Workforce Innovations, Inc. (WFI) is designated by the local elected officials as the recipient of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) funds for the Northwest and Southwest Local Workforce Development Areas. Under the oversight of the Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) for Northwest and Southwest, WFI staff assist the LWDBs in administrating and overseeing WIOA activities that develop a quality workforce system to meet the needs of area employers and job seekers, so that business and industry thrive based on the availability of a skilled workforce and a robust talent pipeline, and where increasing wealth fuels prosperous communities and a high quality of life. WFI, on behalf of the LWDBs and with the agreement of the chief elected officials for the local area, designate a one-stop operator and provider(s) of Career, Business, and Youth services for the local One-Stop Delivery System, operated through the American Job Centers (AJCs), where job seekers and employers connect.
Serving the Counties of Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley
Serving the Counties of Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McNairy
WFI’s Board of Directors includes nine members – the Chief Local Elected Official, the Vice Chief Local Elected Official, the Board Chairperson, and the Vice Board Chairperson from the Northwest and Southwest Local Workforce Development Areas and one Regional Representative who represents the private sector, labor organization, apprenticeship program, or economic and community development entity selected by the other Directors.