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Allied Health Occupations

Bay Area healthcare employers anticipate more than 4,000 new and replacement jobs in ten key allied health occupations over the next twelve months. More+

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The demand for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians in Los Angeles and Orange Counties will result in more than 1,500 job openings by 2014. More+

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Between 2006 and 2008, the medical technology industry grew by 20.7% in the Sacramento Region, adding almost 300 jobs. More+

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News Release

California Community College Economic and Workforce Development Initiative Launches New Web Site

Real-time data site supports community colleges in building workforce talent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2008
Contact: Elaine Gaertner - (408) 288-8611
elaineg@cccewd.net

As baby boomers exit the workforce over the next ten years and the demographics of California continue to shift, the issue around workforce skills becomes critical to the state’s long-term economic growth and stability.  States are competing aggressively to attract workers and companies from California, creating yet another dynamic and strain for California businesses.

The California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) comprises ten initiatives that serve as a responsive network of education and training services for businesses, workers, and jobseekers in key growth industries and new technologies.   One of these initiatives, the Centers of Excellence, support the community colleges by providing customized data on high growth, emerging, and economically-critical industries and occupations and their related workforce needs.  These ten Centers located strategically to study the regional economies of California, produce industry-validated environmental scan reports designed to support community colleges and economic and workforce development professionals.

Available to the public is the newly launched Centers of Excellence Web site that now houses the environmental scan reports and an automated search function that allows easy access to all of the data and research. The scans provide an overview of key industry sectors, along with labor market projections, occupational growth, and industry training needs.  “What is unique about the scans is that they are compiled in collaboration with California’s business and industry,” said Elaine Gaertner, Statewide Director for the Centers of Excellence. “This validates the research and provides direct input from employers into current and future market needs.”

The scans have been used to develop or adapt much needed curriculum for business and industry that builds workforce talent and helps keep California businesses competitive.  The curriculum, courses, certificates and degree programs are delivered by California’s network of community colleges, the largest system of higher education in the world, comprised of 72 districts,109 campuses, 64 approved educational centers, and 20 separately reported district offices. To access the research and data available through the COE industry scans, go to www.coeccc.net

The Centers of Excellence, in partnership with business and industry, deliver regional workforce research customized for community college decision making and resource development. We aspire to be the premier source of regional economic and workforce information and insight for community colleges. For more information on the ten Centers, go to www.coeccc.net or go to www.cccewd.net for information on the California Community College’s Economic and Workforce Development initiatives.

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