WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BRAZOS VALLEY

The mission of the Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley is to provide an exceptional, customer-focused, and continually-improving workforce development system in the Brazos Valley region that exceeds customer expectations and enhances the availability of skilled, productive workers that exceeds customer expectations and enhances the availability of skilled, productive workers that supports the Region’s overall education and economic development strategy. The Region consists of seven counties; Brazos, Washington, Burleson, Leon, Madison, Grimes and Robertson. The Board was certified by Texas Workforce Commission on June 25, 1996, and has performed successfully since then. The Board manages over 14 million state dollars annually through seven one-stop centers, multiple contractors and vendors. Each county has a one-stop center for local residents. Multiple partnerships with various organizations and agencies allows for comprehensive service delivery to employers and job seekers. A Regional Business Services Team provides local businesses various human resource solutions. The Board’s fiscal and administrative agent is the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, which allows for coordination of services with other support agencies to save costs and avoid duplication. Annual review of these goals is open for public input and review, then published as part of the Board’s integrated service plan on www.bvjobs.org. The continued efforts the Board makes to partner organizations to meet the needs of business, job seekers and the community as a whole is resulting in continually-improving services. For the future, the Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Board will continue to initiate and support workforce projects that align with the Board’s vision of excellence and responsiveness to meeting the workforce needs of the Region.