§3204 Workforce Councils

Summary

Each Job Corps center must have a workforce council. The center director picks the members using rules the Secretary sets. Most members must be private‑sector business leaders — owners, CEOs, or COOs — who do hiring or management and represent the kinds of employers where students will look for work. The council must also include labor or employee representatives (if present) and current students and graduates. It can include local board members who meet those rules, employers from outside the area if they will hire many students, and, for a single State local area designated under section 3121(d), a State Board representative. The council must work with local boards to pick and recommend career and technical training for the center. It must study labor market and plan information to name in‑demand industries or jobs, find local job opportunities, identify the skills and education needed, and recommend training that helps students get those jobs. The council must meet at least once every 6 months to review and update its recommendations. If a center is not yet open, the council must do this work at least 3 months before the center accepts its first enrollee.