Pee Dee WIB

What We Do

The Pee Dee Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a volunteer group of citizens from business, labor, education, and community organizations, dedicated to creating a world-class workforce development system in Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion and Marlboro Counties.

The WIB is appointed by the county councils in each of the member counties. The Board's purpose is to oversee the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.

WIA reforms Federal job training programs and creates a new, comprehensive workforce investment system. The reformed system is intended to be customer-focused, to help American's access the tools they need to manage their careers through information and high quality services, and to help US companies find skilled workers.

The new law embodies seven key principles:

1. Streamlining Services - Simplifying access to services through the use of a One Stop Delivery System that coordinates and integrates information and activities. 
    
2. Empowering Individuals - Giving eligible adults financial power through Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) providing individuals with greater levels of information and guidance, and empowering people with guidance and support through the One Stop System. 
    
3. Universal Access - Any Individual will have access to the One Stop System and to core employment related services. 
    
4. Increased Accountability - The act identifies core indicators of performance that State and Local entities must meet. 
    
5. Stong Role for Workforce Investment Board - Establishing local, business-led boards with a private sector majority membership focusing on strategic planning, policy development, and oversight of the local workforce investment system. 
    
6. State and Local Flexibility - States and localities have increased flexibility with significant authority reserved for the Governor and chief elected officials. 
    
7. Improved Youth Programs - Programs that are linked more closely to local labor market needs and community youth programs and services, with strong connections between academic and occupational learning. 

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