Strong Workforce Program
At California Community Colleges
What is Strong Workforce?
Strong Workforce Program: More and Better Career Technical Education to Increase Social Mobility and Fuel Regional Economies with Skilled Workers
To develop more workforce opportunity and lift low-wage workers into living-wage jobs, California took a bold step in 2016 to create one million more middle-skill workers. At the recommendation of the California Community College Board of Governors, the Governor and Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program, adding a new annual recurring investment of $248 million to spur career technical education (CTE) in the nation’s largest workforce development system of 113 colleges.
Grouped into seven areas targeting student success, career pathways, workforce data and outcomes, curriculum, CTE faculty, regional coordination and funding, this leading-edge state economic development program is driven by “more and better” CTE. The “more” is increasing the number of students enrolled in programs leading to high-demand, high-wage jobs. The “better” is improving program quality, as evidenced by more students completing or transferring programs, getting employed or improving their earnings.
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Strong Workforce Program
- SWP 2019-20 Base Funding Memo 8-2-19
- California Community Colleges Strong Workforce Program
- SCCRC Regional Meeting Schedule FY 19-20
SCCRC Regional Governance Structure
The governance structure and decision-making authority was recommended by the SCCRC Governance working group formed at the Regional Conversation 2.0 in March 2016 and approved by the CIOs and then the CEOs in the region in August 2016.
SCCRC Strategic Plan
SCCRC SWP 3-Year Plan
SCCRC Strong Workforce Program 3-Year Plan
SCCRC’s SWP 3-year plan identifies the opportunities for growth of existing career education programs, the development of new ones, and regional opportunities for collaboration to capitalize on categorical funding provided by the State of California which will better serve the communities within our region.
- SCCRC SWP 3-Year Plan (Jan 2017)
- SCCRC SWP Regional Plan UPDATE 1/31/18
- SCCRC SWP Regional Plan UPDATE 1/31/19
- SCCRC SWP Regional Plan UPDATE 1/31/20
Projects and Funding
- 16-17 SWP Projects & Funding
- 17-18 SWP Projects & Funding
- 18-19 SWP Projects & Funding
- 19-20 SWP Projects & Funding
SWP Signed Agreement
SCCRC Documents
The documents and templates below support the notification and distribution of SWP between SBCC as the SWP regional fiscal agent and the Districts in the region, in addition to the movement of money between Districts.
Regional SCCRC SWP 19/20 Timeline
SCCRC Regional SWP Fiscal Flow NOV 2018
SWP Exhibit A Participation Agreement (Fillable Form)
SWP Exhibit B Sub-award Notification – District Allocation (SAMPLE)
SWP Exhibit C Sub-award Notification – Projects (Fillable Form)
SWP Exhibit D Reallocation (Fillable Form)
SCCRC Signed Master Agreement & Addendum (Sept 2018)
Job Developer-Recruiter Description
SWP Job Developer Placement Funding Letter
