Vision Statement
The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board envisions that
by the year 2012…
Everyone in our community has the opportunity to earn a family
sustaining wage, and every business has the opportunity to grow.
Our region embraces a culture of education and life-long learning.
The Southcoast is nationally known as a destination region, and
New Bedford as a destination city.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board
is to create opportunities that give people access to a continuum
of programs and services designed to develop their competencies,
employment skills, and education, enabling them to support themselves
and their families and increase their quality of life, and to
ensure that employers have access to a skilled and educated workforce.
Workforce Investment System Values
We value collaboration…
Building relationships, developing partners, including all perspectives
We value common ground…
Finding the points on which all agree, we build on them
We value customer satisfaction…
Proactively seeking customer needs and concerns
We value investment…
Investing in people, building skills and increasing earnings,
to benefit the whole community
We value business…
By acting on business needs, we can meet jobseekers’ needs
We value access…
Enabling people to connect with the services they need, easily,
effectively, efficiently
We value life-long learning…
Recognizing that learning can never stop if we are to continually
improve, and that education is the long-term key to developing
a stronger workforce
We value services that meet needs…
Matching service levels to the needs of our customers
We value excellence…
Evolving services and program offerings based on outcomes - customer
feedback and system performance
We value our role as a community resource…
Recognizing that we must be an open gateway to information and
service that community members of all ages, races, and economic
situations can access
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