November 4, 2025 Agenda

Workforce Development Board Agenda

315 N. 11th Ave, Bldg. B, Greeley, CO 80631
First Floor Conference Room
Meeting: November 4, 2025 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.


  1. Call to Order
    1. Introductions & New Members
  2. Changes to the Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes  
  4. Workforce Wins 
  5. Unfinished Business
    1. Skill-First Hiring Challenge Win - CWDC visiting
    2. PY24 Monitoring Results
  6. Announcements, Updates, and Celebrations
    1. High Performing Board Achieved
    2. Awareness Committee
      1. Symposium
      2. NOCOM
      3. Construction Con
      4. TIPs Labor Market Profile
    3. Youth Committee
    4. Veteran Committee
    5. NoCo Works
  7. Board Focus
    1. Next Steps – Skills-First Practices and FWD Wallet Adoption Plan
    2. Governor’s Executive Order – Survey
    3. Consider Meeting Dates During Calendar Year 2026
    4. Consider 2026 Chair Elect
  8. Miscellaneous
  9. Action Items
  10. Adjournment

Strategic Goals

  1. Continue seeking clarity and improving connections for programs and services between Employment Services and the businesses and individuals in the Weld County Community.
  2. Increase awareness and clarify the impact of Weld County's workforce network by attracting organizations and businesses to utilize the available funding provided to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) targeted populations.
  3. Increase Weld County Workforce Development Board (WCWDB) member engagement by involving board members in planning, leadership pipeline development, and committee involvement.
  4. Working with intention by participating and supporting ESWC, sector partnerships, and their workgroups to ensure our regional workforce has equitable access to opportunities for quality, life-long education, and individual advancement to secure the future of work in Northern Colorado.

Board Recruitment

The following positions are vacant:

Two Business Representatives

  • Accommodation and Food Service
  • Transportation and Warehousing

One Workforce Representative

  • Union/Labor Organization Member 

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

Required Meeting: 1/13/2026; 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM (12:00 PM-1:30 PM Virtual)
Youth Committee Meeting: 11/18/2025; 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.