Four member-organizations of TEAM along with the Missouri Division of Workforce Development, the Missouri Training and Employment Council, and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce collaborated throughout 2006 on the nation's first comprehensive look at the common factors of quality that indicate excellence for local Workforce Investment Boards. The culmination of the research is now packaged in report-form for study and integration.The WIB Benchmarking Project researched and identified high-profile, top-performing WIBs for a series of site visits and interviews with staff and Board members at each of the participating sites. The WIBs ranged in geographic scope and population from rural, to suburban, to urban, and were located in the states of Texas, Connecticut, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Florida. Participating groups included the WIBs in Kansas City, Northwest Missouri, Southwest Missouri, and Central Missouri, along with the Missouri Training and Employment Council (state WIB) and the Missouri Division of Workforce Development. Nina Babich and Donna Cruder with the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), were contracted as consultants to facilitate the project.
