Department of Veterans Affairs Hispanic Employment Program Briefing for the 2 nd Annual HEP Summit...

Department of Veterans AffairsHispanic Employment Program

Briefing for the 2nd Annual HEP SummitBy Arlene Gonzalez, National HEP Mgr.

June 25, 2012

Office of Diversity & Inclusion

Georgia CoffeyDeputy Assistant

Secretary

Workforce Analysis TeamManages the workforce planning and analysis system, conducts technical assistance and training, creates analytical tools and techniques in the area of diversity for managers and supervisors, performs adverse impact assessments and

prepares ad-hoc reports.Outreach and Retention TeamDevelops diversity and affirmative employment policy, manages special emphasis programs, provides guidance on diversity internships, produces a majority of the Department's annual diversity reports, conducts Technical Assistance Reviews (TARs), and facilitates outreach with community and VA supervisors to increase diversity awareness and opportunities.

Training and Communications TeamProvides diversity and inclusion training (online and onsite), distributes weekly diversity news updates and bimonthly newsletter, produces monthly video news program, and prepares various how-to guides and special reports, and maintains the ODI Web site.

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Hispanics in the VA Workforce Have Increased Less Than 1% Since 1997

Total Number: 21,053 in 2011

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4.75

5.3 5.5 5.6 5.8

6.71 6.64 6.5 6.75 6.68 6.68

National 2010 CLF for Hispanics = 14.8National 2000 CLF for Hispanics = 10.7VA 2000 RCLF for Hispanics = 7.44

Hispanics in the VA WorkforceTotal Number: 21,053

• As of year end FY11, Hispanics represented 6.68% of the total VA workforce.

• This rate reflected a decrease of 0.07% from the FY10 rate of Hispanic participation of 6.75 percent. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

6.35

6.4

6.45

6.5

6.55

6.6

6.65

6.7

6.75

6.8

Hisp Perm Rep

VA-Wide Employment Representation Compared to Civilian Labor Force (CLF) and Relevant Civilian Labor Force (RCLF)

White Male

White Female

Black Male

Black Female

Hispanic Male

Hispanic Female

Asian Male

Asian Female

Native Hawaiian

Male

Native Hawaiian Female

Ameri-can In-dian Male

Ameri-can In-dian

Female

Two or More Races Male

Two or More Races

Female

CLF 0.390300000000

001

0.337400000000

001

0.0484 0.0566 0.0617 0.0452 0.0192 0.0171 0.000600000000000002

0.0005 0.003400000000

00001

0.003200000000

00001

0.008800000000

00003

0.007600000000

00001

RCLF 0.2513 0.4787 0.0313 0.0813 0.0311 0.0433 0.0239 0.0322 0.000300000000000001

0.000600000000000002

0.003100000000

00001

0.006200000000

00001

0.003400000000

00001

0.005400000000

00001

FY2009

0.2489 0.363300000000

001

0.0882 0.1468 0.0303 0.0347 0.0255 0.0415 0.000800000000000002

0.0011 0.005400000000

00001

0.0082 0.002200000000

00001

0.003100000000

00001

FY2010

0.2498 0.362400000000

001

0.0882 0.1444 0.0314 0.0361 0.0257 0.0413 0.000800000000000002

0.0011 0.0046 0.006900000000

00002

0.002800000000

00001

0.004400000000

00001

FY2011

0.2495 0.360300000000

001

0.0884 0.1446 0.0312 0.0356 0.0259 0.0417 0.000900000000000003

0.0012 0.0046 0.006800000000

00001

0.003600000000

00001

0.0055

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

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* Permanent and Temporary* RCLF as of FY2011

