Business must be engaged early and continuously by government partners. Only business experience can provide the information needed to sustain an effective system that supports human resource needs in a competitive economy. Aggressive consultation ensures both the dynamic involvement of business in the system and the system's relevance to real job opportunities. Business can help design a workforce investment system that is user-friendly, responsive to job market needs, provides high quality training, and is based on accountability for results. Business will have joint authority with local officials to oversee workforce investment activities.
Business can get accurate labor market information and customized training services.
Business will get a universal system, or infrastructure, publicly financed, flexible and responsive enough to serve the workforce investment needs of employers and job seekers in every community in the nation. The governor appoints a State Workforce Investment Board to help develop a state plan and the workforce investment strategies for the new system. The State Workforce Investment Board will have a majority of business members and be chaired by a business person. The first task of the state board is to develop the state workforce investment plan. Business organizations nominate leaders for appointment to the state workforce investment board and local workforce investment boards.