At the March 2007 meeting, Council members participated in a strategic planning session. As a result, a charge was given to the Council by the Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG):
Part of the June 2007 charge given to the Council for Labor & Economic Growth (CLEG) included recommending whether Michigan should create a statewide Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). A proposal, based on six months of research and analysis, was presented and approved by the full Council in December 2007:
At its Monday, June 9, 2008 meeting, CLEG recommended that the State of Michigan adopt a national career readiness certificate, MI NCRC, to be implemented statewide: