Join the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board!
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board? Do you have what it takes to shape the workforce of Little Rock? Do you know someone who does?
Use our
online Nomination Form to self-nominate or
nominate a Business or other Leader.
Membership
Who are the members of the Board? The members
of the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board
represent the Private Sector and the Public
Sector. Representatives of the Private Sector
constitute a majority of our Board members.
Public Sector Representatives represent all
of the One-Stop
partners in the Service Delivery Area,
organized labor, education, rehabilitation
agencies, community-based organizations,
economic development agencies, and advocates
for veterans and the disabled.
Duties
What are the duties of the board? The Board, in
conjunction with the Chief Elected Official(s)
will:
- select the entity(ies) which shall serve as the Administrative Entity and School-to-Work staff for the Service Delivery Area;
- develop and submit the Five Year Unified Plan to the public for comment and to the Chief Elected Official(s) for approval to submit to the Governor for approval. Consider for approval Career Opportunity plans, as well as the Youth Council recommended programs and operations;
- select a One-Stop center operator;
- enter into Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with each member of the one-stop partnership;
- establish the skill level required for any vocational training, work-based learning, and school-based learning related to a school-to-work plan or program to be provided in this Service Delivery Area;
- establish the value for training to be provided when training services are applicable for a customer who has not been able to gain employment through core and intensive services;
- establish which training service providers can provide training services within the Service Delivery Area, as a result of those service providers providing appropriate market information related to their training costs, placement rate of graduates from their program(s), earnings at the time of placement, length of time in employment and other related information which a customer can use to decide how to best utilize their training funds;
- determine the funding limit for training assistance, as well as any time constraints which might be applied to training services funded in the Service Delivery Area;
- determine the performance standards which the Chief Elected Official(s) should approve and be the basis of negotiation with the Board for local performance;
- monitor program performance, including customer satisfaction and continuous improvement with the Service Delivery Area; and,
- review, monitor and evaluate the operations of the program for effectiveness and compliance to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and Arkansas Workforce Investment Act (Act 1125 of 1999), School-to-Work plan, and the Five Year Unified Plan.
Meetings
How often will we meet?
- The Little Rock Workforce Investment Board
meets quarterly(normally the fourth Thursday of
the month at 12:00).
- The Executive Committee of the Board meets
monthly (normally the third Thursday of the
month at 12:00).
- Other Committees of the Board meet as
necessary to fulfill their duties.
-
Full Board and
Executive Committee Meeting Schedule for 2005
and 2006
Organization
Little Rock Workforce Investment Board Organizational Chart
Are you interested? Do you want to work with like-minded Business and Community leaders to help build Little Rock? Act today! You can apply online, or print-out and mail or fax the nomination form. For immediate information, questions or clarifications, call Ms. Janet Davis, Office Manager (501) 683-3845 or e-mail her at janet.l.davis@arkansas.gov
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