Home About Us Officials Ordinances Departments Contact Us OFFICE OF ECONOMIC & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (OEWD) BOARD MEMBERS HELP DIRECTORY MEETING SCHEDULE MINUTES & AGENDAS ONE-STOP OPERATOR STRATEGIC PLAN OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (OEWD) The Rapides Parish Police Jury (RPPJ) is the grant recipient of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for the Local Workforce Development Area 61 which covers Rapides Parish. OEWD provides RPPJ fiscal support in managing these funds and administrative & technical support to the Rapides Workforce Development Board. The WIOA funds from U.S. Department of Labor support employment and training programs in Rapides Parish. WIOA law (sec. 107 (a)) stipulates a local workforce development board must be created to carry out the functions noted in the law. Those functions include: Creation of a local plan Workforce research and regional labor market analysis Convening, brokering, and leveraging Employer engagement Career Pathways development Proven and promising practices Technology Program oversight Negotiation of local performance accountability measures Selection of operators and providers Coordination with education providers Budget and administration Accessibility for individuals with disabilities The Board has oversight responsibility of the workforce development system in Rapides Parish. WIOA law (sec. 107 (b)(2)(A)) requires fifty-one percent (51%) of the Board members be business leaders in the community. The businesses must reflect the industries drivers in our area. Twenty percent (20%) of the members must be workforce representatives coming from Labor Organization and Joint Labor-Management, Union affiliated or registered apprenticeships, a minimum of 2 members from Education, and a minimum of 4 members representing Government and Economic Development. Location: 5610-B Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303 Phone: 318-767-6030 or 318-487-5532 Fax: 318-767-6046 Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 5:30pm Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired customers may contact: LRS# 1-800-846-5277 (TDD) LRS# 1-800-947-5277 (Voice) Equal Opportunity is the Law MAIN MENU Home About Us Officials Craig Smith David Johnson Davron "Bubba" Moreau Doris Perry, Interim Joe Bishop Rusty Wilder Sean McGlothlin Theodore Fountaine, Jr. Oliver Overton, Jr. Ordinances Departments Parish Secretary's Office Parish Treasurer's Office Public Works Cotile Lake Recreation Economic & Workforce Development (OEWD) Sales & Use Tax Department Fire Protection Districts Courthouse and Jail Building Superintendent Registrar of Voters Office Workforce Operations Department (WOD) Contact Us Home About Us Officials Ordinances Departments Contact Us SEARCH FORM Search © 2020 Rapides Parish Police Jury. Designed and Developed by Kinetix.