The purpose of the Berks County Workforce Development Board (WDB) is to identify the long-term, strategic workforce development needs of the community; propose strategies to meet those needs; set priorities; build partnerships to align resources in support of those strategies; test specific initiatives to advance those ends; and measure and evaluate results.
El propósito del Berks County Workforce Development Board (WDB) es identificar las necesidades de largo plazo, estratégicas al desarrollo de la fuerza laboral de la comunidad; proponer estrategias para satisfacer esas necesidades; fijar prioridades; construir asociaciones para alinear recursos en apoyo de esas estrategias; examinar las iniciativas específicas para avanzar esos fines; y medir y evaluar los resultados.
The Southeast Pennsylvania Region and Local 2021-2024 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Plans are available to view at the Chester County Workforce Development Board website.
Meetings of the Berks County Workforce Development Board (WDB) for calendar year 2021 are scheduled quarterly, in March, June, September and December at 7:30 a.m. and will be held on a virtual platform. Please vist
https://www.co.berks.pa.us/onlinemeetings close to the actual date of each meeting for an agenda.
The meeting dates for 2021 are:
March 19, 2021
June 18, 2021
September 17, 2021
December 10, 2021
The WDB will hold Executive Committee meetings on a virtual platform. Public notice of each meeting will be advertised with a conference telephone number and ID to access the
Microsoft® Teams Meeting. The Executive Committee meeting dates for 2021 are:
March 11, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.
June 10, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.
September 9, 2021 at 11:15 a.m.
December 2, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.
Any variation in the meeting schedules will be announced as far in advance as possible. Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chair.
Meeting Minutes