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Performance Information

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 established performance standards by which every Workforce Development Area created would be judged.

The Northcoast Jobs Connection is the name of the "One-Stop" for the Workforce Development Areas of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky/Seneca counties. Each Area has developed Performance Goals to Achieve.

Performance Criteria	Ottawa County Goal	Erie County Goal	Huron County Goal	Sandusky/ Seneca Counties Goal
Adult Criteria
Entry into Unsubsidized Employment	88.9%	88.9%	88.9%	88.9%
Retention in Unsubsidized Employment Six Months after Entry into the Employment	61.5%	61.5%	61.5%	61.5%
Earnings Received in Unsubsidized Employment Six Months after Entry into the Employment	$4,826 / qtr	$4,826 / qtr	$4,826 / qtr	$4,826 / qtr
Attainment of Recognized Credential Relating to Achievement of Educational Skills, by Participants Who Enter Unsubsidized Employment	60%	60%	60%	60%
Dislocated Worker Criteria
Entry into Unsubsidized Employment	75%	75%	75%	75%
Retention in Unsubsidized Employment Six Months after Entry into the Employment	80%	80%	80%	80%
Earnings Received in Unsubsidized Employment Six Months After Entry into the Employment, Relative to Earning of Job of Dislocation	82%	82%	82%	82%
Attainment of Recognized Credential Relating to Achievement of Educational Skills, by Participants who Enter Unsubsidized Employment	60%	60%	60%	60%
Customer Satisfaction
Participant Satisfaction Rate	72%	72%	72%	72%
Employer Satisfaction Rate	55%	55%	55%	55%

Older Youth (19-21) Criteria	Youth Contractor Rate
Satisfaction of Youth Participants	50%
Entered Employment Rate, of Those who are not Employed at Registration and do not Move on to Post Secondary Education or Advanced Training	65%
Employment Retention Rate at Six Months, of Those who Are Employed in the First Quarter after Exit and who Do not move on to Post Secondary or Advanced Training	75%
Average Earnings Change in Six Months, of Those who are Employed in the First Quarter after Exit and who do not Move on to Post Secondary Education or Advanced Training	150%
Credential Attainment Rate, of Those who were in Employment/ Post Secondary Education/Advance Training by the end Of the First Quarter after Exit and Received a Credential By the end of the Third Quarter after Exit	30%
Younger Youth (14-18) Criteria
Skill Attainment Rate, of Those in-school and out-of -school Youth who are Assessed to be in Need of Basic, Work Readiness, and/or Occupational Skills	65%
Diploma or Equivalent Attainment Rate, of Those who Register without a Diploma or Equivalent and Attained one by the End of the First Quarter after Exit	20%