The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is the Governor’s agent for the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California’s workforce development system. The CWDB assists the Governor in setting and guiding workforce development policy, developing innovative initiatives through statewide programs, and expanding the High Road vision through its field branch. The workforce development system is comprised of 45 Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Area), each with its own business-led Local Workforce Development Board (Local Board). These Local Boards work together with the state and their local Chief Elected Officials to oversee the delivery of workforce services relevant to their residents and businesses. The California Unemployment Insurance Code §14200 – §14531 and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) give authority to CWDB to carry out the tasks associated with furthering a High Road workforce system. Learn more about the CWDB in the About Us section.

California and the CWDB are committed to a High Road vision for the state’s workforce development system that embodies the principles of job quality, worker voice, equity, and environmental sustainability. Implementing this vision through policy, programs, and other practices will benefit workers, job-seekers, and industry as well as the state’s workforce development system.

Featured Workforce Initiatives

High Road

High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP) and High Road Construction Careers (HRCC) a systemic approach to industry-based workforce development addressing critical issues of equity, job quality, worker voice, and environmental sustainability.

CAAL Skills

An interagency and multi-departmental data-sharing and program evaluation initiative that uses detailed information from federal and state-funded workforce, education, and human services programs to measure participation and associated outcomes for program participants.

Regional CA

Work to stimulate economic growth, create jobs and build the talent needed to increase income mobility and regional prosperity through collaboration among multiple workforce systems and bringing workforce leaders together.

Prison to Employment

Creates opportunities through collaborative partnerships with state workforce programs and the state corrections systems so that formerly incarcerated and justice-involved individuals can successfully reenter society and the labor force.

Workforce Accelerator Fund

Funds projects that design, develop, and implement programs that accelerate employment and provide access to workforce services and employment opportunities for targeted groups and disadvantaged populations.

HIRE

Increases employment opportunities and job mobility for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved individuals through partnerships with reentry-focused organizations that provide training, reskilling and upskilling, and supportive services.

Breaking Barriers

Supplements existing workforce and education programs by providing services to target populations who are often not eligible for other state and federal programs in an effort to address disparities in the labor market.

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In the Spotlight

Sacramento, CA – The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is celebrating #EarthDay2024 by highlighting our High Road Initiatives and specific projects that embody the goal of creating sustainability and mitigating climate change. Environmental sustainability is a major principle in CWDB’s High Road vision for the state’s workforce development system.

California’s climate agenda is aligned with a vision of shared prosperity, recognizing that both carbon reduction and economic growth can be achieved. The end goal is to create a sustainable and resilient environment, community, and a carbon-neutral economy for all.

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High Road Training Partnerships grantees Gillig and Teamsters Local 853 are working together to manufacture, operate, and maintain zero-emission buses to help reduce transportation emissions, which make up 39% of greenhouse gas emissions in California. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su recently toured the facility to see the key role bus manufacturing plays in driving the country toward a more sustainable future.

Using sustainable building products and methods contributes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions and helping the climate. The Coastal Tri-Counties High Road Construction Careers Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program includes Green Construction training, so participants have the knowledge and ability to become part of the emerging sustainable construction workforce.

Learn more about the Tri-Counties High Road Construction Careers Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program and Building Clean

CWDB’s grantee Building Skills Partnership is greening the janitorial workforce one cohort at a time by training participants in green building cleaning practices to reduce energy and water use and create sustainability.

Learn more about the Building Skills Partnership Green Janitor Education Program

California Climate Investments programs, a partnership between CWDB and California Climate Investments, have invested over $500 million in more than 7,000 projects that are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over the projects’ lifetimes. Many of these funds also directly benefit disadvantaged and low-income communities.

The Humboldt High Road Wind Training Partnership is working in the Humboldt region to develop the Offshore Wind industry to lead the state to a greener climate and good-paying jobs, as well as meet California’s goal of generating enough wind energy to power 25 million homes by 2045.

CWDB JOB OPENINGS

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Review our available positions below, and visit the CalCareers webpage to learn more about how to apply for a state job.

New to the State – Review the 3 Steps To A State Job webpage and be sure to complete the exam/assessment and state application before applying for this position.

Are you passionate about ending poverty and inequality? Are you motivated to address the climate crisis and social injustice while working on economic and workforce development? If so, you may be a great fit for one of our open positions at the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB).

The CWDB is recognized nationally as a progressive and experimental state workforce department, charting a path to a High Road economy and approach to workforce development grounded in the principles of social equity, environmental sustainability, and resilience and quality jobs. Over the past decade, the CWDB’s budget, programs, and staff have grown exponentially using federal and state workforce funding to pilot new sector-based workforce initiatives and develop policy solutions that address the quality and accessibility of jobs in addition to training.

Click Below To View Current CWDB Job Opportunities:

EXECUTIVE TEAM

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EQUITY CLIMATE & JOBS FIELDS TEAM

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POLICY IMPLEMENTATION & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEAM

Associate Governmental Program Analyst The last day to apply for JC-425992 is 4/29/2024. The Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) is responsible for varied, and complex technical analytical assignments pertaining to the management of multiple workforce programs such as program implementation and oversight, and administrative functions related to the effective administration of funds distributed across California. The AGPA is tasked with ensuring programs across California align with the laws and regulations of the funding source as well as meet the goals and objectives of the California Workforce Development Boards (CWDB) State Plan by acting as a liaison between the grantees and the CWDB providing support and guidance as needed.

POLICY, RESEARCH AND LEGISLATION TEAM

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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION & REGIONAL SUPPORT TEAM

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