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Texas Workforce Investment Council
January 2012Wes Jurey
Chair
Sharla E. Hotchkiss
Vice Chair
James Brookes
Bias Castaneda
Robert Cross
Aaron Demerson
Mark Dunn
Carmen Olivas Graham
Richard Hatfield
Robert Hawkins
Larry Jeffus
Matthew Maxfield
Paul Mayer
Raymund Paredes
Danny Prosperie
Robert Scott
Thomas Suehs
Joyce Delores Taylor
Larry Temple
Lee Rector
DirectorDear Fellow Texan:
The Texas Workforce Investment Council (Council) is pleased to present the Evaluation 2011
report on the Texas workforce system (system). Approved unanimously at the Council's
December 16, 2011 meeting, it is the second report for Advancing Texas: Strategic Plan for
the Texas Workforce System (FY2010-FY2015) (Advancing Texas) - documenting
accomplishments by system partners during the second year of the plan's implementation.
State statutes require that the Council's evaluation report address five components:
workforce system and program performance based on the Formal and Less Formal
measures approved by the Governor;
implementation of action plans by partner agencies as directed by the Council's System
Integration Technical Advisory Committee;
adult education action and achievements;
local workforce board activities and alignment with the system strategic plan; and
work development programs that focus on welfare to work initiatives.
This report is a unique compilation and analysis of system performance and achievements.
Through the delivery of over 20 workforce education and training programs, state and local
system partners served almost 5.3 million individuals in the last reporting year. Over 478,000
completed a degree, certificate or other measure of educational achievement, while almost
1.3 million individuals entered employment and over one million retained jobs.
Data reported for most programs now show the effects of the recession. As the recovery
continues, the Texas economy remains comparatively strong. The system served fewer
individuals this year, largely due to the phasing out of federal recovery relief funding. While
the number entering employment was down, retention figures were up and the attainment of
educational outcomes continued to rise.
With the second year of implementation complete, I am pleased to report that substantial
progress was made toward achieving the 14 long term objectives contained in Advancing
Texas. Our system partners are identifying ways to increase collaborative efforts as they
carry out ongoing projects and begin new initiatives. This year, project teams completed
planning for the design and implementation of pilots addressing critical areas such as career
technical education and apprenticeship training, as well as programs designed to meet the
needs of English language learners and those with low literacy levels.
I commend this report to you.
Sincerely,
Wes Jurey, ChairPost Office Box 2241, Austin, Texas 78768 * Voice: (512) 936-8100 * Fax: (512) 936-8118
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Texas Workforce Investment Council. Evaluation 2011: Accomplishments and Outcomes of the Texas Workforce System, report, December 2011; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth303634/m1/3/?q=%222010-09-01%2F2011-08-31%22: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.