; (2) reaching out to local and regional public or private partners and conducting research into local workforce needs and trends; (3) promoting skill standards and career paths that match local employers' needs; (4) helping to improve and govern the workforce development system; (5) bringing together businesses, faith-based and community organizations, educational institutions, labor unions, social service agencies, and other providers to implement programs and policies to improve labor market outcomes; (6) increasing economic mobility for workers