Workforce Solutions
Workforce Solutions provides employment and training services to businesses and job seekers in Ramsey County.
Mission
To strengthen the economic success of our community through personalized and effective workforce development.
Vision
We are a world-class leader in the business of building the economic success of employers and individuals. We are driven by our customers’ needs, by the pursuit of excellence, the use of best practices and respect for all.
Services for job seekers
Workforce Solutions prepares job seekers to be competitive in the local job market. Career development and coaching services include assessments, basic skill development, job search support, occupational skills training, support services and job placement. Whether an individual is getting their first job or exploring mid-level career changes, Workforce Solutions helps people reach economic self-sufficiency and improve their families’ quality of life.
Services for businesses
Workforce Solutions works with businesses to help them grow their companies through a variety of workforce and staffing solutions. A skilled workforce is a company’s most important asset.
Learn more about workforce development services for businesses.
Partnerships and initiatives
CareerForce Centers
Workforce Solutions is a core partner in the one-stop delivery system of workforce services offered through the Minnesota CareerForce Centers. As part of the Minnesota CareerForce Center, Workforce Solutions provides a variety of job seeker and business services with our community partners and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County
Workforce Solutions is the administrative entity for the Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) of Ramsey County. The WIB is appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul. The 33-member board is made up of business leaders, elected officials and workforce development professionals who provide leadership, set policy and provide oversight of the public workforce programs and efforts.
Everybody In
Everybody In is a regional collaboration created to eliminate the racial employment gap in the Saint Paul/Minneapolis seven-county metro area. Workforce Solutions is a core partner.
Oversight
Workforce Solutions is overseen by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) of Ramsey County.
The WIB is appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul. The 33-member board is made up of business leaders, elected officials and workforce development professionals who provide leadership, set policy and provide oversight of the public workforce programs and efforts.
The WIB has direct oversight of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act legislation and programs. The WIB has an advisory role over the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families legislation and programs.
Veterans Priority of Service, Public Law 107-288 (PDF)
A veteran shall be given priority over a non-veteran for receipt of employment, training, and placement of services in job training programs if the veteran meets the program’s eligibility requirements.
A proud partner of the American Job Center network.