COMMUNITY AUDIT PROJECT

COMMUNITY AUDIT SELF-ASSESSMENT INVENTORY Prepared by Workforce Learning Strategies For the Employment and Training Administration Office of Adult Services Office of Adult Services August 2000 COMMUNITY AUDIT PROJECT SELF-ASSESSMENT INVENTORY Community audits bring together information on economic and labor market trends. They vary in scope and purpose, depending on their precise goals. However, all depend on a common base of information about the regional labor market—both its demand and its supply sides—and about the kinds of workforce development and other critical resources available (such as housing, child care, transportation, supportive services, and so on). As such a community audit is fundamentally a strategic planning effort that involves all the relevant stakeholders in a defined area. In fact, some practitioners refer to these kinds of information-gathering efforts as “strategic research”. This Self-Assessment Inventory is a checklist that enables local Workforce Investment Boards and other organizations engaged in the practice of community audits to identify areas of strength and potential areas of improvement. It is based on a performance model drawn from interviews with many kinds of organizations that engage in such strategic research, including Workforce Investment Boards, One Stop Career Centers, economic development organizations, community-based organizations, community colleges, ...