Governance

Iow@Work Region 9 includes Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine and Scott Counties in Iowa. Iow@Work operates under a variety of funding sources and for most programs there is a combination of local, state, and federal regulations and governance.

Chief Elected Officials

The Chief Elected Officials are made up of representatives from each of the four counties and the City of Davenport and they provide guidance and oversight of Workforce Investment Act Programs.

Regional Workforce Investment Board

The Regional Workforce Investment Board is made up of 14 voting members representing business, labor and local community members from the four county area. They assist with the planning and oversight of the workforce system and partners.

Workforce Partners

A wide range of community partners work together to improve services for job seekers and employers. This partnership (sometimes known as the CSP) includes:

• Iow@Work
• Iowa Workforce Development
• Iowa Department of Human Services
• Iowa Department of the Blind
• Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Muscatine Center for Strategic Action
• Job Corps
• Generations - Agency on Aging
• Proteus
• California Indian Manpower Consortium
• Safer Foundation-Youth Empowerment Program

Eastern Iowa Community College District

EICCD was selected by the Local Elected Officials and Regional Board to operate the Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker Programs. Iow@Work is the department of EICCD which staffs and operates Workforce programs described in this web site.

Iowa Workforce Development

The state agency that oversees workforce programs in Iowa and provides partner services such as unemployment compensation and job placement.

U.S. Department of Labor

The federal agency that provides federal funding and oversees workforce programs in Iowa.