Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.
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Overview
This bill aims to strengthen the California Community Colleges’ Strong Workforce Program by requiring the chancellor’s office to revise existing policies and guidance to promote work-based learning opportunities for students. Specifically, it mandates the development of new policies to support paid work-based learning experiences for students, employers, or both, and authorizes community colleges to use program funds to directly support these opportunities. The bill also updates the Education Code to reflect these changes and emphasizes collaboration between educational institutions, employers, and workforce development boards.
Key provisions
- Requires the chancellor’s office to revise policies and guidance to support paid work-based learning opportunities.
- Authorizes community colleges to use funds for direct support of work-based learning programs.
- Updates Section 88821 of the Education Code to emphasize collaboration and alignment with workforce development plans.
- Requires the chancellor’s office to develop a plan to streamline course and curriculum approval processes for career technical education.
- Allocates a portion of the program’s funds directly to community college districts for regionally prioritized projects and programs.
- Establishes a weighted formula for allocating funds to consortia based on unemployment rates, career technical education student participation, projected job openings, and workforce outcomes.
- Encourages partnerships between community colleges and private sector employers.
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