The work of the City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
is to develop, in concert with the Mayor and City Council, policy
and strategy to ensure that business has access to a trained workforce
and workers have access to quality jobs. All of the WIB's services
operate on the premise that upward mobility for workers impacts
and elevates the prosperity of cities, counties, states, and the
country.
The Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board promotes economic well-being
locally by:
- improving employment opportunities for workers by enriching
their knowledge base, growing their skill set, and identifying
job openings.
- providing tax incentives, benefits and other support services
to businesses.
- guiding the city's workforce policy priorities and investments.
The board oversees the expenditure of over $50
million in public funds annually.
Individual board members are selected from the leadership ranks
of the education, economic development, and organized labor fields
as well as other key players in the Los Angeles economy. They are
appointed by the Mayor. The majority of sitting board members represent
the private sector.
Workforce Investment Board programs are available to workers and
businesses through "WorkSource Centers" scattered throughout the
Los Angeles Area. Most services are available at no charge.
WHAT IS THE WIB'S MISSION?
1. Improve the core levels of education achievement for both
adults and youth
The Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board initiates programs
designed to provide educational facilities and mentoring to both
in-school and out-of-school youth. Adult literacy programs are
also promoted.
2. Connect workers and businesses to information on jobs and
services
The board accomplishes this goal through eighteen WorkSource Centers
which provide WIB's services to individuals and businesses. WorkSource
Centers are based in easily accessible locations throughout Los
Angeles. WIB oversees the operations and curriculum of all these
centers as well as four facilities dedicated strictly to needs
of youths, ages 14 - 21-years-old.
3. Increase the percentage of workers earning quality wages
WIB delivers customized training to upgrade worker skills and
qualify them for positions in growing California industries. WIB
particularly targets the following sectors which are showing growth
in the area:
- Transportation / Goods Movement / Logistics
- Construction / "Green" Construction
- Industrial / Manufacturing / "Green" Technology
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Early Childcare and Education Worker Training
- Private Security Officers Training
- Hospitality/Tourism Worker Training
- Public Sector and Utilities
4. Promote social equity
WIB strives to ensure that Los Angeles workers earn wages which
provide for self-sufficiency and that residents facing particularly
onerous barriers to employment have access to WIB's programs and
the opportunities derived from them.
THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
WIB funding is derived from both public and private sources, with
the organization's benchmark monies provided through the federal
government as part of the government's implementation of the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA).
The WIA was passed by the United States Congress in 1998 to improve
the quality of the workforce, encourage career mobility, and improve
business competitiveness through increased workforce productivity.
Workforce Investment Boards across the country are charged with
administrating WIA provisions on a local basis.
The City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board is a WIA
Title I financially assisted program or activity and is an equal
opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available
upon request to individuals with disabilities.
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