Membership Includes Representatives Of:
• Business (which must be majority - 51%)
• Public education
• Labor organizations
• Community-based organizations
• Economic development agencies
• Public employment service
• Public assistance
• Rehabilitation
• Public welfare
• Employers in the local area
• Any currently unemployed person
• Any currently underemployed person
• Any currently employed person needing skills upgrade
• Any potential worker
• Community
• Develop and submit 5-year local plan
• Select local one-stop operators
• Identify eligible providers of adult intensive and training services and youth providers
• System and program oversight
• Provide leadership to and ensure continuous improvement of local system
• Develop & administer a budget to carry out duties, employ staff, disburse funds for workforce investment activities through the CEOs designated grant recipient
• Assist in developing statewide employment statistics system
• Ensure effective connecting, brokering and coaching activities to assist employers
• Coordinate activities with economic development
What Makes A Workforce Investment Board?
• Broad vision
• Leadership
• Focus on results
• Multiple sources of funding
• Multiple programs
• Customer focused