Workforce Florida Board Learning Series

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 • 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.  E.T.
Workforce Development in Florida: Laws, Funding, Governance and Tools
VOICE: Call-In Number: 888.808.6959 • Conference Code: 4102315
VIRTUAL MEETING ROOM: http://dynamicinstitute.adobeconnect.com/learningseries/

This inaugural module of the Workforce Florida Board Learning Series provided:

• Key information about the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and state Workforce Innovation Act
• Primers on Florida workforce funding streams; Workforce Florida’s new governance structure; Board member tools and communications; and Sunshine Law requirements

Materials:

• Meeting Presentation (pdf, 1.15MB)
• Audio Recording (Windows Media Audio, 56MB)
• Agenda (pdf, 68K)
• Workforce Investment Act 101: A Toolkit for Elected Officials (pdf, 1.17MB)
• Workforce Florida Governance Structure (pdf, 37K)
• Florida Statutes, Chapter 445: Quick Facts (pdf, 84K)
• Florida's Sunshine Law (pdf, 88K)

Key Board Orientation Materials

• About Workforce Florida
  • Workforce Florida Overview (pdf, 232K)
  • Mission & Vision (pdf, 78K)
  • Workforce Florida Bylaws (pdf, 45K)
  • Strategic Plan Executive Summary
  • Council Charters
    • Finance and Administration (pdf, 255K)
    • Global Talent Competitiveness (pdf, 274K)
    • Performance and Accountability (pdf, 263K)
• Workforce Florida Leadership
  • Governor Rick Scott’s biography (pdf, 457K)
  • Chairman Dwayne Ingram’s biography (pdf, 239K)
  • Vice Chair Mary Lou Brunell’s biography (pdf, 277K)
  • Board of Directors Photo Directory (pdf, 314K)
  • Chris Hart IV's biography (pdf, 316K)
  • Workforce Florida Leadership Team biographies (pdf, 216K)
  • Workforce Florida Staff directory (pdf, 83K)
• Florida’s Workforce System
  • Workforce System Diagram (pdf, 110K)
  • Workforce System Funding (pdf, 185K)
  • State Job Creation/Business plan (pdf, 6.7MB)
  • Florida Statutes, Chapter 445
  • Regional Workforce Boards Map and Contacts

VIRTUAL MEETING ROOM
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If you have any questions about the Board Learning Series, please feel free to contact Workforce Florida Communications Coordinator Alyssa Brown at abrown@workforceflorida.com.