 March 2012 Welcome to eUpdate In this issue you'll find: - Our Vital Role in Jobs and the Economy: An Open Letter from Vice Chancellor Ton-Quinlivan
- White House Council on Jobs Recognizes California's Health Workforce Initiative as National Model
- Apply by May 24 for U.S. DoL $500M TAACCCT Fund
Regards, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor CCCCO Division of Workforce and Economic Development Our Vital Role in Jobs and the Economy Today over 2 million people are unemployed in our state. As the recession lingers, many are looking to their community colleges for affordable, accessible education and technical training to upgrade their skills and experience for relevance in a tight labor market. In my new role as Vice Chancellor, I have been listening intently to stakeholder feedback on how to better support our colleges in realizing the vital role we play in California's economic recovery, and that of our nation. Moving forward, you will begin to see greater alignment from my Division around the theme: Doing what matters for jobs and the economy. In this effort, we will be asking for your suggestions and feedback on how, collectively, we can do more in the way of: - Supplying in-demand skills for employers
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- Creating relevant pathways and stackable credentials
- Ensuring student success
Getting Californians into Open Jobs Achieving these goals will require creative, focused strategies that take into consideration our colleges' role as key institutions within economic regions, that better integrate resources across funding streams and among agencies/institutions, and that encourage the breaking down of silos when it comes to accounting for student success and workforce outcomes. This first eUpdate is one of several new communication mediums we will be using to solicit your input and keep you informed of critical information and opportunities. Because your comments and ideas are essential to this process working, please send me your feedback. I look forward to continuing conversations with you. Van vtquinlivan@cccco.edu White House Council on Jobs Recognizes California's Health Workforce Initiative as National Model President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness highlighted the California Community College Chancellor's Office Health Workforce Initiative and California as a national model for how cities and states across the country can address their healthcare workforce training needs. "President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness recognizes that the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Health Workforce Initiative is working effectively with industry partners to prepare the health care workforce of tomorrow," Chancellor Scott said. "We are establishing critical links between colleges and employers to ensure that we can get these well-qualified students trained and into positions in the growing health care sector as quickly as possible."Contact Linda Zorn at zornli@butte.edu with questions on the Health Workforce Initiative. The Council facilitated a discussion on March 5th with local and national healthcare stakeholders at Saddleback College as part of a series of regional Council Listening and Action Sessions. President Obama formed the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in January of 2011 for the purpose of bolstering the United States economy by fostering job creation, innovation, growth, and competitiveness as the country enters a new phase of economic recovery. Apply by May 24 for U.S. DoL $500M TAACCCT Fund The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting applications for its Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program totaling $500 million nationwide. Applications are due May 24, 2012. Through the TAACCCT, the U.S. DoL wants to provide eligible institutions with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less. Programs are geared for workers who are eligible under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program, as well as other adults. The DoL intends to fund multi-year grants to eligible institutions for either developing new education and career training program strategies, or for replicating existing evidence-based design, development, and/or delivery strategies for such programs. For more information, visit http://www.doleta.gov/grants or http://www.grants.gov. Requests and criteria for CCCCO letters of endorsement can be accessed through Maureen White, (916) 445-0103, or mwhite@cccco.edu. | 
