Workforce Development

• Serves as a point of contact for business, industry, and the public sector to communicate their workforce needs;
• Provides a forum where private and public sector leaders jointly consider the workforce development needs of the region;
• Promotes strategies to encourage life-long learning and improve workplace skills;
• Assists in the development of new training programs to benefit the region’s workforce;
• Conducts planning, oversight, and evaluation of local workforce development programs, including the local JobLink Career Center System;
• Offers advice regarding workforce policy and programs to local elected officials, employers, education and employment agencies, and citizens;
• Coordinates with economic development efforts and activities to promote the region’s availability of qualified workers and promote cooperation and coordination among public organizations, education agencies, and private businesses; and
• Reviews local agency plans and grant applications for workforce development programs to ensure coordination of services and achievement of local goals can be attained.
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For more information, please visit the Turning Point Workforce Development Board’s official website.