(1) provide services to students and adults for career planning, employment seeking, training, and other support functions; (2) provide information, resources, and professional development programs to educators; (3) provide resources to school districts for compliance and accountability pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59, Title 59; (4) provide information and resources to employers including, but not limited to, education partnerships, career oriented learning, and training services; (5) facilitate local connections among businesses and those involved in education; (6) work with school districts and institutions of higher education to create and coordinate workforce education programs; and (7) ensure each regional education center has a career development facilitator. (C)(1) Each regional education center shall have a career development facilitator to coordinate career oriented learning, career development, and postsecondary transitioning for the schools in its region. (2) A career development facilitator must be certified and recognized by the National Career Development Association. (D) The centers shall provide data and reports that the department requests. (E)(1) The regional centers must conform to the geographic configuration of the Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) of the South Carolina Workforce Investment Act. Each regional center shall have an advisory board comprised of a school district superintendent, high school principal, local workforce investment board chairperson, technical college president, fouryear college or university representative, career center director or school district career and technology education coordinator, parentteacher organization representative, and business and civic leaders. Appointees must reside or do business in the geographic area of the center. Appropriate local legislative delegations shall make the appointments to the regional center boards. (2) The regional centers shall include, but not be limited to, the onestop shops, workforce investment boards, tech prep consortia, and regional instructional technology centers. Section 1311840. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, in collaboration with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commission
(1) provide services to students and adults for career planning, employment seeking, training, and other support functions; (2) provide information, resources, and professional development programs to educators; (3) provide resources to school districts for compliance and accountability pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59, Title 59; (4) provide information and resources to employers including, but not limited to, education partnerships, career oriented learning, and training services; (5) facilitate local connections among businesses and those involved in education; (6) work with school districts and institutions of higher education to create and coordinate workforce education programs; and (7) ensure each regional education center has a career development facilitator. (C)(1) Each regional education center shall have a career development facilitator to coordinate career oriented learning, career development, and postsecondary transitioning for the schools in its region. (2) A career development facilitator must be certified and recognized by the National Career Development Association. (D) The centers shall provide data and reports that the department requests. (E)(1) The regional centers must conform to the geographic configuration of the Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) of the South Carolina Workforce Investment Act. Each regional center shall have an advisory board comprised of a school district superintendent, high school principal, local workforce investment board chairperson, technical college president, fouryear college or university representative, career center director or school district career and technology education coordinator, parentteacher organization representative, and business and civic leaders. Appointees must reside or do business in the geographic area of the center. Appropriate local legislative delegations shall make the appointments to the regional center boards. (2) The regional centers shall include, but not be limited to, the onestop shops, workforce investment boards, tech prep consortia, and regional instructional technology centers. Section 1311840. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, in collaboration with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commission
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