Mattoom, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College will host a WIOA Stakeholder Engagement Session on Nov. 7 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on campus at 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon. The event will be held in Webb Hall, room 081.
The session at Lake Land is one of several happening throughout Illinois in response to the state developing a four-year plan for its workforce development system. The goal is to continue an inclusive, systemwide process of implementing lessons learned from various efforts over the past several years.
The WIOA Stakeholder Engagement Session at Lake Land is open to employers, educators, community leaders and job seekers to join the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity for robust conversation about the future of Illinois’ workforce system. The session is an opportunity for the local communities to contribute to the vitality of the workforce system, including responding to challenges and pursuing upcoming opportunities. Participants will be invited to openly discuss concepts for addressing challenges and opportunities for improving the system over the next four years.
The WIOA Stakeholder Engagement Session will be moderated by the Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS) in partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training.
To register for the Lake Land session and view additional in-person engagement sessions happening throughout the state, visit www.bit.ly/WIOA-LLC. Contact lwia23@lakelandcollege.edu for more information.
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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