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About the Office of Workforce Development (OWD)
OWD provides information and tools to Ohio's workforce system. We interpret federal and state law and serve as primary policy makers for workforce programs. The office administers federal programs that create a comprehensive statewide workforce system of employment services, hiring support, labor market information, and tax credits to employers and workers.
 
We support Ohio's 20 Workforce Investment Boards in operating Ohio's One-Stop Centers. These centers offer customers a single location to access comprehensive employment and supportive services from many different federal, state, and local partners. We strive to ensure that the One-Stops provide customers with consistently high-quality services throughout the state.		 woman with blue print

OWD also assists job seekers through maintaining Ohio Means Jobs, an online job matching system that brings both employers and job seekers to one easy-to-use website.
 
OWD administers Workforce Investment Act programs. The Dislocated Worker Program is designed to assist laid-off employees in obtaining new jobs with comparable wages. We oversee Adult Programs that help eligible Ohioans find and retain meaningful employment. OWD also has a special interest in Ohio's Youth by serving as an information clearing house of innovative programs that foster leadership, work experience, and literacy to prepare youth for careers. We track, manage, and report performance data at the state and local level for these programs.

We partner with the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Department of Development, the Governor’s Office and the U.S. Department of Labor. Working together, we can maximize our state and federal resources to advance our workforce and our economy.

 

The following links provide more detailed information about additional OWD programs:
 
Apprenticeship Council
 Foreign Labor Certification
Labor Market Information (LMI)
Ohio Farm Worker Program
Ohio Workforce Systems (formerly SCOTI)
Rapid Response
Wagner Peyser (Labor Exchange)
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Veterans Services

For More Information:
Office of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 1618
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1618
Fax: 614-728-8366
Phone: 1-888-296-7541, Option # 3
Email: WIAQNA@jfs.ohio.gov
                                                                                                                                  Last Update 12/09/2011