Workforce Development Resources

Federal Government and National Resources

Official Web Portal of the US Government: http://www.firstgov.gov/

US Department of Labor Employment & Training Adminstration: http://www.doleta.gov/workforce

US Department of Labor/Workforce: http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/

Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/

Veterans' Employment & Training: http://www.dol.gov/vets/

US Department of Education (USDOE): http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

• Office of English Language Acquisition:
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=oc
• Office of Elementary & Secondary Education:
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html?src=mr
• Office of Postsecondary Education:
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=mr
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education:
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr

US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Agency for Health Care Research & Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/

Health Resources and Services Administration: http://www.hrsa.gov/

National Association of Workforce Boards: http://www.nawb.org/

National Workforce Association: http://www.nwaonline.org/

National Association of State Workforce Agencies: http://www.workforceatm.org/

Center for Workforce Development: http://www.engr.washington.edu/cwd

National Governors Association: http://www.nga.org/

US Chamber of Commerce: http://www.uschamber.com/

The Aspen Institute http://www.aspeninstitute.org/

Jobs for the Future http://www.jff.org/jff/

John Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University
http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/

State Government and Local Resources

Governor Patrick attends meeting of the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board. Board recommends sweeping changes in Adult Basic Education/English for Speakers of Other Languages workplace based programs. The MWIB is the Governor's key workforce policy advisor.

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For more info: www.mass.gov/mwib

Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board/Department of Workforce Development:
http://www.massworkforce.org/

Commonwealth Corporation: http://www.commcorp.org/

Massachusetts Department of Education: http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls

Adult and Community Learning Services Workforce Development Update:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/mailings/

Massachusetts State Legislature: http://www.mass.gov/legis/

Member Organizations

Berkshire County REB
Boston PIC
Bristol WIB
Brockton Area WIB
Cape and Islands WIB
Central Massachusetts REB
Franklin-Hampshire REB
Greater Lowell WIB
Greater New Bedford WIB
Merrimack Valley WIB
Metro North REB
Metro South/West REB
North Central Massachusetts WIB
North Shore WIB
REB of Hampden County
South Coastal WIB

In addition to the Executive Directors and Chairs of each regional workforce board, our Board of Directors includes representatives of labor, industry, business and economic development, education, training and workforce development. The members and links to their organizations are as follows:

Harneen Chernow, 1199 SEIU Training & Upgrading Fund, hchernow@1199sejsp.org
Joseph Dart, Mass Building Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Alan Macdonald, Massachusetts Business Roundtable - www.maroundtable.com
Mary Clare Higgins, Mass Mayors' Association - www.mma.org
Carolyn Blanks, Mass Extended Care Federation - www.mecf.org
Brian Gilmore, Associated Industries of Massachusetts - www.aimnet.org
William Piercey, Mass Association Chamber of Commerce Executives - www.macce.org
Jeffrey Hayden, Massachusetts Economic Development Council - http://www.massedc.org/
M. Paula Rapoza, SER-Jobs for Progress - www.ser-jobs.com
George Moriarty, The Career Place - http://www.detma.org/WSCareerCenters.htm
Andrew Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University

Workforce Solutions Group Organizations

• Massachusetts Workforce Board Association
• Massachusetts AFL-CIO
• The Women’s Union
• Massachusetts Communities Action Network
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
• Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Community Colleges
• Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
• Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
• The Strategy Group
• National Network of Sector Partners