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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
a. 1. A. Identify the Regions and the Local Workforce Development Areas Designated in the State.
Current Narrative:
The State of West Virginia is comprised of seven local workforce development regions. While the attached map shows the geographic breakdown of the seven areas/regions, a brief description of each follows. (See Local Area/Region map following this information.)
Local Area/Region Map can be found at page 176 http://lmi.workforcewv.org/Unified_State_Plan_ICRUpdate3716pj.2.cover.pdf
Area/Region One: The Region One Workforce Development Board, headquartered in Beckley, administers workforce activities in an eleven–county region covering the southeastern portion of the State.
Area/Region Two: The Southwestern West Virginia Workforce Development Board, located in Huntington, governs a seven–county region in the southwestern portion of the State.
Area/Region Three: The Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County oversees activities in the State’s only single–county workforce development region from its office in Charleston.
Area/Region Four: Nine counties are served by the Workforce Development Board Mid–Ohio Valley, which is located in Parkersburg.
Area/Region Five: The Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board provides services in six counties and is based in Wheeling.
Area/Region Six: The Region Six Workforce Development Board, located in Fairmont, provides services in a thirteen–county region in the north–central portion of the State.
Area/Region Seven: Eight counties in the easternmost portion of West Virginia are served by the
Region Seven Workforce Development Board located in Moorefield.