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Partnering with Workforce Investment Boards

Economic development professionals throughout the United States frequently cite a qualified workforce as being not only an important asset for a community, but also for individual states. The availability of a highly trained and skilled workforce is often the key factor employers consider when selecting locations for new business sites or business expansion opportunities. Companies also need resources to recruit and train their initial workforce, and to upgrade the skills of incumbent workers.

California is fortunate to have two vital workforce development programs - the Employment Training Panel (ETP) primarily for currently employed workers, and the Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) for pre-employment and new-hire training, as well as job placement services. ETP is supported by employers through the Employment Training Tax, and the WIBs are financed by the federal government, with over $500 million in federal funds targeted to train unemployed workers throughout the state.

ETP and the WIBs frequently partner to meet the needs of local employers. For example, ETP has funded contracts with WIBs run by the Riverside County Economic Development Agency and the Sacramento Employment & Training Agency to conduct nurse training upgrade programs. Also, the Southeast Los Angeles County (SELACO) WIB manages a multiple employer job training contract for companies located in Los Angeles County to customize and administer lean manufacturing training programs for businesses that might not be able to do so on their own.

ETP is also partnering with the California Workforce Association (CWA) to market the availability of job training programs to WIBs throughout the state in order to reach outlying regions, such as rural areas, and to leverage funds for new and innovative job training programs.

For more information regarding ETP's commitment to strengthening its partnership with California's Workforce Investment Boards or on how to contract with ETP, please contact Charles Lundberg, Economic Development Director, at 916-327-5261 or at clundberg@etp.ca.gov.

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