WIA Planning
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 provided the framework for Minnesota to develop its own workforce investment system. Planning for that effort was - and continues to be - at both the state and local levels.
Under national strategic direction during established planning cycles, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) coordinates a joint planning process that includes various public and private entities, as well as members of the general public, in developing a "unified" plan for Minnesota. Local workforce investment boards in turn submit unified plans that describe how the local workforce investment systems under their guidance will respond to the needs of regional labor markets.
State Planning
Minnesota's State Unified Plan
- Minnesota's Unified Plan for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - 2007 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2010)
- WorkForce Center System
- The 2004 document Workforce Center Strategic Action Plan is out-of-date and has been removed from this site. Current strategies and priorities for Minnesota's WorkForce Centers can be found in Section A of Minnesota's State Unified Plan.
- Local Plans for Minnesota's Local Workforce Investment Boards - 2007 plans
- Workforce Development Division (WDD)
Local Planning
- Resources for WIA Local Planning
- Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council