California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) News

Action Plan Ad Hoc Comment Period

22 Feb 2012 15:31 PST

The California Workforce Investment Board (State Board), at the direction of the Health Workforce Development Council�s (Health Council) Action Plan Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) is providing a comment period for the Committee�s Action Plans.Click on the link to go to the page.

City of Gridley Solar Water Pre-Heating Installation

16 Feb 2012 15:35 PST

You are Invited to Celebrate the Launch of California's Largest Commercial Solar Water Pre-Heating Installation. A new FAFCO innovation to be held Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Stapleton's Packing Company located at 1900 State Hwy 99, Gridley, California (located at northern edge of town). Box lunch will be served. Please RSVP FAFCO (800.994.7652 or RSVP@fafco.com). This event will be Hosted by Innovate North State Alliance for Workforce Development, City of Gridley.

Contract Training Summit

21 Feb 2012 12:00 PST

The California Corporate College and the California Community Colleges� Economic and Workforce Development Program are hosting a one-day Contract Training Summit. The keynote speakers are Dr. Benjamin Duran, President of Merced College and Ms. Van Ton Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development for the California Community College Chancellor�s Office. Ms. Ton Quinlivan is also an active participant on the California Workforce Investment Board, representing Chancellor Jack Scott.For more information and to register for the summit, please click on the link above.

Building Workforce Partnerships

10 Jan 2012 15:00 PST

The California Labor Federation announces its 2012 Building Workforce Partnerships:'Unemployed in America: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions'.The conference will be held March 14-16 in downtown Los Angeles. Please click on the link for additional information.

California Workforce Investment Board's New Executive Director

28 Nov 2011 10:20 PST

Tim Rainey, 42, of Elk Grove, has been appointed executive director at the California Workforce Investment Board. Rainey has been the executive director at the Workforce and Economic Development Program at the California Labor Federation since 2005. He was policy director at the California Workforce Association from 1998 to 2005 and a consultant at the California State Senate Majority Caucus from 1998 to 1999. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,196. Rainey is a Democrat.

DOL Announces Partnership with Facebook

21 Oct 2011 12:02 PST

Secretary Solis unveiled an innovative partnership that brings together the U.S. Labor Department, Facebook, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, the DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Click the link to visit them.

California Workforce Investment Board Business Services Resource Catalog

21 Oct 2011 11:01 PST

The California Workforce Investment Board is pleased to announce the Business Services Resource Catalog Volume 2, Issue I. Click on the link above to view it.

Governor Brown recently signed 4 bills into law that impact the state workforce system. The four bill numbers are as follow.

11 Oct 2011 9:45 PST

AB 554-Atkins. Apprenticeship Training and Coordination, SB 698-Lieu. Workforce Development: High Performing Boards, SB 734-DeSaulnier. State and Local Workforce Investment Boards: Funding, and AB 29-Perez. Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Clicking the above link will open the legislative section on our website where these and other bills may be read.