Missouri State Workforce Development Board (SWDB)

Missouri's State Workforce Development Board represents a wide variety of individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout the State. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to help job seekers and workers access employment, education, training, and support services needed to succeed in the labor market, and match employers with the skilled workers needed to compete in the global economy.

Purpose

The Board serves as convener of state, regional, and local workforce system partners to enhance the capacity and performance of the workforce development system; align and improve employment, training and education programs, and through these efforts promote economic growth. The Board actively participates and collaborates closely with the required partners of the workforce development system, including public and private organizations. This engagement is crucial in the Board's role to help integrate and align a more effective job-driven workforce system that invests in the connection between education and career preparation. The Board advises Missouri's workforce partners in the setting and implementation of workforce policy for the State's local workforce regions/areas.

Vision

The vision of the SWDB is to prepare Missourians to enter the workforce with marketable skills and to provide businesses with recruitment assistance to find workers with the skills they need.

Mission

The mission of the SWDB is to engage employers, education providers, economic development, and other stakeholders to help the workforce development system achieve the purpose of WIOA an the State's strategic and operational vision and goals outlined in the State Plan.

• Learn more about the WIOA and see the local and state plans
• 2023 SWDB Strategic Priorities
• Missouri Workforce Development Board Bylaws

Beginning in May 2024, Office of Workforce Development new and/or revised Policies (formerly known as Issuances), will be approved by the SWDB. All current Issuances will remain in effect and will be renamed to Policies as they are reviewed and revised. Learn more about current Policies.