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Coconino County workforce board seeks employer engagement, broadband kiosks and targeted training as federal funds wane
Summary
The county’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program reported new virtual kiosks, partnerships with higher education and a one-time infusion of funds used to train incumbent workers; presenters warned that federal WIOA allocations have been declining and urged employer engagement to broaden impact.
Coconino County’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) team and Workforce Development Board briefed the Board of Supervisors on May 14 about workforce programs, a pilot of virtual service kiosks, regional partnerships and funding pressures.
Program manager Billy Francis and the workforce board outlined the local delivery model: the county serves as the grant recipient, the governor distributes federal funds to local workforce development boards, and title I recipients (the county’s service provider, now Eckerd…
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