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OWDC Local Integrated Workforce Plan

​4-YEAR STRATEGIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2024

PURPOSE: The OWDC leads regional workforce efforts, dedicated to the development and implementation of innovative workforce systems, with a focus on community prosperity and economic well-being.

MISSION: Utilizing locally relevant data to empower innovative and agile workforce strategies; we focus on developing community prosperity, one job seeker and one employer at a time.

VISION: Achieveing economic prosperity and exceeding the expectations of jobseekers and employers by providing data driven solutions and innovative strategies for workforce challenges.

VALUES: 

Innovation |  Transparency  |  Diversity  |  Integrity

Responsive  |  Trustworthy  |  Productive  |  Respectful

Good Stewardship  |  Empowering  |  Customer Centric

Olympic Workforce Development Council 4-Year Strategic Plan

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  1. Support active collaboration with education and training systems within each county to enable flexibility and agility to meet the talent needs of businesses and industries. Through this collaboration we will develop and implement a local workforce agenda that reflects these needs.
  2. Support the creation of relevant and adaptable support systems for students and job seekers to ensure participation in the workforce. These include wrap-around services and resources to assist and refer students and job seekers to engage in their success.
  3. To promote the council’s ability to make data-driven decisions, we will utilize local macro- and micro- economic data to track progress and outcomes.
  4. Foster demand-driven skill attainment with the current and future demands of the industries.
  5. Implementation and continuous improvement of local policies and practices, especially those that promote quality jobs, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion.
  6. In concert with the three-county Economic Development Alliances, we ensure the advancement of local community initiatives and industry needs.
  7. Support reaching individuals in rural areas with significant barriers to ensure equitable access to education, employment, and support services through targeted outreach and engagement strategies.
  8. Implementation of service delivery models via virtual services and connection points in rural partner locations.
  9. Build a collaborative relationship with our region’s tribal communities by committing to a long-term engagement, identifying shared goals and priorities, and adding tribal communities to our Memorandum of Understanding.
  10. Creation of a OWDC Strategic Workforce Development (SWD) Coalition to:
•  Solicit business needs, collect local economic data, and develop industry best 
   practices.
•  Collaborate with training and education providers in meeting local labor market needs.
•  Assess and address barriers in obtaining and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.









Public Comment
Members of the public wishing to comment during designated public comment periods may do so through the following options. Each member of the public is limited to three minutes of Internet, call-in, or written comments. At the discretion of the Chair, a public comment that is overly repetitive or inappropriate (vulgar, disruptive, etc.) will be ended.
Internet Users: Please click on the raise hand feature in Teams. The sound will be unmuted, and the Internet participant should announce their name. The participant will be called upon to speak at the designated time.
Call-In Users: Callers will be unmuted one at a time and asked whether the caller wishes to offer public comment. The last four digits of the call-in number will be announced, and call-in participants should announce their first and last name before speaking.
Written Comments: Written comments will be read during the public comment period if submitted via online form: OWDC Public Comment by 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Comments read are limited to three minutes. To ensure written public comments are read at the proper meeting, a written statement should include: the date of the meeting the written comments are intended for; participant's first and last name; and agenda item and/or subject the written comments refer to.