Employee Count

FY2009 295,654

FY2010 307,322

FY2011 315,116

Onboard Representation by Administration

VACO VHA VBA NCA

RCLFTotal

Onboard during FY11

Participation Rate

Total Onboard during FY11

Participation Rate


Participation Rate


Participation Rate

White Male 5,070 41.51% 66,248 23.58% 6,408 31.61% 910 53.19% 25.13%

White Female 2,784 22.79% 104,574 37.23% 5,953 29.36% 232 13.56% 47.87%

Black Male 1,309 10.72% 24,116 8.58% 2,233 11.01% 200 11.69% 3.13%

Black Female 1,449 11.86% 40,678 14.48% 3,323 16.39% 121 7.07% 8.13%

Hispanic Male 519 4.25% 8,602 3.06% 585 2.89% 129 7.54% 3.11%

Hispanic Female 251 2.05% 10,394 3.70% 544 2.68% 29 1.69% 4.33%

Asian Male 368 3.01% 7,483 2.66% 271 1.34% 37 2.16% 2.39%

Asian Female 197 1.61% 12,701 4.52% 245 1.21% 12 0.70% 3.22%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Male

10 0.08% 245 0.09% 31 0.15% 4 0.23% 0.03%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Female

9 0.07% 344 0.12% 18 0.09% 0 0.00% 0.06%

American Indian Male 73 0.60% 1,230 0.44% 147 0.73% 10 0.58% 0.31%

American Indian Female 42 0.34% 1,942 0.69% 168 0.83% 4 0.23% 0.62%

Two or More Races Male 79 0.65% 893 0.32% 145 0.72% 17 0.99% 0.34%

Two or More Races Female 55 0.45% 1,466 0.52% 203 1.00% 6 0.35% 0.54%

TOTAL 12,215 99.99% 280,916 99.99% 20,274 100.01% 1,711 99.98% 99.21%

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* Red font means less than expected participation relative to the RCLF.

* Permanent and Temporary

Veteran Onboard Representation by Administration

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VACO VHA VBA NCA

Total Onboar

d during FY11

% Veterans

Total Onboard during

FY11

% Veterans


FY11

% Veterans


FY11

% Veterans

White Male 3,045 60.06% 34,933 52.73% 4,431 69.15% 778 85.49%

White Female 452 16.24% 12,363 11.82% 1,288 21.64% 77 33.19%

Black Male 978 74.71% 18,398 76.29% 1,863 83.43% 178 89.00%

Black Female 347 23.95% 7,788 19.15% 1,183 35.60% 44 36.36%

Hispanic Male 360 69.36% 5,034 58.52% 489 83.59% 119 92.25%

Hispanic Female 61 24.30% 1,372 13.20% 169 31.07% 11 37.93%

Asian Male 136 36.96% 1,818 24.30% 190 70.11% 35 94.59%

Asian Female 24 12.18% 565 4.45% 42 17.14% 2 16.67%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Male

7 70.00% 151 61.63% 28 90.32% 3 75.00%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Female

2 22.22% 75 21.80% 5 27.78% 0 0.00%

American Indian Male 50 68.49% 656 53.33% 112 76.19% 10 100.00%

American Indian Female 6 14.29% 237 12.20% 23 13.69% 0 0.00%

Two or More Races Male 53 67.09% 572 64.05% 104 71.72% 13 76.47%

Two or More Races Female 24 43.64% 300 20.46% 57 28.08% 1 16.67%

TOTAL 5,545 45.40% 84,262 30.00% 9,984 49.25% 1,271 74.28%

* The Secretaries goal is for Veterans to represent 40 percent of the workforce by 2014.


Veteran Onboard RepresentationVA-Wide

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% Veterans

White Male 43,187 54.92%

White Female 14,180 12.49%

Black Male 21,417 76.88%

Black Female 9,362 20.54%

Hispanic Male 6,002 61.03%

Hispanic Female 1,613 14.38%

Asian Male 2,179 26.71%

Asian Female 633 4.81%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Male 189 65.17%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Female 82 22.10%

American Indian Male 828 56.71%

American Indian Female 266 12.34%

Two or More Races Male 742 65.43%

Two or More Races Female 382 22.08%

TOTAL 101,062 32.07%

* The Secretaries goal is for Veterans to represent 40 percent of the workforce by 2014.


Hires and Separations • VA hired a total of

24,816 permanent employees during FY11. Of these, 1,494 (6.02%) were Hispanic.

