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Workforce Development Board

Serving Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties

Office: 143 First Street, Batavia, IL 60510 / Phone: 630-208-1486

​About the Workforce Development Board

Job training and employme​nt services in Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties are overseen by the Workforce Development Board. The board, which is appointed by the three County Board Chairmen, assists and advises local elected officials regarding the use of Federal workforce development funds. The business-led Workforce Development Board represents regional employers, labor organizations, higher education, community-based organizations, economic development and workforce system partners. It establishes policies to ensure these services are relevant, flexible, demand driven and customer focused thus contributing to the vitality of the region's economy. Staff support for the Workforce Development Board is provided by a consortium of workforce agencies, including the Workforce Development Department. If you are interested in serving as a member of the Workforce Development Board, please review our application packet​ to learn more about the Board's responsibilities and the requirements of membership.

Policies

Policy No. 2017-02-ENR -- WIOA Enrollment - amended 4.2.2025






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Meeting Schedule/Agendas/Minutes

Employment and Business Services - Visit or call the Illinois workNet Center near you. Our centers offer access to career and training programs for job seekers and skilled workers for employers.

 

​PUBLIC NOTICE

March 5, 2026
The Workforce Development Board of Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties is accepting public comment on the modifications made to the Workforce Development Plan for Local Area #5 in accordance with the Workforce lnnovation and Opportunity Act. The plan must be approved by the Board prior to submittal to the Illinois De:partment of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The plan will be available for review at the Kane County Government website,  beginning Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Questions or comments may be submitted to Jeanine Niedzwiedz via email at niedzwiedzjeanine@kanecountyil.gov until Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at
4:30 p.m. 

Concurrently,
comments are being accepted on the Northeast Regional Workforce Plan, the link to which will be made available at the same web address.
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