Workforce Board Responsibilities

· Develop and submit a 4-year local plan for the workforce area

· Conduct workforce research and regional labor market analysis

· Convene area workforce development system stakeholders

· Lead efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers and other entities

· Develop effective linkages with employers

· Ensure that workforce investment activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth

· Develop and implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers

· With representatives of secondary and postsecondary education programs, lead efforts to develop and implement career pathways

· Lead efforts in the local area to identify and promote proven and promising strategies and initiatives for meeting the needs of employers, workers and job seekers.

· Develop strategies for using technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce development system for employers, and workers and job seekers/

· Identifying strategies for better meeting the needs of individuals with barriers to employment.

· Conduct oversight and Ensure the appropriate use and management of the funds provided under WIOA

· Negotiate and reach agreement on local performance indicators with the chief elected official and the Governor;

· Negotiate with CEO and required partners on the methods for funding the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in the local area

· Select the providers in the local area, and where appropriate terminate such providers of Youth workforce activities, training services consistent with the criteria and information requirements established by the Governor and WIOA

· Select One-stop operators

· Coordinate activities with education and training providers in the local area

· Develop a budget for the activities of the Local WDB,

· Assess, on an annual basis, the physical and programmatic accessibility of all one-stop centers in the local area

· Certification of one-stop centers