Economic Development & Employer Services Committee (EDES)

Composition: Economic Development and Employer Services Committee of the WIB. The chair of this committee shall be a member representing private business or a local economic development agency. The committee is comprised of representatives of the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board, including those representing mandated partners. The chair is selected from the Committee membership and appointed by the WIB Chair. The Vice-Chair is selected by the EDES Committee.

The Economic Development and Employer Services Committee shall develop strategies to train workforce participants for jobs that will provide long-term career paths; coordinate labor market studies; provide the WIB with information on emerging market trends; provide guidance regarding Individual Training Accounts (ITAs), the Eligible Training Provider List, and employer services in the One-Stop Career Centers; recommend changes to the workforce investment system in order to improve employer satisfaction with employee recruitment, retention, productivity, and profitability, and other outcomes; and develop strategies to enhance the responsiveness of the workforce investment system to the needs of local businesses.