Workforce Development Board

Legislative References

• November 8, 2016
  Bylaws Amended
• June 23, 2015
  Bylaws Amended. Changed name to Workforce Development Board
• December 6, 2011
  Bylaws Amended
• June 19, 2007
  Bylaws Amended
• November 1, 2005
  Bylaws Amended
• May 29, 2001
  Bylaws Adopted
• Formed pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment act (“WIA”) of 1998

Duties Explanation

The purpose of this Board is to provide strategic planning, policy development, and oversight of the local workforce investment system. It directs the disbursement of funds for workforce investment activities, appoints a youth council, and provides direction on ways to increase public and private sector employment and training opportunities for eligible people under the Act. The Board provides leadership to support the best practices of the public and private sectors for an effective Workforce Investment Board; develops innovative models that effectively acquire and leverage alternative funding sources to offer access to all services. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) act states that local membership on the WDB shall include owners or representatives of businesses that reflect employment opportunities in the area; representatives of educational agencies such as school boards, adult schools, colleges, etc; representatives of local labor organizations; representatives of community-based organizations including veterans’ groups and those serving people with disabilities; representatives of economic development agencies and representatives of the One-Stop partners. Those appointed should have optimum policymaking authority within their respective organizations. Overview of the Workforce Investment Act and Monterey County Workforce Development Board: The Workforce Investment Act (WIA*) was signed by President Clinton on August 7, 1998 to reform the nation’s job training system. WIA establishes the One-Stop Career Center concept operating under state and local Workforce Investment Boards. Key components of WIA include: Streamlining services through the One-Stop delivery system; Empowering individuals through the use of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for eligible participants who have exhausted other sources of aid, and providing greater levels of information, guidance and support services from a single location; Universal access to core employment-related services such as job vacancies, career options, financial aid for education, employment trends, how to conduct a job search, write a resume, interview for a job, etc.; Increased accountability through the establishment of core indicators of performance that local and state managers of the workforce system must meet in order to retain funding levels; Strong role for local workforce investment boards: representatives of designated service agencies and the private sector establish business-led boards that develop strategic planning, establish local policy and provide oversight of the local system; State and local flexibility to create a system that responds to local and regional labor market needs with significant authority reserved for the Governor; Improved youth programs linked more closely to local labor market needs and community youth programs and services with emphasis on academic and occupational learning.

Term Rules Explanation

The term of membership for all WDB members shall be for three years.

Reappointment Rules Explanation

Upon which time consideration of reappointment shall occur.

Meeting Day and Time Explanation

Please visit www.onestopmonterey.org and click on the WDB link for information on meeting days and times. Regular meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month.

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