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Technical Education
The LCWIB spearheaded six years of feasibility studies and the regional efforts to build a new technical high school in Chittenden County, serving 26 communities in three counties. This work, which took place from 1998 to 2004 involved hundreds of volunteers, and included a $1.2M investment of state funds.

Regional Workforce Development Plan
The LCWIB's Executive Committee is responsible for developing a regional plan that outlines workforce needs in the community and strategies to address those needs. The purpose of the plan is to provide alignment and identify any workforce development gaps. This plan is reviewed and approved by the entire LCWIB annually.

Workforce Education and Training Fund Grants
The LCWIB Grants Committee must approve all Vermont Department of Labor education and training submitted by local schools, employers or training providers. The Committee sets regional criteria and provides technical assistance to applicants. Grant presentations are given to LCWIB members during their quarterly meetings and if appropriate, the LCWIB provides its approval. Click here for more information on Workforce Education and Training Fund grants and Next Generation funding opportunities.

Chittenden County One-Stop Career Resource Center
The Adult Education Council (AEC) played an active leadership role in the establishment of the One-Stop Career Resource Center housed in the Vermont Department of Labor, Burlington office ( P.O. Box 310 , 59-63 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt. 05402-0310.) The Career Resource Center offers clients a central location, complete with on-site providers and counselors from various partner agencies and non-profit organizations. Through the One-Stop concept, clients can secure a comprehensive assessment, education, employment, and training assistance and direct referrals through a seamless delivery of core services in a central point of contact.

Partner agencies include: Burlington Housing Authority, Burlington Technical Center, Community College of Vermont, Center for Technology at Essex, Champlain Vocational Services, Child Care Resource, Community Correctional Services, CommuteShare, COTS, CyberSkills/Vermont, Good News Garage, Howard Community Services, King Street Youth Center, Micro-Business Development Program, Northland Job Corps, Vermont Works for Women, ReCycle North, Spectrum Youth & Family Services, Legacy Project, Transition II, Inc., United Way, VABIR, VT Center for Independent Living, Vermont Adult Learning, Vermont Associates, VT Protection & Advocacy, Vocational Rehabilitation, VT Student Assistance Corp, VT Refugee Resettlement Program, Women's Small Business Program, and Youth Build.

Youth Education
Since 1991, the Chamber has developed numerous business-education partnership initiatives that have served as statewide models. These initiatives provided students in grades K-12 with opportunities to connect their classroom learning with the skills needed in various careers through job shadowing, internships, guest presenters, mentoring and other activities. In 2002, the Chamber combined efforts with a local school-to-work partnership in Burlington to form a new non-profit organization called Linking Learning to Life, Inc. (LLL, Inc.) LLL, Inc. now develops and supports all regional activities as well as the statewide program Learn to Earn established by the Chamber and GBIC in 1998, that encourages students to take more math, science and technology courses while in high schools to prepare for high tech careers. Several LCWIB members serve on LLL, Inc.'s Board of Directors.