The Mountain Area Workforce Board (WDB) is a partnership of private business executives and the the leading workforce development organizations in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties of western North Carolina. The purpose of the WDB is to provide policy, planning, oversight and funding for local workforce development programs and address workforce issues as they emerge within the region.
WHO WE ARE
WHAT WE DO
In addition to the private sector business representatives, the Workforce Board membership includes executives and managers from:
Community Colleges
Employment Security Commission
Chambers of Commerce
Public School Systems
Vocational Rehabilitation
Economic Development
Social Services
Community Based Organizations
Organized Labor
The goal is to engage effective local leadership to administer programs and incentives to create successful businesses and citizens.
The Board provides leadership in designing a workforce development system that:
Help Individuals:
prepare for and secure suitable employment
research, choose and acquire the foundational and/or technical skills necessary to enter the career of their choice, and more
BUNCOMBE COUNTY Mountain Area JobLink Career Center - A-B Technical Community College Campus
HENDERSON COUNTY Henderson County JobLink Career Center -
Blue Ridge Community College
MADISON COUNTY Madison County JobLink Career Center -
AB Tech - Madison Campus
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY Transylvania County JobLink Career Center
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxiliary aides and services are available upon request to participants with disabilities.
NC Relay Number: 1-800-735-2962 (TT), 1-800-735-8262 (Voice)
TDD/TTY Local 828-255-5056
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, Maple Building - AB Tech, P.O. Box 729, Asheville, NC 28802
Phone: (828) 250-4760
Copyright 2011 Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
