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Vision
The Board envisions Will County with a vibrant economy bolstered by a workforce ready for today's and tomorrow's careers.
Mission
The Board, in collaboration with our private and public sector partners, will successfully lead the creation and implementation of dynamic systems that meet the area's specific workforce needs.
Corporate Values
The Board endorses workforce initiatives that conform to standards of excellence and accountability.
The Board will expect collaboration and encourage innovation in all workforce initiatives.
Purpose
The Workforce Investment Board of Will County plays a key role in the economic development of our County. The Board brings together a myriad of employment, training, and educational services, transforming them into a comprehensive and easily accessed system that supports the development of a world-class workforce. The Board builds the workforce system to develop quality employees for employers and to develop quality opportunities for employees. This system makes it easy for business to make connections with a qualified pool of applicants and to access other workforce development services. This system is also intended to make it easy for people to learn about and access a broad range of employment, education, and related services.
Activities
The Workforce Investment Board of Will County has a number of committees steering this group towards accomplishing its vision and mission: Executive, System and Trends, and Youth Council.
These committees support industry-based workforce development strategies, workforce transportation initiatives, labor market analysis and community planning, and other advisory groups that support the mission.
The Workforce Investment Board of Will County helps build a system supporting an education and workforce system aligned with the skills that businesses need, ensuring continued local and regional economic vitality.
Members
There are 34 business and public sector executives that make up the Workforce Investment Board. They represent a diverse group of stakeholders in sectors such as health care, manufacturing, government, and education. The members share a vision to ensure the economic vitality of the County and are advocates for an integrated workforce development system.
Regional Collaboration
The Workforce Investment Board of Will County is involved in a consortium comprised of the eight Workforce Boards in the Chicago metropolitan area. This consortium focuses on a number of regional initiatives aimed at supporting business, the community, and the region's economic vitality, such as technology, health care, and manufacturing industries.
These initiatives provide broader career awareness for individuals at all levels, development of occupational career awareness for youth, and model initiatives that help the current workforce advance skills relevant to the labor market.