This is to notify the public and interested parties that the Governor’s State Workforce Development Board is seeking comments on the CNMI’s 2024-2027 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Unified State Plan.
The public comment period begins on Jan. 19, 2024, at 8am and ends on Feb. 17, 2024, at 5pm.
Every four years, the CNMI submits a comprehensive state plan to the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education. This unified state plan serves as the blueprint of the CNMI’s workforce development efforts for the WIOA core programs. The plan outlines strategic initiatives to assist CNMI residents, including youths and those facing barriers to employment, discover quality jobs opportunities and build lasting careers. Simultaneously, the aim is to support employers in hiring and retaining skilled workers.
The core partners of the CNMI’s Public Workforce System, consisting of the DOL Workforce Investment Agency, NMC Adult Education State Office, and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation administers the following WIOA programs in this unified plan:
WIOA Title I Adult Program
WIOA Title I Dislocated Worker Program
WIOA Title I Youth Program
WIOA Title II Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program
WIOA Title IV Vocational Rehabilitation Program
The plan is available online at: www.marianaslabor.net, www.cnmiwioa.gov.mp or www.ovrgov.net and a hard copy may be obtained from any of the core partners or the affiliated sites of the DOL Workforce Investment Agency below:
Carolinian Affairs Office
San Vicente Youth Center
Kagman Community Center
Northern Marianas Technical Institute
Tinian Department of Labor
Rota Department of Labor
To submit comments, email cnmiswdb@dol.gov.mp or deliver written comments to any of the affiliated sites by 5pm on Feb. 17, 2024.
Feedback from all community members is welcomed to help shape our workforce system for the future. (PR)
View the article here: https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/proposed-wioa-unified-state-plan-open-for-public-comment/article_90d81e0e-bd99-11ee-8e29-3be633e3a181.html
