Workforce Board Vision and Mission

Our Vision

Washington’s Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (Workforce Board) is an active and effective partnership of labor, business, and government leaders guiding the best workforce development system in the world.

Our Mission

The Workforce Board shapes strategies to create and sustain a high-skill, high-wage economy.

To fulfill this Mission, the Board will:

• Advise the Governor and Legislature on workforce development policy.
• Promote a system of workforce development that responds to the lifelong learning needs of the current and future workforce.
• Advocate for the nonbaccalaureate training and education needs of workers and employers.
• Facilitate innovations in workforce development policy and practices.
• Ensure system quality and accountability by evaluating results and supporting high standards and continuous improvement.

Our Goals

• Youth
  Ensure all Washington youth receive the education, training, and support they need for success in postsecondary education and/or work.
  
• Adults
  Provide Washington adults (including those with barriers to education and employment) with access to lifelong education, training, and employment services.
  
• Industry
  Meet the workforce needs of industry by preparing students, current workers, and dislocated workers with the skills employers need to enable the citizens and businesses of Washington state to prosper in a globally competitive marketplace.
  
• Research Infrastructure Functions
  Maintain and improve performance management system for workforce development.
  
• Leadership and Operations
  Engage business, labor and public partners in the on-going improvement of the state's workforce development system.

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board Strategic Plan for 2009 through 2013