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Economic Development and Industry Sector Committee: This Committee shall be responsible for making policy recommendations to the SFWIB on the matters assigned to it by the Chair or, in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Chair, by the Vice-Chair. This Committee shall develop policy recommendations to the SFWIB in the following areas:
- Improvements to the responsiveness of training in Region 23 with respect to business and economic development opportunities.
- Integration of federal and state workforce funding to improve training and job placements within the business community.
- Identification of occupations in Region 23 which are critical to business retention, expansion and recruitment activities.
When developing the Committee's policy recommendations to the SFWIB the Committee may: consider existing labor market conditions; identify skill gaps between the needs of the business and the skills of the worker and identify best practices which coordinate curriculum improvements with changing employer needs.
Focus: The focus of this committee is to enhance service delivery to the employer community.
Objectives: Employer Outreach
Enhancement of the Region's Targeted Occupational List.
Development of Employed Worker & Customized Training initiatives.
Identify and analyze regional skills gap for economic growth
Link workforce services to regional economic development initiatives:
Recruitment- Retention
- Expansion
