January 14, 2025 Agenda

Regional Workforce Development Board Agenda

315 N. 11th Ave, Bldg. B, Greeley, CO 80631
First Floor Conference Room
Meeting: January 14, 20258 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  • Call to Order
    • Introductions
  • Changes to the Agenda
  • Approval of Minutes
  • Workforce Wins
  • Unfinished Business
    • Hight Performing Board Designation
    • PY 23 Monitoring Report
  • Announcements, Updates, and Celebrations
    • High-Performing Board
    • Awareness Committee
    • Youth Committee
    • NoCo Works
  • Board Focus
    • State Structure Changes
      • NFA’s taking up to 2 weeks longer
    • WIOA Authorization
    • February Joint Regional Meeting: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2-4 pm
    • Regional Talent Summit; February 25, 2025 at UNC
    • Chamber Dinner, February 20, 2025 at IGP
  • Miscellaneous
    • Employment & Training Operator Update
    • Workforce Deputy Director Update
  • Action Items
  • Adjournment

Strategic Goals

  •  Goal 1 – Open Opportunities for Workers and Communities
    • Increase equitable economic opportunity for individuals who experience barriers based on race, ethnicity, gender, ability, age, zip code, and socioeconomic status.
    • Ensure programs focus on workers and Weld County communities who have been left behind – from reentry, to rural, to opportunity youth.
    • Increase affordability of career connected education and training for Weld County residents of all skill levels who have completed or left the K-12 education system.
  • Goal 2 – Building a Better Care Economy
    • Increase the quality of upskilling opportunities, jobs, and career pathways in Northern Colorado.
    • Support good jobs and protections for care workers – nursing, early care, elder care, mental health, and more – with a focus on low-wage, diverse, young adult, and women workers.
  • Goal 3 – New Industry Partnerships that Lead to Real, Good Jobs
    • Equip employers with the knowledge to modernize their recruitment practices, eliminate bias, and design competitive compensation packages that attract and retain top talent.
    • Empower employers to create robust career development programs and foster a culture of belonging, leading to happier and more engaged employees.
    • Enhance access to programming creating more seamless connections between high school, post-secondary education, and the workforce.
    • Broker and build partnerships with business, training providers, and workers – including new entrants and youth – to ensure all training leads to good jobs across sectors.
  • Goal 4 – Action Today for the Future of Work
    • Engage federal, state, and local leaders and the private sector to prepare, support, and invest in workers and communities in preparation for jobs of the future and emerging industries.

Board Recruitment

The following positions are vacant:
One Business Representative from any of the below industries –

  • Other Services (except Public Administration)
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  • Transportation and Warehousing.

If you know someone interested in workforce initiatives and can fill one of these roles, please direct that person to Andrew Chadwick or Ruth DeBoer.

Upcoming Events

Regional Meeting: 2/12/2025; 1:45 PM to 4:00 PM
Awareness Committee Meeting: 2/11/2025; 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM (12:00 PM-1:00 PM Virtual)
Youth Committee Meeting: 2/18/2025; 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM (12:00 PM-1:30 PM Virtual)

Assurance 

Veterans and eligible spouses are entitled to priority access to Department of Labor-funded programs.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Dial 711 for Relay Services.
Employment Services of Weld County is an equal opportunity program and employer.

NFA’s: – A Notice of Funding Allocation is a document issued by the State that authorizes funding allocations for Program Resources to the Local Area in support of the State’s workforce system and the One Stop Delivery System.

WIOA: – The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. WIOA helps job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.

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