Pinellas and Hillsborough establish joint workforce consortium
November 16, 2023 - Pinellas and Hillsborough board of county commissioners have entered into an interlocal agreement to form the Hillsborough/Pinellas Workforce Development Consortium, consolidating the two workforce boards that will result in a combined $36.1 million budget for the region. The Pinellas BOCC formally adopted the agreement during a Nov. 14 meeting and the Hillsborough BOCC endorsed the agreement on Nov. 15. The initiative to merge CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay into a unified entity was catalyzed by the Reimagining Education and Career Help Act, known as the REACH Act, which became law in 2021. The initial term for the consortium will commence Dec. 1 and extend through June 30, 2025, according to a Thursday announcement.