The Midlands Workforce Development Board is the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Administrative (WIOA) unit for Fairfield, Lexington and Richland Counties, South Carolina. Under the Act the MWDB is committed to building an integrated workforce development system for the area that effectively pools the resources of diverse partner agencies and delivers optimal quality customer focused service. The Board will seek ways to build a comprehensive and seamless workforce development service delivery system.
Partner agencies include local area school districts, county social service providers, the state vocational rehabilitative agency, the state Department of Employment and Workforce, local community action council, private non-profits.
The services to be provided to both youth age’s 17 to 24 and adults ages 18 and over include job readiness readiness and motivation, job search assistance, job placement and job retention services.