Education
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Students Gain Insight Into Economic Development
Students in Norm Gustafson’s economics class at Sanger High School near Fresno are getting a new perspective on business and economic development by going out into their community and getting to know companies. |
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Ex’pression College Specializes in Digital Arts
In addition to enriching culture through the arts, creative people make vital contributions to the economy. |
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Community Colleges Step Up Workforce Training
With 110 community colleges operating in 72 districts, the California Community Colleges system is an important vehicle for delivering workforce training across the state. |
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Programs Bridge Gap Between Schools, Businesses
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Career Technical Education Initiative has focused attention on career-training programs aimed at students who will enter the workforce after high school. |
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Two-Year Curriculum Trains Aviation Mechanics
In San Bernardino County, a strong partnership among business, education and local government leaders has propelled an aviation mechanics program at Victorville’s Southern California Logistics Airport. |
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Newly Minted Process Technicians Find Good Jobs
With a considerable percentage of the state’s workforce scheduled to reach retirement age within the next three to five years, California localities are developing new strategies to train qualified workers for high-value positions. |
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Training Programs Boost Flow of Qualified Workers
In 1997, Virginia Hamilton, one of California’s most influential leaders in workforce development, left a job at a well-respected state agency with a $900 million budget and 200 employees to found the California Workforce Association. The nonprofit group works as an advocate for workforce development partnerships across California to develop public policy strategies and build local capacity to address critical workforce issues. |
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New Programs Provide Training in Global Logistics
What began as a modest proposal to upgrade the skills of California’s entry-level transportation workers has become a state model. |
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