§3204 Workforce Councils

Summary

Each Job Corps center must have a workforce council chosen by the center director under rules the Secretary sets. Most members must be private-sector employers (business owners, CEOs, or COOs) with real hiring or management authority who represent local job opportunities. The council also must include labor union or employee representatives and current enrollees or graduates. It can include local board members who meet those rules, consult or include employers from outside the area who will hire many enrollees, and, for single-State local areas, must have a State Board representative. The council must work closely with local boards and tell the Secretary what career and technical training the center should offer. It must study labor market information (including State and local plans) to name in-demand industries or jobs, find where graduates will look for work, identify the skills and education needed, and recommend training to help enrollees get those jobs. The council must meet at least once every 6 months to review and update its recommendations. For a new center, the council must do this work at least 3 months before the center takes its first enrollee.