Strong Workforce
What is Strong Workforce?
Strong Workforce Program: More and Better Career Technical Education to Increase Social Mobility and Fuel Regional Economies with Skilled Workers to develop more workforce opportunity and lift low-wage workers into living-wage jobs, California took a bold step in 2016 to create one million more middle-skill workers. At the recommendation of the California Community College Board of Governors, the Governor and Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program, adding a new annual recurring investment of $200 million to spur career technical education (CTE) in the nation’s largest workforce development system of 113 colleges. Read more.
A look at year five Strong Workforce Program Investments
Local Investments
- Program Enhancements in the Entrepreneurship Pathway and BAEC Services
- Anesthesia Technology Program Development
- Faculty Innovation Hub and Project Center
- Career Education Marketing Plan and Campaign Implementation
- Alignment of Carl Perkins, CTE Transitions and High School Partnerships
Regional Investments
- Biotechnology - Supply Operations Project
- Global Internship Program
- Technology and DevOps Pathway Development
- Human Resources Management Pathway Program
- Automotive Technology Program Redesign and High School Partnerships
- Child Development - Teacher Track Pathway Partnership Development
- Sales and Marketing Pathway Creation
- Graphic Design, Web Development and UX Design Pathways
- Paralegal Pathway Advancement