North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
North Central WI Workforce Development Board

Bridging Employers, Workers and Education

North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (NCWWDB) is a public/partnership between government and business that plans, administers and coordinates Workforce Investment Act (WIA) employment and training programs in the nine counties of Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, and Wood. This region is known as Workforce Development Area 6. Our purpose is to provide policy, planning, oversight and funding for local workforce development programs and address workforce issues as they emerge within our region.

What We Do... 

The Workforce Development Board helps individuals:

  • prepare for, search for, and secure suitable employment utilizing resources offered at area Wisconsin Job Centers
  • research, choose and acquire the foundational and/or technical skills necessary to enter the career of their choice

The Workforce Development Board provides oversight to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) system, including:

  • One-Stop Job Centers
  • Youth Education and Employment Programs
  • Adult Employment and Training Programs
  • Dislocated Worker Training Programs

The Workforce Development Board provides leadership in designing a workforce system that assists businesses with:

  • finding qualified workers through recruitment, screening and referral

  • acquiring funds and/or designing customized training programs to build the skills of their workforce
  • analyzing the skill requirements of specific jobs and assessing candidates and/or existing workers to determine skills matches or skill gaps

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Job Center of Wisconsin

Job Center Workshops Calendar
Job Center
Workshops Calendar

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WORKKEYS
Workplace Assessment Tools

RFPs
RFP - Adult Program
for PY 2012

Workforce News Bulletin Archives
Workforce News Bulletin

NCWWDB WIA Local Plan Draft 2011
Draft - WIA Local Plan Part I - III

Part IV
Attachments A - Y

Part IV
Attachments Z - II



 

 

North Central WI Workforce Development Board 1121 West Grand Avenue   Wisconsin Rapids, WI Phone: 715-422-4700 Fax:  715-422-4715