2020 Retreat “Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) have a critical role to play in contributing to healthy regional economies that serve the needs of business and workers.” 1 CAWD Board’s retreat is to ensure that CAWD is positioned to: • Foster demand-driven skills attainment • Enable upward mobility for all citizens in Capital Area • Align, coordinate, and integrate programs and services where appropriate 1. DOL Strategic Board Tool Kit
Current CAWD Strategic Goals for the 2020 - 2023 strategic plan: • Assist the untapped workforce in gaining the skills, competencies and credentials required for in-demand, family-supporting careers. • Increase brand awareness with our stakeholders. • Align demand sector initiatives with workforce system and economic development needs.
Retreat Survey: To ensure a productive retreat dialogue and discussion, board member ideas, viewpoints, and perspectives prior to the retreat are required. This information would be captured via a survey. Sample Questions/Topics for survey: • CAWD’s: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. • Identification of critical issues facing workforce in our region. • Actions necessary to be taken to address current challenges and projected future challenges. • A review of the mission and vision statements, and their applicability to the CAWD and its environment today and in the future. • Rating of the CAWD’s existing strategies. • Specific objectives to be accomplished as a result of the retreat.
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