Board hears draft workforce development framework emphasizing employer-focused pathways and county leadership roles
County staff presented a draft Workforce Development and Upward Mobility framework that defines five leadership roles for the county (connector, convener, investor, employer, influencer) and proposes employer cohorts, improved data alignment and implementation teams to address widening disparities and the ALICE population.
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Mecklenburg County staff presented a draft Workforce Development and Upward Mobility framework on May 5 that seeks to align employers, education partners and county programs around five leadership roles: connector, convener, investor, employer and influencer. The plan responds to local trends staff described as a shrinking middle, a rising ALICE population (assets limited, income constrained) and a need to turn economic growth into upward mobility.
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