"A Youth Council has been established to facilitate the coordination of youth programs and activities at the local level, that are required at the federal level by the Workforce Investment Act, (WIA) passed in 1998.  The Youth Council for Workforce Development Area 6 in Wisconsin is a part of the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. 

The primary functions of the Youth Council are to:

• Improve coordination among programs and youth-serving organizations
• Conduct strategic planning for youth programs
• Identify eligible providers for youth services
• Conduct oversight of youth programs

The overriding purpose of a Youth Council, from a national perspective, is to:

• Provide expertise in youth policy
• Assist the area Workforce Development Board in developing and recommending local youth employment and training policy and practice
• Broadening the youth employment and training focus in the community to incorporate a youth development perspective
• Establishing linkages with other organizations serving youth in the local area
• Taking into account a range of issues that can have an impact on the success of youth in local labor market"