About Us
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Who We Are:
The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago are a consortium of nine Workforce Boards covering the City of Chicago, Northern Cook County, South and West Suburban Cook County, DuPage County, Kane/DeKalb/Kendall Counties, Grundy/Livingston/Kankakee Counties, Lake County, McHenry County and Will County.
What We Do:
The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago are committed to building a demand-driven workforce system. They link regional workforce investment activities with economic development organizations in order to support a workforce system that provides quality employees for employers and develops real career opportunities for job seekers. The developing system is intended to make it easy for business to make connections with qualified applicants and to access other vital workforce development services.
Mission Statement:
As a consortium of Workforce Boards, the WBMC is a leader in driving workforce development and economic growth in the metropolitan Chicago region through development of a skilled workforce. The Workforce Boards will accomplish this by articulating priority industries for the region, maximizing investments in workforce development, and developing a talent pool that meets the needs of the region’s employers.
WBMC Brochure:
For more information about who we are and what we do, click here.
Map of the Region:
The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago span a broad area covering eleven counties across the metropolitan Chicago region.
Links:
For more information about the individual workforce boards, please visit their local web sites:
Chicago Workforce Investment Council
www.cwic.org
Cook County Workforce Investment Board (South & West Suburban)
DuPage County Workforce Board
www.dupageworkforceboard.com
Lake County Workforce Investment Board
www.co.lake.il.us/workforce
McHenry County Workforce Investment Boardv
www.mchenrycountywib.org
River Valley Workforce Investment Boardv
www.rivervalleywib.org
The Workforce Board of Northern Cook County
www.workforceboard.org
Workforce Investment Board of Will County
www.willcountyworkforceboard.com