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Lake Champlain Workforce Investment Board

The Lake Champlain Workforce Investment Board is a force for making a difference in our region's economic future. An ongoing challenge in our community as well as others across the country is the disconnect between the workforce we must have- to ensure good employment opportunities and an economy that is sound, diverse, and competitive- and the workforce we have in place.

A Workforce Investment Board is a volunteer regional organization which links the business and education community to bridge the gap between the workforce of today and the one we need tomorrow.

Mission

The Lake Champlain Workforce Investment Board (LCWIB) provides leadership and support for a workforce development system that involves collaboration of three partners: employers, educators and employees. This system will be customer driven, outcome-oriented, accountable to investors and the public and continually improving.

Vision

The Lake Champlain Region will be characterized by vibrant economic development and high quality of life, supported by a collaborative network of world-class, knowledge-based employees, responsive and proactive educational providers, and employers who are invested in workforce development.

Who We Are

We are employers, students and educators. We represent local small, medium and large businesses, youth education, labor unions, public agencies like the Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Division of Children & Families, community based organizations like Vermont Adult Learning and Northern New England Tradeswomen, Inc., the regional development organization, Chamber of Commerce and more.

What gives us our authority?

The LCWIB was created in Vermont in 1996 (Act 45) to be the voice of business in areas of education and training. This forward looking legislation was the model for the 1998 federal Workforce Investment Act, authored in large part by Senator James M. Jeffords from Vermont.