Building a High-Performing State Workforce Board

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), states have the opportunity to reset their state workforce boards so they oversee the entire publicly-funded workforce system. This report from the National Governors Association provides a framework for high-performing boards. That framework includes three critical roles: set and communicate the vision for the workforce system, model and manage strategic partnerships that achieve that vision, and use data to hold the system accountable to that vision. The report also includes examples of how states have implemented each role.