IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
COVID-19 UPDATE
The NALWDB is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, in particular the potential impact within the ten northern counties we serve. There is nothing more important than maintaining a safe environment, and we will be taking all necessary precautions for the well-being of our entire staff. This includes following guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and New Mexico Department of Health.
Preventative steps we have taken include:
· Temporarily closing the office to the public until further notice
· We have cancelled larger events
· We have encouraged all staff to telework from home and be available via email and phone during office hours
· We have also set up our office phones to forward to our personal phones
· We are posting any updates to our website and Facebook
· We are holding all NALWDB meetings via Zoom including previously scheduled meetings
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/2489726411
Meeting ID: 248 972 6411
Call in #:1 (669) 900 - 6833
If you need to contact a staff member here is a link to their contact information
About Us
Who We Are!
The Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board (NALWDB) was incorporated in 2001 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) to operate as the Administrative Entity (AE) for workforce funds in the ten (10) northern New Mexico counties: Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos. The Northern Area serves approximately 27.6 percent of New Mexico’s total population.
Mission and Vision
Mission: To educate and train our workforce to meet the changing needs of Northern New Mexico.
Vision: To design and implement a locally-delivered workforce development system which will enable government, business, education, and labor; to provide the Northern Area with a well-trained, highly-skilled, and competitive workforce ,and to provide a seamless, business-driven system of service delivery that enhances access for all customers.
These goals include promoting an environment with an improved alignment of strategies and resources to respond to the talent base for business, particularly those in targeted clusters identified as economic development priorities for economic diversification, and making available to job seekers market-relevant training and education as well as connections to employment and career advancement opportunities