The KANSASWORKS State Board serves as a review board and change agent empowered with the responsibility of making recommendations to the Governor and to state agencies to align workforce development with the needs of economic development in the state by helping to produce:

• a highly skilled and productive workforce;
• high skill, high wage jobs; and
• lifelong learners. 

Purpose

Position KANSASWORKS as THE premier workforce system in the state.

Goals

1.    Champion a unified statewide vision and direction for the Kansas workforce system. 

2.    Engage in active and intentional communication and collaboration to achieve desired outcomes. 

3.    Catalyze energies around best practice models of training and job matching. 

4.    Steer continuous system improvement through high standards of performance and accountability.

5.    Articulate Kansas' experience and showcase success to garner new financial resources and drive the national workforce dialogue.