Currently there are 37 One-Stop Career Centers operating across the state. These One-Stop Career Centers will be administered by the various state partners who receive funding for workforce development programs in the Commonwealth. These partners consist of representatives from DLWD, the Division of Employment and Training , Commonwealth Corporation, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Mass Rehab Commission, the Department of Education and various representatives from the local areas. In some areas, there are other partners such as a Community College, non-profit entities and for profit companies. The Workforce Investment Act mandates that a set of core services be provided to all who seek them through the One-Stop Career Center system.
Core services fall into two categories.
First, they are the primarily self-directed labor exchange services that provide information about employment opportunities and the labor market. Second, they are the more staff-assisted gateway services that identify career center customers who require more than basic labor exchange information and enable them to move further into the system to receive intensive and training services.