Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Workforce Solutions system is made up of contractors, partners, and vendors operating under a franchise model that governs how staff deliver service under the Workforce Solutions brand. The interconnected units that work together in this model include:•Career Offices•Contact Center•Early Education Providers•Education Opportunity Providers•Employer Service Division•Financial Aid Payment Office•Financial Aid Support Center•Mobile Unit•Staff Training and Professional Development•Vocational Rehabilitation Services•Youth ProvidersIn close cooperation with Board staff, Employer Service staff helps area employers with a variety of human resource needs – including sourcing talent for open jobs, providing professional advice and resources for talent development strategies, and offering reliable, current data on labor market conditions such as local wage rates and employment numbers by industry and occupation. Workforce Solutions Employer Service is driven primarily by economic rather than social-welfare considerations and:•Recognizes employers as the primary customers of the Gulf Coast workforce system•Provides high-quality information and basic labor market information service for all employers•Provides intensive labor market service to employers who will work closely with Workforce Solutions todevelop workers to meet their current and expected future shortages•Builds relationships based on supply/demand with employers to work solely on the quality of service •Recognizes ongoing relationships based on trust as the most effective way to link public labor market service with employers needs and open avenues to jobs that would otherwise be unavailable to many area residents
