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Mountain Area Workforce Development Board

 

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...connecting job seekers and employers....

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 ....

In addition to the private sector business representatives, the Workforce Board membership includes executives and mangers from:

 Community Colleges  Employment Security Commission Chambers of Commerce  
 Public School Systems  Vocational Rehabilitation  Economic Development
 Social Services  Community Based Organizations  Organized Labor

 

 

 

What we do .... 

The Board provides leadership in designing a workforce development system that:

Helps 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.

Assists Businsesses with:

  • finding qualified workers through recruitment, screening and referral.
  • acquiring funds and/or designing customized training programs to build the skills of their workforce.
  • analyzing the skill requirements of specific jobs and assessing candidates and/or exisitng workers to determine skills matches or skill gaps.
Mountain Area Workforce
Development Board
Maple Building - AB Tech
P.O. Box 729
Asheville, NC 28802
(828) 250-4760
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Programs and Services are Provided on an Equal Opportunity Basis

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