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Celebrating Bob Knight: Founder, Builder, and Lion of the Workforce Ecosystem
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, […]
A Note to Nawb Members and Partners: Stability Matters for the Workforce System
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 […]
National Association of Workforce Boards Appoints Andrew Bercich as Chief Executive Officer
Washington, D.C., January 5th, 2026 — The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) today announced the appointment of Andrew Bercich as its new Chief Executive Officer. Bercich brings deep institutional knowledge of NAWB and the nation’s workforce system, having served on the organization’s Board of Directors for 11 years, including a term as Board Chair. […]
A Note to NAWB Members and Partners: Leading Together Into The Future of Workforce
I’m honored to step into the role of CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards, and I want to start by saying thank you. Thank you to the NAWB Board of Directors for the trust they’ve placed in me, and to our members and partners across the country for the work you do every […]
LERs Gain Bipartisan Traction in Congress: Key Takeaways from the Talent Marketplace Hearing
NAWB encourages workforce boards to embrace LERs and actively join this critical national dialogue.Building Capacity, Expanding Opportunity: The Workforce System’s Next Step in the Age of AI
The pace of technological change has never been faster, and few innovations have reshaped our world as quickly as generative artificial intelligence.A System Under Strain: New Survey Reveals the Impact of Funding Uncertainty on Workforce Boards
NAWB recently conducted a survey on the impacts of the federal government shutdown and ongoing funding uncertainty on workforce boards across the country. The survey results are presented in a new report, A System Under Strain: How Funding Uncertainty Harms Workforce Programs, and paint a candid picture of the challenges our system is facing. While […]