About Us

The Centralina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks Career Centers are committed to partnerships that help our region’s businesses and workers become a “competitive force in our global economy.”

The Centralina Workforce Development Board develops a forward-thinking plan that integrates workforce, economic development and education initiatives within the region, with a goal of enabling a dynamic workforce that helps our businesses compete in the global economy.

As the workforce specialists that deliver the vision of the Centralina Workforce Development Board, there are eight NCWorks Career Centers in the Centralina region dedicated to serving businesses and career seekers.

The Centralina Workforce Development Board coordinates the services of hundreds of organizations in the region that create a strong network of employment and training solutions for businesses and career seekers. Post-Secondary Education Partners Catawba College Central

Workforce Development is a topic that affects all of us. If your business association, school, college, civic organization, or local government group would like a presentation on current workforce-related topics in our region, please submit the request below.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires each Workforce Development Board (WDB) to develop and submit, in partnership with the local chief elected official, to the state a comprehensive four-year plan, which was submitted in May 2016.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Board Meeting Agenda Items WDB Agenda 06-12-2018 WDB Minutes 04-10-2018 Mission and Vision Statement (Board Engagement/Education) Workforce and Economic Development Mission Moment - Centralina NextGen Initiatives - Gary Mason, Centralina NextGen Understanding our