Economic and Workforce Development
The Workforce and Economic Development Division Links to an external site. is responsible for supporting instruction, managing grants to community colleges, providing technical assistance, and implementing various special programs. The division is composed of three units: Career Technical Education, Economic and Workforce Development, and Nursing and Allied Health. The division staff coordinates jobs and career opportunities for community college graduates to advance California’s economic growth and global competitiveness.
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. Visit the Division’s Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy website Links to an external site. to find out more about the framework.
- Governor's Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative (SB1070)
- Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
- Proposition 98 dollars for Apprenticeship, Economic & Workforce Development Links to an external site.(EWD) and Career Technical Education (CTE)
The Division collaborates with employers, organized labor, local communities, their community colleges and other education parties through programming supported by these funds to close the skills gap and foster successful student completion.