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Local workforce boards outline role in training, hiring and community supports at informational hearing
Summary
Representatives of Minnesota’s 16 local workforce boards briefed the committee on board structure, funding streams, youth programs, and local employer services; testimony warned of declining federal funding and highlighted programs such as CareerForce and Step Up.
Representatives of Minnesota’s 16 local workforce boards gave the Jobs and Economic Development Committee an informational briefing Wednesday on how local boards operate, how they are funded, and the services they provide to job seekers, employers and youth.
Kate Doohan, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards, said local boards were created under federal law and act as public–private conveners that use local labor market analysis to guide the investment of public resources. Doohan described a governance design that requires a…
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