1:00-1:30	Welcome & WIA Program Update WIA Title 1 Program Year 2002 Annual Report Manufacturing Training Grant RFP Release
1:30-1:45	Subcommittees Report Out Emerging Worker & Skills Subcommittees met jointly to refine the work plan for the Work Readiness Credential and will report out on next steps the State Board, partner agencies and workgroups will need to undertake.
1:45-2:30	Local Boards Report: Chautauqua County WIB Tom Holt, Executive Director, Lutheran Social Services, Jamestown, NY
2:30 - 3:30	New York’s Educational Opportunity Centers: Moving Toward Common Assessment & Curriculum for the Entry Level Workforce William Chalmers, Assistant Provost & Director of EOC Operations, and board member Sherryl Weems will present on initiatives underway to develop and implement a common assessment and curriculum for use in the EOCs with entry level workers. New York’s ten EOCs have a dual responsibility for providing innovative academic programs leading to higher education, and vocational training programs leading to gainful employment and economic self-sufficiency. Services to industry include skills-training for current employees and contract services with community businesses – linking potential employees to custom training and ultimately, job placement.
3:30-3:45	Wrap Up: Next Meeting Thursday, May 13, 2004 Holiday Inn Express 1442 Western Avenue Albany, NY