results for the region and local El Paso MSA from the Texas Workforce Commission Labor Market Division.

REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

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El Paso MSA Unemployment RatesOctober, November & December 2015

LABOR MARKET REVIEW RELEASE DATES• January Data: Friday, March 4, 2016 • February Data: Friday, March 25, 2016 • March Data: Friday, April 15, 2016 • April Data: Friday, May 20, 2016 • May Data: Friday, June 17, 2016 • June Data: Friday, July 22, 2016 • July Data: Friday, August 19, 2016 • August Data: Friday, September 16, 2016 • September Data: Friday, October 21, 2016 • October Data: Friday, November 18, 2016 • November Data: Friday, December 16, 2016 • December Data: Friday, January 20, 2017

WSB Labor Market Review Reports: Regional Unemployment Rates, Employment Trends and Average Weekly Wageshttp://www.borderplexjobs.com/regional-statistics/workforce-trends-and-data /

PERFORMANCE

Q1• EMPLOYERS ASSISTED• LARGE BOARD COMPARISON• TEXAS WORKFORCE CONTRACTED MEASURES

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Employers Receiving Workforce Assistance

3,300 Employers received workforce assistance.Report Period 10/1/15 To 12/31/15

2,371 Employers received workforce assistance.Report Period 10/1/14 To 12/31/14

Employers Receiving Workforce Assistance

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7.93%

21.79%

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Alamo Borderplex Dallas Gulf Coast Lower Rio North Central Tarrant

Large Board Comparison Employers Receiving Workforce Assistance

Percentage of Employers Served in the Region in Workforce Boards10/1/15 To 12/31/15

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION CONTRACTED MEASURES as of December 2015

Contracted Measure Num Den Rate Target Status% of Target

Dec 2015

Claimant Reemployment within 10 weeks 1,923 3,416 56.29% 53.49% Exceeding 105.24%

Staff Guided Entered Employment 1,219 1,525 79.93% 76.40% Meeting 104.63%

At Risk Employment Retention 6,875 8,274 83.09% 78.00% Exceeding 106.53%

Choices Full Work Rate 138 277 49.91% 43.70% Exceeding 114.21%

Educational Achievement 210 274 76.64% 78.60% Meeting 97.51%

Youth Placement in Employment or Education 59 82 71.95% 69.00% Meeting 104.28%

Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains 17 28 60.71% 58.00% Meeting 104.68%

Average Children Served per day 341,547 66 5,175 5,006 Meeting 103.38%

EXPENDITURESWorkforce activities administered by Workforce Solutions Borderplex revolve around its annual operating budget. Expenditures are driven by the strategic plan approved by the Workforce Solutions Borderplex Board of Directors.

Current fiscal year is July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016, has now shifted to October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017 per board action.

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EXPENDITURES AS OF DECEMBER 2015

BOARD CHILD CARE SERVICES

OTHER CONTRACTS EMPLOYMENT

SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICES

INITIATIVES FACILITIESPARTICIPANT

COST

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10%

20%

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Actual

Target

Budget FY167/1/2015 -12/31/2015

Balance Budget

Revenues

Fed & State Revenues

Total Revenues 39,060,866 18,984,395 20,076,471 49%

Expenditures

BOARD 3,597,618 1,675,431 1,922,187 47%

CHILD CARE SERVICES 20,406,907 9,870,688 10,536,219 48%

OTHER CONTRACTS 562,129 230,818 331,311 41%

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 4,541,116 2,706,079 1,835,037 60%

BUSINESS SERVICES 1,162,644 582,538 580,106 50%

INITIATIVES 615,284 223,506 391,778 36%

FACILITIES 2,213,636 1,104,062 1,109,574 50%

PARTICIPANT COST 5,961,532 2,624,646 3,336,886 44%

Total Expenditures 39,060,866 19,017,768 20,043,098 49%

SAVE THE DATES: MAJOR EVENTSAdult Education Literacy Forum: February 24, 2016 Adult Education Literacy consortium will have a curriculum development meeting with approximately six hotels on February 24th, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Building. The consortium aims to design a curriculum for three separate training courses based on the feedback from the employers present.

Industry Fair: March 17, 2016The first Targeted Industry Fair is scheduled for March 17, 2016 from 9am to 2pm at the Marriot Hotel Grand Ballroom. The industries targeted are Transportation, Construction and Warehousing.

STEM+Art Fiesta: April 7 & 8, 2016STEM+Art Fiesta is a unique, multidimensional event for middle school students in a region created to increase student awareness of opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) + Art education and careers. There are also seven STEM and Art focused high school competitions that will also take place on both days.

April 7th from 9:00am to 4:00pmESC REGION 19 Head Start11670 Chito Samaniego Dr.El Paso, Texas 79936

April 8th from 8:30am to 7:00pmEl Paso Community College, Admin Building B9050 Viscount Blvd.El Paso, Texas 79925

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2016 Industry Job Fair

dmDICKASONBerg HelixCaseem StaffingThe Job ConnectionAerotekManpowerSundtInstaffRussel TransportIntegrated Human CapitalForward Express Trans

MELHER Trransport Inc. Border State TransportGarComMimbela ContractorAbrams-KiewitOutwest ExpressEmpire Truck LinesMesilla Valley TransportEl Paso Los Angeles LimousineHaul LineEl Paso Staffing

The first Targeted Industry Fair is scheduled for March 17, 2016 from 9am to 2pm at the Marriot Hotel Grand Ballroom. The industries targeted are Transportation, Construction and Warehousing. Currently we are seeking businesses to register online at borderplexjobs.com.

Employer Target Goal: 75Current Employer Registrations (as of 2/3/16): 22

Board of Directors:

Leo Duran Sr.Board ChairPrivate Sector

Douglas WarnockBoard Vice-chairPrivate Sector

Mica ShortBoard SecretaryPrivate Sector

Bertha A. GallardoPast Board ChairPrivate Sector

CONTACTJoyce A. WilsonChief Executive Officer(p) 915.887.2204(e) joyce.wilson@borderplexjobs.com(w) Borderplexjobs.com

Members:

Dr. Armando Aguirre Public Education

Robert AlcalaVocational Rehabilitation

Michelle Aube-BartonLiteracy Council

Steve BlancoPrivate Sector

Tracy BristolPrivate Sector

Andrea ChehedehCBO

Gerald CichonPublic Assistance

Dr. Roberto CoronadoPrivate Sector

Yvette DelgadoPrivate Sector

Fernando EscobedoPrivate Sector

Henry GallardoPrivate Sector

Gary R. HedrickCBO

Patricia Long Public Education

Ross MooreOrganized Labor

Grace D. MunozPrivate Sector

Lydia Nesbitt-ArronteEconomic Development

Joseph NewkirkTexas Workforce Commission

William Serrata, PhD.Adult Basic Education

Elsa StoernerCBO

Oscar VenegasCBO

Hector VidalPrivate Sector

David WilsonPrivate Sector