4 Pa. Code § 6.681 - Purpose
The purpose of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board (Board) is to assist the Governor in:
(1) Reviewing and coordinating State
workforce development policies, initiatives, strategies and programs.
(2) Recommending actions to create an
aligned, streamlined and improved workforce development system, including the
one-stop service delivery system.
(3) Ensuring and facilitating coordination
among the following Commonwealth agencies in the development and evaluation of
policies, initiatives, strategies and programs to address current and emerging
workforce needs:
(i) Department of
Aging.
(ii) Department of
Agriculture.
(iii) Department of
Community and Economic Development.
(iv) Department of Corrections.
(v) Department of Education.
(vi) Department of Human Services.
(vii) Department of Labor and
Industry.
(4)
Developing, implementing and modifying the State's workforce development
plan.
(5) Reviewing and approving
regional and local workforce development plans consistent with the State
workforce development plan.
(6)
Designating local workforce development areas and developing workforce
development funding allocation formulas.
(7) Developing and updating State performance
accountability measures and tracking progress toward implementation of the
State's workforce development plan.
(8) Collaborating and coordinating with State
boards and commissions that shape the economic development and education
systems of the Commonwealth to develop Statewide policies that improve
workforce development alignment and outcomes across those systems, which may
include the following:
(i) State Board of
Education.
(ii) Ben Franklin
Technology Development Authority.
(iii) Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and
Training Council.
(iv) State Board
of Vocational Rehabilitation.
(v)
Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges.
(vi) Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education.
(vii) State-related
universities.
(viii) Pennsylvania
Higher Education Assistance Agency.
(ix) Pennsylvania Early Learning
Council.
(x) Early Learning
Investment Commission.
(xi)
Pennsylvania Reentry Council.
(xii)
Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development.
(xiii) Pennsylvania Council on
Aging.
(xiv) Pennsylvania
Commission for Agriculture Education Excellence.
(9) Ensuring that the policies, performance
measures, goals and resource strategies implemented by the Board are developed
with appropriate and meaningful engagement of individuals and entities impacted
and served by the Commonwealth's workforce development system.
(10) Developing accessible workforce and
labor market information.
(11)
Coordinating the provision of services among State agencies consistent with the
laws and regulations governing workforce development programs and the State's
workforce development plan.
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