SIWIB Board Overview

The SIWIB board is responsible for workforce development efforts in five major counties in southern Illinois: Williamson, Jefferson, Jackson, Perry and Franklin.

According to more than 100 business and economic leaders in southern Illinois, workforce development is the number one priority associated with future economic development efforts in Southern Illinois.

The Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board is made up of members from five counties representing business, labor, education and other entities who have a keen interest in improving workforce development efforts in the region. Contact our board members.

Board Vision

Citizens and employers of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties in southern Illinois will have access to and be part of the foremost workforce development system in the Midwest.

Board Mission

The Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board serves as the premier source for information about and access to the array of workforce development programs and services offered for citizens and employers in Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties in southern Illinois. To that end, the Board makes an unswerving commitment to meet the workforce development needs of all youth and adults in the region as well as the training and retraining needs of the southern Illinois business community.

Board By-Laws

You may download a copy of the Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board by-laws in .PDF Format here.

Memorandum of Understanding

To download a copy of the current MOU in .PDF Format (497 KB), click here.

WIA #25 Local Plan & Modifications

To download a copy of the local plan in .PDF Format (4.8 MB), click here.

To download a copy of the WIA Title 1 Dislocated Worker Supplemental Allocation (PY06) modification of the local plan in .PDF Format (2.0 MB), click here.

To download a copy of the Local Grant and Participant Numbers (PY06) modification of the local plan in .PDF Format (3.0 MB), click here.