POLICY CONSULTATION

Workforce boards face an array of issues that have remained relatively constant over the years: serving job seekers and target populations; meeting the needs of employers; building the capacity of skill development providers; developing and providing job, work, and career intelligence; operating within a confusing framework of regulations and outcomerequirements; maintaining services in the face of declining funding; and developing a governance structure that leads to high performance. But how these issues fit together,or not, and which issues are receiving more public scrutiny, is constantly changing.