In 2012, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg created the NYC Office of Human Capital Development (OHCD), a new entity housed in the Office of the Mayor to oversee, support, and strengthen the City's range of workforce development, skills training, and adult education activities. The NYC Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and former Mayor’s Office of Adult Education (MOAE) were consolidated and placed under the umbrella of OHCD, and the vision and goals are broader than both combined. OHCD strives to help businesses meet their labor needs and help NYC jobseekers find stable jobs with advancement potential.    

The OHCD charge includes: 

• Overseeing and implementing the responsibilities of the WIB;
• Creating a Citywide workforce development and adult education strategy and implementation agenda, and driving more Citywide coordination;
• Establishing and maintaining accountability and transparency;
• Developing a customer-focused system with "no wrong door" for entry;
• Building and maintaining strong linkages between the workforce development and adult education systems and employers;
• Maximizing the City’s return on investments. 

OHCD serves as a connector, coordinator, convener, and catalyst among the various City agencies involved in workforce development and adult education programming - such as the City University of New York (CUNY), the Department for the Aging (DFTA), Department of Correction (DOC), NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Human Resources Administration (HRA), the Department of Education (DOE), Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Department of Probation (DOP), Department of Small Business Services (SBS), Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and the public libraries. The work of OHCD builds upon the successes of the WIB and the former MOAE, and the office will continue leading a number of projects already underway.

Some current OHCD initiatives include:

• Aligning the WIB with the broader OHCD vision and set goals that reflect newly developed strategic priorities;
• Coordinating Citywide priorities about upcoming changes to the General Educational Development (GED) test in 2014;
• Spearheading the “Know Before You Enroll” campaign, which encourages New Yorkers to make informed choices around education and training;
• Supporting implementation and replication of a peer mentoring model for GED students, an effort funded by the Young Men's Initiative and administered by the City University of New York;
• Supporting the “Transitions to Postsecondary and Vocational Education for Formerly Incarcerated Adults” Initiative, including grant administration and involvement in the Reentry Education Network.