Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reforms Federal job training programs and creates a new, comprehensive workforce investment system. The reformed system is customer-focused, to help individuals access the tools needed to manage their careers through information and high quality services and to help employers find skilled workers.

• Establishes One-Stop JobLink Career Centers
• Links youth programs to labor market needs.

Workforce Development Board

A private sector-led Board appointed by local elected officials. Provides regional workforce planning, policy guidance and oversight for employment services in the four-county area Harnett, Sampson, Lee and Chatham County.

Members include:

For more information about the Board contact:

Denise Day, Director
Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board
Post Office Box 1510
130 Gillespie Street
Fayetteville, NC 28302
(910) 323-4191, ext. 30