LANSING – Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed an executive order to locate the Governor’s Talent Investment Board within the new Talent Investment Agency, rescinding a prior order that housed the board within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Under EO 2015-11, the Talent Board will be charged with advising and assisting the governor regarding compliance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. It expects to bring together employers, organized labor and community-based organizations, including apprenticeship programs, to make recommendation on how best to develop workforce talent across the state. The order is effective April 15.
“Michigan’s unemployment rate continues to fall but there are still jobs going unfilled because employers can’t find people with the right skills,” Snyder said in a statement. “We need to ensure the talent is there to match the in-demand skills required to fill those jobs. This executive order is part of our overall goal to make Michigan a leader in the nation for talent development.”
The new order rescinds EO 2011-13, which had originally established the investment board within the Workforce Development Agency under the MEDC. When Snyder created TIA in December 2014 – which is housed in the new Department of Talent and Economic Development – the Workforce Development Agency was transferred to the agency as well, his statement indicated.
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