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Workforce Development Board

The Workforce Development Board of Oswego County is a non-profit organization that administers the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding that supports employment-related programs for youth, the adult workforce and employers in Oswego County, with the goal of a strong economy and self-sufficiency for every resident.

A message from the Oswego County Workforce Development Board (WDB)

All Workforce Development Board Committee and Board meetings will be held on Zoom video conferencing until further notice. For more information, please contact Chelsea Ginett via email; [email protected]. 

View the 2021/2022 WDB meeting schedule

If you would like to view minutes or recordings of past Workforce Development Board Committee or Board meetings, please follow these links:

The federal CARES Act was signed into law March 27, 2020. The Act provides enhanced Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) for New Yorkers.

The NYSDOL website has updated information to share: https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/cares-act.shtm.

Oswego County Local Plan

Oswego County Local Plan PY 17-20

Oswego County Local Plan PY 21-25

 

Central New York Regional Plan

Regional Workforce Plan for the Central New York Region PY 17-20

Demand Occupation List

NYS Eligible Training Provider List

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Our goal at the Workforce Development Board is to partner with local businesses and community leaders along with educational and training entities to ensure that our current and future Oswego County workforce is qualified with the necessary skills to obtain and retain jobs within our local and regional in-demand occupations - Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, the Skilled Trades and Hospitality.

Chena Tucker

Executive Director

Our Services

  • Identifying strategies for addressing skill shortages.

  • Issuing consumer report cards for training programs.

  • Aligning training programs to meet the needs of the business community.

  • Monitoring the effectiveness of training programs.

  • Setting training funding priorities for maximum benefit to job-seekers

Learn more about our board

Services to Businesses

The Workforce Development Board (WDB) writes and obtains training grants for private and public sectors, and provides workforce needs assessments to area businesses.

A working community is a strong community fostering economic development, regional support systems and more. We are building a bright future for Oswego County by providing these services:

  • The formation of focus groups and community roundtable discussions to identify future workforce needs.
  • Use labor market data to identify these needs to grow our local economy.
  • Assisting local employers by seeking available grants and other funding sources to offset training costs.
  • Develop regional strategic plans to increase cooperation among industry sectors. Produce state of the workforce report.

OFFICE

Business Resource Center

121 East First Street, Oswego, NY 13126

CONTACT

Chena L. Tucker
Executive Director

Phone: 315.312.3493
Email: [email protected]

Hours: 8 am - 4:00 pm
Monday - Friday