Workforce development boards are the conveners, collaborators, and navigators of the nation’s workforce ecosystem. They provide the much needed infrastructure to seamlessly connect talent and business to foster economic vitality.
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This week marks six weeks until the start of Forum 2026 in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. As we get closer, I wanted to take a moment to share some of the exciting things we have in store for you before, during, and after the Forum—and how this year’s experience has been intentionally designed to help […]
There are leaders who serve a system—and then there are leaders who build one. As Bob Knight enters retirement, NAWB honors a career that helped shape the workforce ecosystem as we know it today. Bob is the founder of NAPIC—the National Association of Private Industry Councils—which later became the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). Across decades, […]
Yesterday, congressional leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. For the public workforce system, the most important takeaway is a welcome one: WIOA Title I funding will remain very close to FY 2025 levels. After a year marked by uncertainty, that stability matters. Over […]
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