The 1000 Islands Region Workforce Development Board one of 21 Boards that comprise “Workforce Ontario – Leaders in Workforce Planning.” These Local Boards are non-profit, community-based organizations comprised of volunteers from business, labour, education, and community groups.

Vision
A skilled workforce contributing to a prosperous Ontario.

Mission
Providing leadership in labour market planning across Ontario through a collaborative forum.

Role
The role of Local Boards is to utilize the Trends, Opportunities and Priorities (TOP) Process to identify and prioritize local labour market issues. Once labour market issues are identified, the Local Board works with community partners developing a plan of action to be implemented by the community the following year. The goal of this plan of action is to meet the changing labour market needs of the community, which the Local Board serves.