The 27 colleges of the CTE Regional Consortia of Los Angeles/Orange County voted to pre-approve all colleges/faculty interested in the region in locally adopting the Business Information Worker (BIW). The BIW certificate was developed through the  ICT-Digital Media Sector Team with the labor market research of the Centers of Excellence (COE). This regional preapproval will be in effect until June 2017. 72 colleges (63% of CCCs) are currently participating in the BIW 1 program. BIW 2 and 3 pathways will be announced in 2016 and will offer a series of skills validated for today's business worker.  The BIW is designed to prepare students for entry-level office and administrative support in a variety of job positions, including general office clerks, retail salespersons, customer service representatives, receptionists, and information clerks.