HEAR THE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON CALIFORNIA'S SKILLS SHORTAGES |
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EDGE Has Moved!
The California EDGE Campaign moved offices on August 14, 2008. Please update your records:| ADDRESS: | 1115 Eleventh Street Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| PHONE: | (916) 498-3354 |
| FAX: | (916) 498-3380 |
E-mail and website addresses remain the same.
| We are excited about our new home closer to the Capitol, and are ready to continue working with partners around California to raise the critical importance of workforce development to California's future and the need for an ambitious state strategy to address employers' skills needs and provide opportunity for all California residents. |  |
Federal SECTORS Act Introduced
| A new bill would provide the first Congressionally-authorized federal grants for sector partnerships. The SECTORS Act of 2008 (S. 3368) would support "sector" or "industry partnerships" by providing funding through the Workforce Investment Act system for regional collaborations to plan, align resources, and develop or expand training opportunities across multiple firms in targeted industry clusters. |  |
The SECTORS Act was developed by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in collaboration with The Workforce Alliance, and more information is available at TWA's website.
Webinar: Basic Skills to Careers
| The California EDGE Campaign presented our first webinar, “Moving Adults from Basic Skills to Careers,” on June 17. Three expert speakers presented real-world examples of strategies that work to lift adults from basic skills courses into good careers, such as integrating basic skills education into industry-specific workforce training. |  |
Click here to find more information about this informative program, including a recording of the entire webinar (audio and video), presentation files, and supplemental documents.
First EDGE Salon a "Green" Success!
 Van Jones |
On April 16, EDGE held its first "Linking Economic Development and Workforce Development Salon," bringing together state leaders to explore the future of "green-collar" jobs. Van Jones of Green For All and Doug Henton of Collaborative Economics provided inspiration and information to an audience of more than 40.
Click here to learn more about this event!
Listen to Van Jones' speech.
Listen to Doug Henton's presentation.
Download Henton's presentation (PDF document).NEW! Read the EDGE Campaign's Perspective on Green-Collar Jobs.
EDGE Builds Partnerships in L.A.
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The EDGE Campaign had a major presence at the annual "Building Workforce Partnerships" conference, presented by the Workforce & Economic Development Program of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. This year's conference, which took place June 11-13 in Los Angeles, featured an EDGE track of 10 workshops and plenary sessions.
EDGE worked with conference organizers to bring expert speakers and panels on topics such as industry-driven sector strategies, career technical education, basic skills development, career pathways, and building coalitions. More than 250 leaders attended the conference, including labor leaders, workforce and economic development experts, policymakers, funders, and community leaders. See www.wed-works.org for more information.
California's EDGE* Campaign is a non-partisan coalition of groups with diverse and even divergent outlooks but united in the belief that:
- California's future economic growth rests in large measure on the skill base of its workers.
- The state and its industrial leadership are now at serious risk of losing the competitive advantage of a highly trained workforce and lag other states in responding to this challenge.
- The Governor and Legislature must lead a strategic effort to forge the state's impressive education and training infrastructure into an integrated system of talent development that addresses the needs of all California workers and employers.
- In the absence of this kind of leadership, California's future is uncertain. Both employers and workers face the threat of economic decline.
* EDGE is an acronym for "Education, Diversity, and Growth in the Economy"
The campaign is endorsed by:
- Alameda County Office of Education
- Alameda County Workforce Investment Board
- Allan Hancock College
- Alliance Worknet of Stanislaus County
- American Composites Manufacturers Association
- Anaheim Workforce Investment Board
- Appian Engineering, Inc.
- Bay Area Economic Forum
- Big Brown Eyes Productions
- The Boeing Company
- California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO)
- California Budget Project
- California Coalition for Construction in the Classroom
- California Commission for Economic Development
- California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
- California Manufacturing and Technology Association
- California Science Education Initiative
- California Space Authority
- California Space Education & Workforce Institute
- California Transportation & Logistics Institute
- California Workforce Association
- Calloway & Associates
- Career Ladders Project
- CathedralFinancial Group, Inc.
- Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
- Center for Employment Training
- Central Valley Asian-American Chamber of Commerce
- Central Valley Opportunity Center
- Cerritos College
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
- Children and Family Futures
- City of Hayward
- City of Sunnyvale
- City of Watsonville
- Colton Joint Unified School District
- Community College League of California
- Economic Development Administration of San Joaquin
- El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce
- The Entertainment Economy Institute
- Fast Future
- Financial Statement Services, Inc.
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District
- Foothill Workforce Investment Board
- Gateway Cities Partnership, Inc.
- Greater Long Beach Workforce Development Board
- Golden Sierra Workforce Investment Board
- Golden Valley Health Centers
- Goodwill Industries of San Francisco
- Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
- Human Services Agency
- Information Technology Consortium
- Insight Center for Community Economic Development (formerly NEDLC)
- International Association of Nanotechnology
- Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California
- Jewish Vocational Service
- Job Impact!
- Kelly Space & Technology, Inc.
- Kern, Inyo, Mono Workforce Investment Board
- KP Consulting
- LA Works
- Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
- Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
- Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
- Los Angeles Health Care Workforce Development Program
- Madera County Workforce Investment Board
- Marin Employment Connection
- Mendocino County Workforce Investment Board
- Merced Adult School
- Merced County Workforce Investment Board
- Monterey County Business Council
- Mother Lode Job Training
- Mt. San Antonio College
- Napa Workforce Investment Board
- National Association of Working Seniors
- New Ways to Work
- Next 10
- North Bay Veterans Resource Centers
- North Central Counties Consortium
- NOVA Workforce Board
- Palomar College
- PolicyLink
- Private Industry Council of San Luis Obispo
- Project HIRED
- Riverside County Workforce Development Board
- Scaramento City College
- Sacramento Works, Inc.
- San Bernardino County WIB
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- San Francisco Center for Economic Development
- San Joaquin County Worknet
- San Mateo Community College District
- Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board
- Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce and Convention-Visitors Bureau
- Santa Cruz County Workforce Investment Board
- Santa Monica City College
- Say it Better Center LLC
- SEIU Local 1877, Building Skills Partnership
- SFWorks
- Skyline College
- Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board
- Southern California Indian Center
- Sonoma County Human Services Department / WIB
- Sonoma Valley Adult School
- South Bay Workforce Investment Board
- South Hayward United Methodist Church
- State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
- State Center Community College District
- Tinetti Realty Group
- Tulare County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
- Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA)
- Verdugo Workforce Investment Board
- West Los Angeles College
- Western Hardware Company
- Westside Economic Collaborative
- The Workforce Alliance
- Workforce Investment Board of Imperial County
- Women At Work
- Women's Initiative for Self Employment
- work2future
- Worker Education & Resource Center, Inc.
- Workforce and Economic Development Program, California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Workforce Investment Board of Humboldt County
- Workforce Investment Board of Imperial County
- Workforce Investment Board of Marin County
- Workforce Investment Board of Solano County
Endorsements as of Sept. 15, 2008
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