Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

The Youth Council of the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) is seeking qualified providers to operate literacy programs for youth ages 5-18 and qualified by TANF guidelines.  A special focus of this funding is on elementary literacy programs for grades K-6.  The programs intent must be to address youth reading below grade level. Pre and post assessment measures are required.    This solicitation covers the period from 2/4/11 - 6/30/11.

Below are the minutes from the January 10, 2011 Pre-Proposal Bidders Conference:

(Pottsville, PA, December 10, 2010) – The Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board (L/S WIB), has made significant progress over the past year in correcting issues uncovered during audits of the prior administration’s practices, two high-ranking officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry told WIB board members Thursday during a meeting in Pottsville.

Robert G. Garraty, Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development, and Christine Enright, Director of the Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership for the Department of Labor and Industry, commended the new L/S WIB leadership for initiating policies and procedures that have corrected many of the issues uncovered during audits conducted in 2009.

“One year ago, you came in and asked where we wanted you to be, and you’ve gotten there,” Garraty told board members and WIB staff. “You should be proud of yourself.”

(Wilkes-Barre, PA, November 11, 2010) – The Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board (L/S WIB) is alerting employers and business owners about an “On-the-Job Training” program that could save them up to $5,000 per employee.