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Workforce Development Council

North Dakota Workforce Development Council was authorized December 31, 1999 under Executive Order 95-01. 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 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.

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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