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Ohio.gov Workforce Initiative Press Release

Strickland Announces Major Workforce Initiative

In order to help meet his goal of dramatically expanding the level of training and education of Ohio workers, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today signed an executive order that reassigns key workforce programs to the Department of Development and the Ohio Board of Regents.

“I am determined to make sure that Ohio’s workforce development programs are more effective and responsive to the needs of workers and businesses in Ohio,” Strickland said. “This transition will bring our workforce development programs more in line with the specific missions and goals of our state departments and will allow our program to create new job opportunities, link workers with employers and help Ohio businesses be better prepared to complete globally.”

Under the executive order, the Ohio Department of Development will assume responsibility for all services related to employers by transferring authority of the Workforce Investment Act discretionary programs and one-stop business support programs currently housed at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Additionally, the Board of Regents will transfer targeted-industry training grants to the Department of Development to maximize the business community’s usage of those funds.

The Ohio Board of Regents will assume responsibility for the Ohio Skills Bank, which works to insure that Ohio's educational institutions are providing programs and training in most in demand by the private sector. The Ohio Skills Bank is currently housed at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will remain responsible for programs primarily involving services to individuals, such as linking workers to employers and unemployment compensation.

Read the full Ohio.gov Workforce Initiative Press Release, using the link to the right.