The resources in our region are numerous and this section of our newsletter is intended to better acquaint all stakeholders in our region with the range of resources available to them.  One category of resources is Workforce Development Boards, of which we have nine in our region. They are Workforce Resources- Wichita Falls,   North Central Texas Workforce- Arlington,  Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County- Fort Worth,  Worksource for Dallas County- Dallas,  North East Texas Workforce Board- Sulphur Springs, East Texas Workforce Development Board- Kilgore, Heart of Texas Workforce- Waco, TX, Workforce Texoma- Sherman, and Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas- Lufkin. (Note: each of the above provides a link to the respective workforce boards) We asked one of them, North Central Texas Workforce, to prepare the following article to illustrate the range of functions of workforce boards as a group.

North Central Texas WorkForce

The North Central Texas WorkForce (WorkForce) has been providing workforce solutions to employers and jobseekers in the North Central Texas region since 1996.  We are committed to being a catalyst in our region, addressing the needs of employers, economic development entities, job seekers, and educational institutions by working to provide the appropriate job placement and training services to meet those stakeholders’ needs.

Utilizing a network of 15 WorkForce Centers located in the fourteen counties surrounding Tarrant and Dallas, we focus on matching job seekers and employers with a wide array of tools, including www.WorkInTexas.com, our online job matching system.  In addition we provide customized services to those with specialized needs, including disabled jobseekers, those with limited English proficiency, youth, dislocated workers and those who are a part of the emerging workforce.