The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) advocates for over 590 Workforce Development Boards across the country. These boards play a crucial role in connecting job seekers, businesses, and community partners to create a skilled workforce that meets regional economic needs.
Curious about how workforce development boards help shape your community’s success? This short video highlights their vital role in connecting businesses, educators, and government leaders to build a stronger workforce. Explore how workforce boards empower job seekers, support businesses, and drive economic growth from the ground up.
NAWB forges partnerships and secures funding to help workforce boards innovate and grow. By providing essential resources, we support talent development and advance national workforce initiatives. Together, we build capacity and create a more competitive workforce.
The Family-Centered Employment approach integrates workforce development with family support services, addressing the broader needs of job seekers and their families.
Both job seekers and their families benefit from this initiative, particularly those facing multiple barriers to employment.
Workforce boards can adopt the Family-Centered Employment model by partnering with community organizations to provide comprehensive family services alongside traditional employment programs.
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As a NAWB member, you connect with leaders shaping the future of work. Access insights, policy expertise, and opportunities for collaboration that drive real change. Together, we strengthen workforce systems and create opportunities for businesses and job seekers.
In the summer of 2018, the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (BFNA) kicked off a series of dialogues in several cities and regions with vastly different economic and occupational profiles to learn how technology and automation – “the future of work” – is impacting workers, businesses, labor markets, industries, and, more generally, the community at large.
NAWB and BFNA visited three cities: Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada, Riverside, California, where they partnered with local workforce boards to convene leaders in business, education, workforce development, and government to discuss the future of work and its impact locally. From these conversations, BFNA developed a microsite that highlights key analysis, video content, and other insights derived from research conducted during the visits.
To view videos and insights from the project, visit the microsite Transatlantic Cities and Future of Work.
The Solar Training Network is a former initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, and was designed to meet the workforce needs of the solar industry through solar training and strategic employment partnerships. NAWB was a key partner in this effort to train 75,000 people for careers in solar by 2020.
The Solar Training Network supported this growth by building connections that created long-lasting careers to help power the next generation of energy leaders.
SolarTrainingUSA.org was developed as a connection hub for solar job seekers, solar companies looking for new hires, solar training providers, and workforce development boards.
Our team of dedicated professionals and volunteers works together to drive workforce strategies that fuel growth and prosperity across communities, empowering local boards to meet the needs of businesses, job seekers, and industries nationwide.
NAWBlog is NAWB’s medium for highlighting stories of interest in the workforce development world through the eyes of our staff. These blogs will cover a range of topics from local success stories, advocacy, breaking news, in demand career sectors, and much more.
As we head toward the holiday season, many of us are thinking about time with family, catching up with old friends, and sharing what we’ve been working on throughout the year. Here’s a question I’d like you to consider: When you sit around the Thanksgiving table this year, would you rather talk about the skills […]
Hosting NAWB’s monthly “How Do They Do It?” podcast, where workforce boards bring best practices to life, has quickly become one of the most rewarding parts of my work. As both a workforce leader and a NAWB Board Member, I’ve had the privilege of sitting down with remarkable people across the country who are doing […]
Thousands of courses. Real credentials. One low price. Jennifer Wilson, Ph.D. | October 12, 2026 | Blog This summer, NAWB members shared their priorities through the Member Survey. One message came through clearly: you want practical, affordable professional development that fits your schedule. The NAWB Learning Lab, powered by the National Education Foundation (NEF), launched […]
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