Dear Fellow Texan:

As Chairman of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, I would like to welcome you to our website.  I have long believed that education, workforce, and economic development are inextricably linked, and that the Council has an important role in advocating for a workforce system that builds strong connections between these three areas.  As the State Workforce Investment Board under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, our purpose is to assist the Governor and the Legislature with strategic planning for and evaluation of the Texas workforce system, which is comprised of eight state agencies, their local program providers, and over 20 diverse and dynamic programs.

Our role in the workforce system is strategic.  The Council does not operate workforce programs, which allows us to have a unique perspective in order to inform policy deliberations.  The Council provides information, data, analysis, and recommendations through the various reports, research, and publications that you will find on this website.  Through our work we contribute to statewide workforce initiatives and encourage meaningful partnerships and collaborations between workforce system partners and stakeholders.

Texas is a great state and has a great and growing workforce.  It is my hope that the work of the Council, through its collaborative relationship with workforce system partners, will help align, leverage, and integrate system services that will continue to allow Texans to compete successfully in the global market.   

Sincerely,

Wes Jurey