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Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding With Pasco Economic Development Council, Pasco County, and Pasco Hernando Workforce Board, Inc., d/b/a CareerSource Pasco Hernando for One-Stop Career Center System
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Under Subtitle B, Section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Local Workforce Development Board, with the agreement of the Chief Elected Officials for that area, is required to develop and enter into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with One-Stop Partners.
The purpose of this MOU is to describe the partnership between CareerSource Pasco Hernando and Pasco Economic Development Council in an effort to increase workforce training, employment and economic development efforts throughout Pasco County.
Pasco Economic Development Council and CareerSource Pasco Hernando have had a long-standing relationship in order to improve the local business environment throughout Pasco County. During this relationship, Pasco Economic Development Council and CareerSource Pasco Hernando partnered in an effort to bridge a gap by focusing on the needs of employers and employees.
The WorkforceCONNECT program, originally known as the "Pasco Pipeline," was born out of a Pasco Economic Development Council. Task Force and the Pasco Economic Development Council's three-year strategic plan titled "Win". The strategy recommended the creation of a Talent Pipeline Task Force, which was formed in March of 2017. The task force went on to recommend the structure, organization and metrics of a new Pasco Economic Development Council program, WorkforceCONNECT.
WorkforceCONNECT also provides a web-based tool that provides a shepherding function for employers and prospective employees. The web-based tool was developed and launched at the creation of the WorkforceCONNECT program, as part of the partnership with CareerSource Pasco-Hernando.
We are requesting this program and partnership with CareerSource Pasco Hernando be continued...
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