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Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board (CCWDB)
Grace A. Kilbane
Executive Director
Cleveland/Cuyahoga County
Workforce Development Board
(216) 777-8178
Kilbag@ecjobs.us
2019 CCWDB Meeting Calendar
- Friday, February 15th
- Friday, May 17th (half-day retreat offsite)
- Friday, August 16th (half-day retreat offsite)
- Friday, November 15th
Public Meetings:
Regular meetings are generally held quarterly from 8:00-10:00 am, at OhioMeansJobs|Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, 1910 Carnegie Avenue, 3rd floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 . Meeting times and location are changed occasionally by agreement of the trustees.
Responsibility:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) serves as the advisory body for the Cuyahoga County Department of Workforce Development. The purpose of the department is to provide resources and information that assist residents of Cuyahoga County in moving toward financial independence through employment. Its programs and services include education, job training, job search assistance and employment-related youth programs funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). The WDB, by law, provides policy and guidance and exercises oversight for Service Delivery Area 3 (City of Cleveland/Cuyahoga County), in partnership with Cuyahoga County and City of Cleveland.
Qualifications:
In order to meet the requirements of the federal law governing Workforce Development Boards (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014), a majority of WDB members must be from the private sector; and they must be owners of businesses, chief executives or other private sector executives who have substantial management or policy responsibilities. By law, the WDB must include public sector representatives of organized labor and community-based organizations; also, a representative of each of the following: education, vocational rehabilitation agency, public assistance agency, economic development agency, representatives of the one-stop partners and the public employment service.
| Appointing Authority |
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Length of Term |
| Cuyahoga County and Mayor of Cleveland |
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3 years (Program Year is July 1st to June 30th) |
Authorization:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
Related Documents:
NOW Regional Plan 2017 and Attachments
Local Plan 2017 – Area 3 (NOW Regional Plan Addendum 2)
Strategic Direction
CCWDB Membership
CCWDB By-Laws
CCWDB Standing Committees
Other CCWDB Information
One Direction for Workforce (The City Club Event 10.31.17)