• 22,051 employees were separated in FY11. Of these 1,332 or 6.04% were Hispanic. Hires Separations

6.01

6.015

6.02

6.025

6.03

6.035

6.04

6.045

6.02

6.04

Rates of Hires/Sepa-rations

Senior Executive Service Permanent Employment Representation

White Male

White Female

Black Male

Black Female

Hispanic Male

Hispanic Female

Asian Male

Asian Female

Native Hawaiian

Male


American Indian Male

American Indian

Female


Two or More Races

Female

FY2009

0.5689000000000

01

0.261 0.0528 0.0469 0.0264000000000

001

0.0088000000000

0003

0.0088000000000

0003

0.0088000000000

0003

0.0029 0 0.0117 0 0 0.0029

FY2010

0.5517000000000

01

0.2759 0.046 0.0489 0.0345 0.0115 0.0115 0.0057000000000

0001

0.0029 0 0.0086000000000

0002

0 0.0029 0

FY2011

0.545 0.2672 0.0529 0.0556 0.0317 0.0106 0.0132 0.0026 0.0026 0 0.0079000000000

0003

0.0026 0.0053000000000

0001

0.0026

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

* Title 38 SES Equivalents Included* VA - Wide

Leadership Grades (13-15) Permanent Representation

White Male

White Female

Black Male

Black Fe-male

Hispanic Male

Hispanic Female

Asian Male

Asian Female

Native Hawaiian

Male



American Indian

Female


Two or More Races

Female

FY2009

0.4101 0.3552 0.0506 0.0838000000000

002

0.0243 0.0214 0.0212 0.0201 0.0004 0.0009000000000

00003

0.0041 0.0040000000000

0001

0.0019000000000

0001

0.0019000000000

0001

FY2010

0.3976000000000

01

0.3607 0.0506 0.0859 0.0261 0.023 0.0212 0.0204 0.0004 0.0008000000000

00003

0.0034000000000

0001

0.0033000000000

0001

0.0034000000000

0001

0.0034000000000

0001

FY2011

0.3920000000000

01

0.3627 0.0522 0.0873 0.0252 0.0225 0.0213 0.021 0.0003000000000

00001

0.0007000000000

00002

0.0032000000000

0001

0.0034000000000

0001

0.0040000000000

0001

0.0042

3%

8%

13%

18%

23%

28%

33%

38%

43%

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* GS/GM Grades Only* VA - Wide

Grades (9-12) Permanent Representation

White Male

White Female

Black Male

Black Female

Hispanic Male

Hispanic Female

Asian Male

Asian Female

Native Hawaiian

Male



American Indian

Female


Two or More Races

Female

FY2009

0.2867 0.3968000000000

02

0.0656 0.1161 0.0268000000000

001

0.0343 0.0219 0.0319 0.0007000000000

00002

0.0008000000000

00003

0.0052 0.0078000000000

0002

0.0023000000000

0001

0.0031000000000

0001

FY2010

0.2855 0.3943000000000

02

0.0665 0.1168 0.0281 0.036 0.0211 0.0310000000000

001

0.0008000000000

00003

0.0008000000000

00003

0.0047000000000

0001

0.0066 0.0031000000000

0001

0.0048

FY2011

0.2837 0.3895000000000

01

0.0691 0.1191 0.0281 0.035 0.021 0.0310000000000

001

0.0008000000000

00003

0.0007000000000

00002

0.0047000000000

0001

0.0066 0.0040000000000

0001

0.0066

3%

8%

13%

18%

23%

28%

33%

38%

43%

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Grades (1-8) Permanent Representation

