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Workforce Development Board
The purpose of the Berks County Workforce Development Board is to identify the long-term, strategic workforce development needs of the community.
Workforce Development Board
Building Berk County’s Workforce
The purpose of the Berks County Workforce Development Board is to identify the long-term, strategic workforce development needs of the community; propose strategies to meet those needs; set priorities; build partnerships to align resources in support of those strategies; test specific initiatives to advance those ends; and measure and evaluate results.
We support the development and maintenance of a skilled and competitive workforce in alignment with the broader economic development efforts to attract, retain and grow business in Berks County.
The Latest News
From the Workforce Development Board
Workforce 2030: Tracking the Trends
How do you plan for the future with change on the horizon? Berks County's Workforce Development Board has rolled out a new plan to help guide decision-making through 2030. This look-ahead looks at existing data to project future workforce trends.
NetJets Lands at Reading Regional Airport
What does the Reading Regional Airport Authority (RRAA) and Collin Morikawa, winner of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am have in common? A partnership with NetJets! But what is NetJets? And how does it relate to Businesses in Berks County? Net Jets Services is...
IMAGINE Berks Year 3: Growing Through Change
IMAGINE Berks 2022-2025 It is hard to believe that over 3 years ago is when Berks County officially adopted IMAGINE Berks, the first county-wide and county-led Economic Development Strategic Action Plan in our nearly 275 year history. Throughout the past 3 years,...