The Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council is the trustee body of the Workforce Development System. The WDC works on behalf of and in coordination with the local elected officials in Pierce County. The Council represents a broad cross section of the local community, interested in workforce development issues and oversees the implementation, local planning and management of the federal Workforce Investment Act in Pierce County.

Mission: The Workforce Development System mission is to provide access to and enhance delivery of workforce development services for job seekers and businesses.

Vision: The vision of the Workforce Development System is of a prosperous community that will include:

• Partnerships that foster economic development

• The equal, active and deliberate development of value-added business services and quality workforce

• Responsive, convenient, valuable, efficient, customer-focused services

• Efficient leveraging of existing resources

• Effective communication within and outside of the workforce system