The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment & Training contains the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Workforce Development and Operations. Together we work to promote a flexible, innovative and effective workforce system by developing customized workforce solutions for businesses and individuals, including those with disabilities.

Much of our work is facilitated through the engagement of partners, including Adult Education providers, Community Rehabilitation Programs and the Michigan Works! network. Our efforts and outcomes, many of which are shared in this report, would not be possible without their contributions in communities across the state. Provider information is identified throughout this report.

To ensure the success of our ongoing efforts to serve individuals and businesses, we are focused on meeting several operational objectives — which we refer to as the “Big Four” — including:

• Supporting participants in LEO-E&T programs, which include underrepresented populations and individuals with barriers to employment
• Expanding talent by upskilling and reskilling Michiganders and leveraging resources that lead to secondary and post-secondary credentials
• Employing Michiganders resulting from LEO-E&T programs
• Boosting wages earned by participants in LEO-E&T programs

LEO-E&T supports that mission with 40-plus programs, services and initiatives.