The goals of the council are:
(1) To promote the development of a well-educated, highly skilled workforce in Louisiana through literacy, adult basic education, community education, apprenticeship, and state-of-the-art occupational skills education and training and professional degree programs.
(2) To advocate for the development of an integrated workforce development delivery system that provides competitive quality services addressing the needs of businesses and workers in Louisiana.
(3) To develop strategies that will upgrade the skills of Louisiana's existing workforce and prepare new workers with the skills for a constantly changing economy.
(4) To ensure the equitable distribution of quality education, training, and employment services statewide, especially to distressed and rural areas and areas serving the economically disadvantaged citizens of this state.