White Male

White Female

Black Male

Black Female

Hispanic Male

Hispanic Female

Asian Male

Asian Female

Native Hawaiian

Male



American Indian

Female


Two or More Races

Female

FY2009

0.1708 0.3592 0.1008 0.2303 0.034 0.0427000000000

001

0.0145 0.0235 0.0008000000000

00003

0.0015 0.0050000000000

0001

0.0098000000000

0004

0.0026 0.0043000000000

0001

FY2010

0.177 0.3524 0.1027 0.2256 0.0355 0.045 0.0146 0.0233 0.0008000000000

00003

0.0016000000000

0001

0.0041 0.0080000000000

0002

0.0032000000000

0001

0.0061

FY2011

0.1766 0.3481 0.1034 0.2264 0.0357 0.0453 0.0146 0.0236 0.0011 0.0018000000000

0001

0.0042 0.0081000000000

0001

0.0039000000000

0001

0.0073000000000

0001

3%

8%

13%

18%

23%

28%

33%

38%

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VA Workforce and 2000 Civilian Labor Force

60.98

23.3

6.68

6.760.211.140.91

Veterans Affairs

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Isl

Nat Hawaiian

Amer Ind/Alask NatUnspecified

72.7

10.5

10.7

3.6 0.20.600000000000001 1.6

2000 CLF

FY11 Hispanic Representationby Sub-Component

2010

CLF

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2000

CLF

VA 200

0 RCLF

All VA

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VBA

NCA

Staff

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10121416 14.8

10.7

7.44 6.81 6.915.65

8.76

6.36

* OPM reported 14.8 CLF to the President in their annual Hisp report.

FY11 Hispanic Male Representationby Component

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6.2

3.1 3.18 3.13 2.93

6.95

4.28

FY11 Hispanic Female Representationby Component

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3

4

5 4.5 4.34

3.63 3.78

2.72

1.812.08

VA Strategic Plan for Hispanic Employment, Outreach and Retention FY12 - 16

Guiding Principles•To ensure the alignment of efforts with

OPM Hispanic Council Recommendations and the VA Diversity and Inclusion Plan

•To enhance coordination of outreach and recruitment efforts

•To enhance collaboration in the development of initiatives

Plan Goal #1

To ensure that the VA workforce is diverse, high performing and reflective of all segments of society, inclusive of the Hispanic community and Hispanic Veterans• Identify and Eliminate Barriers• Improve Hispanic participation

Plan Goal #2

To ensure that the VA workplace is inclusive of Hispanic Americans, evidenced by increased retention and advancement of Hispanics in the VA workforce in accordance with merit principles.

• Leverage talent• Career and Leadership development

Plan Goal #3

Facilitate outstanding culturally competent public service and Hispanic stakeholder relations through effective leadership and accountability.• Service to Veterans• Strengthen partnerships• Education and training

Group Review of Strategic Plan

Two New HEP Initiatives …

Student Outreach and Retention Program

S.O.A.R.

•Ambassadors•Mentoring•Drop Out Prevention

State of Education in Hispanic Community

•In 2009, the Hispanic high school drop out rate of 16 through 24 year olds was more than triple that of whites (17.6% and 5.2% respectively).

•Drop out rate for Hispanics in this age group was

• 28.6% in 1999• 32.4% in 1990• 35.2% in 1980.

• 2009 drop out rates for Blacks was 9.3%; for Asians 3.4% and American Indian/Alaskan Natives 13.2%.

Source: Dept of Education / Fast Facts http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=16

Unemployment and Poverty •In 2011, the National Council of La Raza reported that the school dropout rate among Hispanics reached 28%.

• 40 percent of Latinos age 25 and up and without high school diplomas are currently unemployed or have only a temporary job.

•23% of Hispanics 15 to 26 live below poverty line.

College Drop-Outs•4 year College drop out rates are alarming …

• 57% of White students finish their degree• 44% of Hispanics graduate• 39% of Blacks graduate

•Student populations at greater risk of dropping out include those who

• are the first in their family to attend college• those who have limited English proficiency • nontraditional students such as returning adult students

•Drop out rates are higher at Community Colleges.

Community Outreach and Communications Initiative (COCI)

•Outreach

•Communications (webinars, Facebook)

•National Database

Questions?

Office of Diversity and InclusionPOC: Hispanic Employment Program, Arlene Gonzalez 202-461-4041 [email protected]

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