Briefing with the Department of Employment and Workforce

Landmark legislation, known as Act No. 67 of 2023, the Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act (the Workforce Development Act), recently became law due to overwhelming support by the House, Senate, and Governor McMaster.

This law brings new responsibilities to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), including the transition of the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development (CCWD) and the Regional Workforce Advisors (RWAs) from the S.C. Department of Commerce to DEW.

This unified plan will bring long-lasting, positive changes to statewide education and workforce development. As part of this unified plan, the CCWD will create new tools and resources for businesses, students, educators, parents, and others that make workforce services more available. 

These tools include an Education and Workforce Portal that provides access to labor market information and career-planning resources. Barriers like lack of childcare and transportation needs will be studied to develop strategies that better assist job seekers facing those obstacles, while a supply/gap analysis of the state’s current and projected employer demands will also be conducted.

Join SC DEW Executive Director William Floyd and Charles Appleby, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development, to hear what's planned.

Bring your ideas and questions as we explore ways to strengthen the nonprofit sector's individual and collective efforts to support our state's concerted efforts to expand workforce development services.