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Workforce Development Council
Mission
"North Dakota's workforce educated and prepared to successfully compete in a dynamic economy."
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Overview
The North Dakota Workforce Development Council was authorized under Executive Order 95-01. On December 31, 1999, the Governor designated the Council as the state's workforce investment board in accordance with Section 111(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).
The purpose of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase the occupational skills attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.
The role of the North Dakota Workforce Development Council is to advise the Governor and the public concerning the nature and extent of workforce development in the context of North Dakota's economic development needs, and how to meet these needs effectively while maximizing the efficient use of available resources and avoiding unnecessary duplication of effort.
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The Council's responsibilities to the Governor include:
- Develop a comprehensive workforce development and workforce training strategic plan for the State;
- Recommend the vision, goals and objectives of the state's workforce development system;
- Recommend tactics to address current and future economic development and workforce investment needs of the state;
- Develop a uniform set of objectives and establish benchmarks for quality improvement measures to track the effectiveness of the state's workforce development system;
- Identify and develop opportunities for collaboration and partnerships between education, employment, and training program deliverers and supporting workforce development activities in the state;
- Recommend priorities for use of federal and state Workforce Investment Act and funds;
- Develop policy guidance and exercise oversight of the state's job training plan and associated activities.
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2009 Meeting Dates
April 23, 2009
June 11, 2009
January 14, 2010
April 09, 2010
June 09, 2010
August Retreat 02-03, 2010
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Helpful Links
Eligible Training Providers (link)
Federal Register (link)
FindJobsND (link)
Jobs ND (link)
ND Human Resource Management Services (link)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (link)
SHARE Network (link)
Team ND (link)
US Workforce (link)
Workforce Investment Act of 1988 (link)
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