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Thirty-one members serve on the WOW
Workforce Development Board. The Board meets four times
each year. Each member serves on one or more of the six committees
which meet three or four times each year.
Workforce
Development Committee
Responsibilities include:
- Research and develop local program
plans related to adult services.
- Identify eligible providers of
services to adults/dislocated workers.
- Research, develop and make policy
recommendations to the Board on local and regional workforce
planning.
- Analyze employment trends and
make occupational priority recommendations.
- Coordinate workforce investment
activities with area economic development strategies.
Milwaukee
and WOW Coordinating Committee – Includes Board
members from both the WOW WDB and Milwaukee Private Industry
Council
Responsibilities include:
- Guide the coordination of activities
and initiatives between the two areas.
- Discuss workforce development
issues that affect the delivery of employment-related services
in the 4 county area.
- Assist in meeting workforce development
needs.
Youth
Council – Board members
and non-board members who have special interest or expertise
in youth policy
Responsibilities include:
- Work with Board staff to develop
the part of the WIA plan that relates to services to vulnerable
youth.
- Review and recommend to the Board
eligible providers of contracted youth services.
- Provide oversight of youth service
contracts.
- Ensure coordination
of area youth activities.
Selection
and Oversight Committee
Responsibilities include:
- Provide oversight and performance
monitoring (Quality Assurance) of the Centers in the WOW
area using state-mandated measures, which are based on outcome-based
and customer satisfaction based.
- Make recommendations to the full
Board for WIA services providers.
Executive
Committee – Chairpersons of the other Board committees
Responsibilities include:
- Review and coordinate of recommendations
and assignments of Board subcommittees.
- Establish overall policy direction
and recommendations for the Board.
- Handle miscellaneous issues as
appropriate.
- Act on behalf of the Board, if
so delegated.
Joint
Executive Committee –
Executive committee, Chairpersons of the county boards of
Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties and one additional
county board supervisor from each of the three counties
Responsibilities include:
- Review and react to workforce
development issues.
- Remain informed on board committee
activities and opportunities.
- Ensure
the successful partnership of local government and WDB in
accomplishing mutual workforce goals.
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