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Workforce Development Board

Workforce Development Board

Statement Of Purpose

The purpose of the Berks County Workforce Development Board is to identify the long-term, strategic workforce development needs of the community; propose strategies to meet those needs; set priorities; build partnerships to align resources in support of those strategies; test specific initiatives to advance those ends; and measure and evaluate results. We support the development and maintenance of a skilled and competitive workforce in alignment with the broader economic development efforts to attract, retain and grow business in Berks County.

Declaración Del Propósito

El propósito de la Junta de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral del Condado de Berks es identificar las necesidades estratégicas de desarrollo de la fuerza laboral a largo plazo de la comunidad; proponer estrategias para satisfacer esas necesidades; establecer prioridades; establecer  asociaciones para alinear los recursos en apoyo de esas estrategias; probar iniciativas específicas para avanzar en esos fines; y medir y evaluar los resultados. Apoyamos el desarrollo y mantenimiento de una fuerza laboral calificada y competitiva en alineación con los esfuerzos de desarrollo económico más amplios para atraer, retener y hacer crecer los negocios en el Condado de Berks

Reports and Other Informational Resources

At a Glance

Reports

Strategy

General Information

Berks Workforce 2030 Report

The Berks County Workforce Development Board partnered with TPMA to complete a comprehensive picture of Berks County's current workforce landscape through 2035.

Berks County Multi-Year Local & Regional Plan PY2025 - PY2028

The Southeast Pennsylvania Region and Local 2025-2028 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Plans.

Berks County Multi-Year Plan PY2025 - PY2028 (opens in a new window)
PY2025-PY2028 Local Plan Summary
Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Plan PY2025-PY2028 (opens in a new window)

Berks County WIOA Title I Program Performance

Meeting Information

Berks County Workforce Development Board (WDB)

 Berks County Workforce Development Board meetings are scheduled quarterly at 7:30 a.m.  

Please visit https://www.berkspa.gov/departments/commissioners/meetings  for meeting details and agenda (24 hours prior). 

The meeting dates for 2026 are:

March 20, 2026 

June 18, 2026 

September 18, 2026 

December 18, 2026 

WDB Executive Committee

Executive meetings are scheduled quarterly at 8:00 a.m.  

Please visit https://www.berkspa.gov/departments/commissioners/meetings for meeting details and agenda (24 hours prior). 

The meeting dates for 2026 are:

March 12, 2026 

June 11, 2026 

September 10, 2026

December 10,  2026

Any variation in the meeting schedules or platform will be announced as far in advance as possible. Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chair.


Stevens Amendment

The Stevens Amendment is an appropriations provision that requires grantees of the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education to disclose for a grant program the percent of the costs financed with federal funds. 

PUBLIC LAW 101-166, SECTION 511 

    • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs are federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $6,263,461.99 with $0 (0%) state, local and/or non-governmental funds. 
    • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs are federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Human Services as part of an award totaling $3,965,606.53 with $0 (0%) state, local, and/or non-governmental funds. 
    • Discretionary grants are federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $228,334.60 with $0 (0%) state, local and/or non-governmental funds.


Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities. Language assistance services are available free of cost.