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Doing What Matters

The CCC Chancellor's Office Doing What Matters for Jobs and Economy campaign focuses on identifying regional labor market needs and asking colleges to prioritize those needs when making decisions on budgets, courses and programs studies. To support colleges and their workforce partners in these efforts, the COE developed industry-focused sector reports and regional labor market profiles. More+

Healthcare Industry & Occupations

As a seemingly recession-resistant field for job seekers, the healthcare sector offers jobs in a wide range of occupations and skill levels. The purpose of this study is to provide a snapshot of the Inland Empire's healthcare labor market, identify workforce gaps, and recommend strategies for a sustainable healthcare workforce. More+

Social Media in California

Social media services encourage discussion, feedback, voting, comments, and sharing of information through online media. In California, more than 30,000 job openings are projected in five social media occupations by 2016. More+

"On your most recent industry scan, I say 'Well Done'! It is informative, and well crafted and I hope that it will spur an expansion of programs to educate more people into our workforce."

Jim C Coleman
Regional Sales Manager
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Solar Energy

Providing data-driven information

Solar Industry Study

In 2011, the Centers of Excellence conducted a statewide survey of solar energy firms throughout California. The objectives of this study were to identify the workforce trends and challenges across the solar supply chain - manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, and installation.

Energy Forum and Smart Grid Summit

The Energy Forum and Smart Grid Summit will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the SDG&E Energy Innovation Center. Download the event flyer (pdf).

Statewide

In a survey of employers, California's solar industry, currently accounting for close to 50,000 workers, is expected to increase by as many as 18,000 jobs by 2015. Regional data for southern California, the Central Valley and South Central Coast region as well as the San Francisco Bay Area are also included in this environmental scan.

Solar Industry & Occupations: Distributed and Utility-scale Generation (pdf) - January, 2012
Read the press release (pdf).

Greater Sacramento Region

In the Greater Sacramento area, employment in solar firms has nearly doubled in the last four years, expanding from 700 jobs in 2007 to 1,300 jobs in 2011.

Solar Industry: Greater Sacramento Region (pdf) - July, 2011

Renewable Energy Occupations

In 2009, the San Diego-Imperial Center of Excellence conducted a survey of solar, wind, geothermal, and other renewable energy employers in San Diego and Imperial counties. Learn what these employers had to say about the future of renewable energy industries and occupations in the region.

Renewable Energy Occupations (pdf) This 4-page document highlights the key findings from the San Diego-Imperial renewable energy employer survey.