Webinar tomorrow on funding program (information at bottom)
From an Employment Training Panel News Release
The State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) has announced the availability of $10 million in funding as part of an Agriculture Initiative to serve businesses and workers in the agriculture sectors, including food packing, food processing, irrigation and fishing. This funding will help train farmworkers to gain new skills and career opportunities.
The ETP’s Agriculture Initiative has been launched in collaboration with the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) as part of an Agency-wide strategy to expand the number of workers with the educational capacity necessary to enter training programs, increase access to existing and emerging high-paying jobs in the agricultural industry, and improve job quality and wages.
Funding from the Agriculture Initiative is available to businesses, groups of employers, training
agencies, workforce development boards and Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act grant
recipients.
“Investing in our agricultural workforce is a priority for the Labor & Workforce Development
Agency and Newsom Administration,” said Stewart Knox, Secretary for LWDA. “This initiative,
along with the $10 million investment for the Farmworker Advancement Program at the
Employment Development Department’s Workforce Services Branch, demonstrate our
commitment to implement a strategy that was developed in consultation with stakeholders
across the agricultural industry, including representatives, growers, colleges, local workforce
boards, and advocates.”
“Investments made in California’s Agriculture industry support workers and employers to drive
economic growth,” said ETP Executive Director Jessica Grimes, PhD. “I consider it a privilege
to see the ETP further its mission in significantly transforming the lives of trainees who will earn
industry-recognized training that will position them for more career opportunities.”
“As we look to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, we know that a highly-trained workforce is essential to the continued resilience of California agriculture and growing
our ag workforce by providing advancement opportunities in the fields and beyond,” said Karen
Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. “We appreciate the
commitment and partnership of the Employment Training Panel in working to make this
happen.”
There will be an informational session for all interested parties on Friday, February 2 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. via Zoom, link provided below.
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