Capital Workforce Partners
Continuing Education in Hartford, CT
As the regional Workforce Investment Board in North Central Connecticut, Capital Workforce Partners coordinates programs and initiatives to build a skilled, educated and vital workforce. The organization is guided by a consortium of the region's chief and elected officials and by representatives from business, education and labor serving on its Board of Directors.
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read moreWorkforceDevelopment Boards have been in existence in some shape or form in our nation and state throughout the course of history. From 1978-1998, these entities were known as Private Industry Councils (PICs) which had a narrower function than today's workforce boards, focusing primarily on increasing private sector involvement in federal job training programs. In 1998,t he Workforce Investment Act (WIA)brought in a new era ofprograms and services for those seeking employment and businesses in need of skilled workers.