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If you are a member of the media
and need information about the TRWIB or the local
workforce development system, please contact McCrae Martino at 412-552-7088
or MMartino@trwib.org.
To review the presentation that accompanies the November, 2007 Board meeting, please see this PDF. Learn about:
- The recent history of Workforce Investment
- TRWIB efforts to help develop the next workforce in the region through TRWIB initiative E4 (Educators and Employers Engaged for Excellence)
- TRWIB’s plans to better understand regional employers’ current and future workforce requirements
Workforce Investment Act
The federal Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 overhauled and
consolidated scores of public employment and training
programs in an effort to promote an increase in
employment, job retention, earnings, and the development
of occupational skills needed most by employers.
Ultimately, the goal of the WIA is to improve
the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency,
increase productivity and help businesses compete
in the global economy.
The WIA provides opportunities
for the business community to play an active role
in the implementation and design of workforce
development initiatives through participation
on local workforce investment boards (WIBs). WIBs
are responsible for establishing local performance
standards, chartering one stop service delivery
centers and satellites (referred to as the "PA
CareerLink" network in Pennsylvania), selecting
qualified service providers, and monitoring performance
to ensure accountability.
There
are four local WIBs in southwest Pennsylvania:
the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, covering
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County; the Southwest
Corner Workforce Investment Board, covering Washington,
Greene and Beaver counties; the Westmoreland/Fayette
Workforce Investment Board; and the Tri-County
Workforce Investment Board, covering Indiana,
Butler and Armstrong counties.
The Pennsylvania Workforce
Investment Board advises the governor on workforce
development issues.
To view a map of local workforce
investment boards in Pennsylvania, click
here.
Workforce planning
Workforces are not static.
Strategic workforce planning challenges our region
as it does the nation and most industrialized
countries. Many factors are transforming long-range
workforce development including:
- Shifting demographics,
declining birthrates, increasing life expectancy;
- Early retirement programs;
- Baby Boomers working later
in life;
- Emerging skills crucial
to established and new occupations; and
- The need to actively attract
and retain young workers to the region.
At each end of the workforce
continuum from those prepared to enter the workforce
to those approaching retirement, our region is
faced with many issues that affect our ability
to sustain the current economy and support growth.
Additional details about TRWIB’s mission, vision, and goals are included in this file (PDF) updated 3/14/08
See also: PA
CareerLink; Labor
market information; Links
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