Office For Workforce Competitiveness / CONNECTICUT's Workforce Investment System

The Governor's Jobs Cabinet
The Governor's JOBS Cabinet, created pursuant to Executive Order No. 14 on April 12, 1999, establishes the implementation arm for statewide policies developed by the CETC.  It is charged with exploring, identifying and reporting on policies and actions necessary to ensure that Connecticut leads the nation in building a well-trained and employed workforce.  The JOBS Cabinet is chaired by Mary Ann Hanley, the Director of the Governor's Office for Workforce Competitiveness.  The Cabinet includes the following members:  the Commissioners of Labor, Economic and Community Development, Education and Social Services; the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; and the Chancellor of Community Colleges.

Regional Workforce Development Boards
Connecticut created Workforce Development Boards in 1992. The membership of the Boards includes representatives of community-based organizations, state and local organized labor, state and municipal government, human service agencies, economic development agencies, community-technical colleges and other educational institutions, including secondary and post-secondary institutions and regional vocational technical schools. Boards administer employment and training activities at the local level in five regions of the state, working in partnership with local elected officials. Under the Workforce Investment Act, Boards are given increased authority for oversight, strategic planning, and policy-making at the local level (in continuing close collaboration with local elected officials).