Workforce Board Activities

From programs that target teens in danger of dropping out of high school to industry skill panels that help bridge the gap between high demand jobs and the training workers need to succeed, the Workforce Board advocates for a better educated, better prepared Washington workforce.

• Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE)
• Skills for the Next Washington - A draft plan for coordinating economic and workforce development
• Dropout Prevention and Retrieval
• Health Care Personnel Task Force
• High Skills, High Wages - The state's strategic plan for the workforce development system
• Carl Perkins Act Plan and Reports -- State planning and reporting on Career and Technical Education (Vocational Education)
• Workforce Investment Act - State reporting
• Industry Skill Panels - Public/private partnerships of business, labor and education
• Measuring Workforce Development Success
• Work Readiness Credential
• Legislative Updates - This page more active during legislative sessions
• Lifelong Learning Account (LILA) - Pilot program aimed at helping employees save for further education.