| “Building
Futures” for businesses, families and individuals
is the focus of the Workforce Development Board, which
funds and coordinates a broad range of services on behalf
of its workforce development partners. |
EASTBAY
Works Business and Career Centers of Contra
Costa County Locations:
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EASTBAY Works Career Centers located in City
Richmond Service Area:
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EASTBAY
Works One-Stop Business and Career Centers
provide services for businesses, families, individuals
and youth |
seeking to
find a job or advance a career. The centers operate as
part of a regional alliance among four workforce boards
and other workforce and educational organizations within
Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
The Workforce Development Board provides policy oversight
and performance accountability for four centers that provide
no-cost services in Brentwood, Concord, Pittsburg, and
San Pablo. In addition, the City of Richmond’s Workforce
Investment Board, the Workforce Development Board’s
partner, operates two centers in Richmond. |
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Services
for Businesses
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One-Stop Business and Career Centers provide market-driven
services which help businesses compete and thrive
in today’s complex, competitive, and ever-changing
global economy. |
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services
include:
• Business Services representatives offering workforce
solutions for businesses and organizations
• Current and projected labor market and economic
data
• Business management counsel and assistance through
the Contra Costa Small Business Development Center
• Centralized meeting facilities for recruitment,
interviews and training workshops
Services for Individuals and Families
For those seeking to further their careers, expand their
work skills and knowledge base, or enter or reenter the
workforce, the One-Stop Business and Career Centers provide
no-cost services such as:
• Up-to-date job search resource libraries, linkages
to a broad range of education and training websites, online
listings for local, state and national job openings and
electronic resume posting
• Skills assessment, job-search workshops, and job
placement assistance
• Access to computers, fax machines and telephones
• Referrals to community services
• Child and elder care, transportation and health
care information
Youth Services
The Workforce Development Board and its Youth Council
are helping youth explore employment opportunities, chart
career paths and take advantage of job training services
offered through the EASTBAY Works alliance. |
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