Bay Area Industry-Led Initiative Building Pipeline of Ship Maintenance and Repair Workers April is Second Chance Month, a national recognition of the importance of helping individuals, communities, and agencies across the country appreciate their role in supporting...
Innovative Program Combines On-the-Job Experience with Classroom Training for EMTs to Become Paramedics A recent $1 million award from the High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) allows the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDBCCC) to expand an...
Youth Employment Program Pilot Gives Contra Costa County Youth Valuable Skills-Building Opportunities This fall, our CCWORKS team is evaluating the outcomes of a summer pilot program that employed local youth, allowing them to learn valuable workplace skills. CCWORKS’...
Keeping an Eye on Manufacturing for Sustained Job Growth As job boards, help wanted posters and employers nationwide report, a post-pandemic hiring surge started in 2021 and continues today. Contra Costa County is no exception, with a 3.1% unemployment in July 2022....
Workforce Development Month: A Q&A with CWA’s Bob Lanter September is Workforce Development Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of workforce development boards (WDB) to a growing national economy. A key person in this work statewide is Bob...
The Skills Gap Challenge: What Contra Costa County Employers Seek Most in Employees As an organization committed to solving regional workforce challenges, we were particularly concerned by a phenomenon called “The Great Resignation.” Workers left their...
