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The
LRWDB is dedicated to accomplishing their mission "through
a multi-sector community effort to produce highly competent,
self-sufficient, and productive individuals meeting the changing
needs of a highly competitive workforce which keeps the region
in a state of continued economic growth and prosperity."
The
Workforce Development Board is composed of 30 voting members
appointed by the respective county commissioners. The members
are selected in such a way as to ensure geographic representation
of the service area. A minimum of 51 percent of the representatives
must be from the private sector to represent the diversity
of business and industry in the area, including small and
minority-owned businesses.
It
is the purpose of the board to provide guidance, planning
and exercise oversight with respect to workforce development
activities funded for the Lumber River Job Training Consortium
which consists of Bladen, Hoke, Robeson
and Scotland counties. The board is responsible for
chartering and oversight of the JobLink Career Centers and
the review, comment and coordination of other employment and
training programs in the region. Also, to increase the involvement
of the business and industry community, including small businesses,
minority business enterprises, female-owned businesses, and
public agencies, including labor organizations, in workforce
development activities for the region.
Lumber
River Job Training Consortium 2010 WIA Plan
The Lumber River Workforce Development Board invites all interested
parties to review and comment on the Lumber River Job Training
Consortium WIA Plan for Program Year 2010. The plan will be
available for public review and comment on April 19, 20 and
21, 2010 as follows: (1) from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at
the Lumber River Council of Governments Office located at
30 CJ Walker Road, Pembroke, NC; (2) at the LRWDB webite www.lumberriverwdb.org
and (3) at the LRCOG website www.lumberrivercog.org.
All comments must be written, signed, dated and forwarded
via USPS to: Paula Hester, LRWD Planning & Fiscal Coordinator,
30 CJ Walker Road, Pembroke, NC, 28372 or emailed to paula.hester@lrcog.dst.nc.us.
All written comments will be included in an appendix to the
Final Job Training Consortium WIA Plan.
Click
here to Read the Plan
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