Workforce Development Boards
The Maricopa County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB)
The MCWDB assists the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, as the Chief Local Elected Officials, in strategic planning, oversight and evaluation of the local workforce development area, as well as to promote effective outcomes consistent with statewide goals, objectives and negotiated local performance.
The MCWDB receives its authority in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), signed into law on July 22, 2014 and is comprised of leaders representing the local area’s geographic and business demographics in private business and in the public sector.
OUR VISION
"We are a best-in-class workforce system that connects job-seekers to career opportunities and employers to skilled talent, stimulating economic prosperity and enhancing quality of life for all."
OUR VALUES
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Customer-Centric Service |
Public Trust and Accountability |
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Data-Driven and Performance-Based |
Responsive to a Changing Environment |
OUR GOALS
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Create a high-quality Workforce Development system, |
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Build brand awareness of Workforce Development to increase utilization, |
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Implement Regional Workforce entity. |
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Build a self-sustaining system of Workforce Development. |
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Design and utilize performance-based metrics that ensure capacity management and improve system outcomes. |
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Source: Maher & Maher