Vision:
Our vision for the eastern counties of North Carolina is a highly skilled workforce with an educational attainment level that meets the needs of the 21st Century workplace, so that local firms can compete in a technologically advanced global economy.
Mission:
Our mission is to ensure that our workforce development system is customer focused, demand-driven, and accountable for preparing our current and future workforce to meet the changing needs of a highly-competitive global economy.
Value Added:
We add economic value to our communities by ensuring that quality education, job training, and employment opportunities are available for job/training seekers and employers alike, thereby improving the quality of life for our citizens throughout eastern North Carolina.
Key Strategies:
Engage business and community leaders in addressing workforce issues and promote strategies to improve education levels & basic workplace skills
Strengthen alliances with economic development to identify and address the workforce needs of current and future industries
Implement a community awareness plan that promotes the Board, JobLink Career Centers, and partner services
Identify and implement effective employment and training strategies that result in employment opportunities for all citizens
Establish an accountability system that builds the capacity of the Workforce Development Board and staff
Copyright Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, 2011. ECWDB is an NCEast and NC JobLink Career Center Partner. An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Program