(CNMI DOL) — This is to notify the public and interested parties that the Governor’s State Workforce Development Board is seeking comments on the CNMI’s 2024-2027 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Unified State Plan. The public comment period began on Jan. 19, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Feb. 17, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Every four years, the CNMI submits a comprehensive state plan to the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education. This unified state plan serves as the blueprint of the CNMI’s workforce development efforts for the WIOA core programs. The plan outlines strategic initiatives to assist CNMI residents, including youths and those facing barriers to employment, discover quality jobs opportunities and build lasting careers. Simultaneously, the aim is to support employers in hiring and retaining skilled workers.
The core partners of the CNMI’s Public Workforce System, consisting of the DOL Workforce Investment Agency, NMC Adult Education State Office, and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation administers the following WIOA programs in this unified plan:
• WIOA Title I Adult Program
• WIOA Title I Dislocated Worker Program
• WIOA Title I Youth Program
• WIOA Title II Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program
• WIOA Title IV Vocational Rehabilitation Program
The plan is available online at:
www.marianaslabor.net
www.cnmiwioa.gov.mp or
A hard copy may be obtained from any of the core partners or the affiliated sites of the DOL Workforce Investment Agency:
• Carolinian Affairs Office
• San Vicente Youth Center
• Kagman Community Center
• Northern Marianas Technical Institute
• Tinian Department of Labor
• Rota Department of Labor
To submit comments, email [email protected] or deliver written comments to any of the affiliated sites by 5 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2024.
Feedback from all community members is welcomed to help shape our workforce system for the future.
