Among the activities of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the programs of the Division of Workforce and Economic Development bridge the skills and jobs mismatch and prepare California’s workforce for 21st century careers. The Division serves as administrator for several streams of state and federal funds, including Governor’s Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative (SB70), Carl D.
The 2008 changes to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards were adopted to:
The strategy of California’s energy plan is to train a workforce with job skills and education that will put them into energy efficient careers and jobs. The economy of California is becoming even more dependent in clean energy technology. It is estimated that job growth will be found in this growing and sustainable industry.
The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative approved by the voters as Proposition 39 at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, made changes to corporate income taxes and provides for the transfer of $550,000,000 annually from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for five (5) years beginning with the 2013-12 fiscal year.
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DOING WHAT MATTERS for Jobs and the Economy is a four-pronged framework to respond to the call of our nation, state, and regions to close the skills gap.
The four prongs are: