Consistent with the “sunshine” provisions of the WIOA sec.107(e),5, the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc. serving Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, and Wayne counties, is accepting public comment on their Local Plan update required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires each Workforce Development Board (WDB) to develop and submit, in partnership with the local chief elected official, a comprehensive four-year plan. Four-Year Plans were submitted in May 2024. In North Carolina, annually, each WDB provides updates to the Comprehensive Four-Year Plan. The WIOA Program Year (PY) 2025 Plan Update is to provide current information to be effective July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026, and will include all current local policies. The local plan will support the alignment strategy described in the 2024-2028 NC Unified State Plan in accordance with WIOA Section 102(b)(1)(E) and otherwise be consistent with the NC Unified State Plan. North Carolina Governor’s mission is to ensure North Carolinians are better educated, healthier, and have more money in their pockets so that they can live more abundant, purposeful lives. The cornerstone to achieving this goal is to help people get good-paying jobs to support themselves and their families. In addition, WDBs shall comply with WIOA Section 108 in the preparation and submission of the plan. “The WDB shall make copies of the proposed Local Area Plan available to the public through electronic and other means; allow for public comment not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the proposed plan is made available; and include with submission of the Local Area Plan any comments that represent disagreement with the Plan. [WIOA Section 108(d)]”. Any comments concerning the plan update or to petition for a change, can be submitted with the 30-day period beginning April 3, 2025, through May 3, 2025, to Mr. Bill Green at green@ecwdb.org.
The ECWDB’s DRAFT Local Area Plan is provided here.