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This session on Governance, Leadership and Building a Strategic Board is the second webinar in the Act Now Series, hosted by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Implementing WIOA requires effective leadership and the support of...

Innovation and Opportunity to Act Now: WIOA Governance - a session that will walk workforce system practitioners through the recently published USDOL/ETA Training and Employment Guidance Letter 27-14: Transition Authority for Immediate...

To explore the state and local board process for developing and implementing a WIOA aligned strategic vision.  Also, how the two levels coordinate state and local visions to establish strategic workforce development.

We encourage you to view the Employment and Training Administration's (ETAs) Act Now Webinar Series for more information about implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which was signed into law in 2014.

One of the key principles of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a commitment to identify customer driven solutions through strategic partnerships and collaborative service – for example, better aligned policies and services...

These resources provide information and training to support effective governance of the public workforce system at the state and local level.  This includes the membership and functions of state and local workforce development boards. 

What is the Strategic Boards Toolkit? Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) have a critical role to play in contributing to healthy regional economies that serve the needs of business and workers.  WDBs function in multiple roles—as a steward of...

Workforce Development Boards drive the vision for the workforce system at the state and local levels, and engage funders, partners, employers, and community members around that vision. The resources in this section help boards align their work...

All Workforce Development Boards are expected to align with priorities set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Resources in this section are designed to address these goals: Evaluating systems and redesigning...

This video features four practitioners who discuss how they are strategically forming their local boards.  They document their approaches including focusing on employers as their primary customers, but not forgetting job seekers; supplying the...