Youth Development Council

North Dakota Youth Development Council is a permanent standing committee of the North Dakota Workforce Development Council. The Youth Development Council is organized under section 117(h) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The Governor appoints all Youth Development Council members.

Membership of the North Dakota Youth Development Council will include members of the North Dakota Workforce Development Council with individuals with interest or expertise in youth policy, representatives of youth service agencies, representatives of local public housing authorities, parents of youth eligible under the Workforce Investment Act, representatives of Job Corps, and former participants and representatives of the Children's Coordinating Committee.

The North Dakota Youth Development Council's responsibilities to the North Dakota Workforce Development Council include:

• Make recommendations to the North Dakota Workforce Development Council (NDWDC) on youth employment and training policy;
• The Youth Development Council assists the NDWDC with the oversight of youth services delivered under the Workforce Investment Act;
• Provide input and assist the North Dakota Workforce Development Council by developing the youth activities and services portion of the Unified State Plan;
• Recommending eligible providers of youth services to the NDWDC to be considered for grants or contracts on a competitive basis;
• Conducting oversight of eligible providers of youth services/activities; and
• Coordinating youth activities authorized under the Workforce Investment Act.

Membership Roster

Meetings

Membership Orientation Booklet