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Mission
 The
purpose of the Capital Area Workforce Investment Board is
to increase private sector employment opportunities and
to ensure the integration of services to prepare individuals
to meet the needs of business and industry in the Richmond
region. The CA-WIB also oversees the activities authorized
under the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.
The Board fulfills its mission in concert with the Capital
Area Policy Board, which is composed of local elected officials
and county administrators from the seven counties in the
Capital Workforce Investment Area: Charles City, Chesterfield,
Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and Powhatan. Henrico
County serves as the fiscal agent and WIA grant recipient.
Board
Composition
The WIA prescribes the Board’s composition. Fifty-one
percent of the members must represent private-sector businesses.
The remaining board members are representatives from Community
Based Organizations, Economic Development, Education, Organized
Labor, and each of the “One Stop Partner Programs”
mandated in the WIA.
Service
Members serve fixed and staggered terms, and the Board’s
fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The Board meets
quarterly, on the third Wednesday of the month. Members
also serve on one committee, which will generally meet in
the months when Board meetings are not scheduled.
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Improve
knowledge of and access to, workforce
information, services and opportunities.
Expand
the pool of qualified workers.
Expand
business undersanding and use of the
Capital Area workforce system.
Consolidate
workforce development efforts in the
Richmond-Petersburg region.
Increase
accountability in assuring that all
education and workforce development
activities and initiatives are effective,
efficient, and rlevant to current and
futurers needs of employers.
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