Business Services &
Apprenticeship Programs
Chris Cagle
Director of Business Services & Apprenticeship
1 Business &
Employment
Services
2 Hiring & Training Services
Recruitment
Job fairs
New hire and job
placement resources
Publicizing positions
Targeted recruitments
Workforce Training
On-the-Job training
Customized training
Apprenticeship training
Incumbent worker training
No cost workshops
Hiring
Screening/assessment
Job matching/referrals
Work readiness support
Skills testing
Reference checks
3 Rapid Response &
Layoff Aversion Services
Rapid Response
Strategy to save jobs and
help the company regain its
ability to grow again and
remain competitive
Layoff Aversion
Services to help minimize or
avert layoffs (i.e. incumbent
worker training, customized
services, tax relief incentives)
4 Employment
Training Panel
Program
5 Apprenticeship
• Employer centric, flexible,
customizable training model
• Systematic approach to
training for new hires and
incumbent workers
• Help develop stable pipeline
and enhance employee
retention
• Includes classroom training
and On-the-Job training
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Registered Apprenticeships
Flexible Industry
-
Specific Programs
Designed by & Celebrated With Industry
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9 Youth
Apprenticeship
● Hired part-time while in
high school
● Upon high graduation,
attends community college
and continues working
● Hired full-time upon
completion of
apprenticeship
10 Pre-Apprenticeship
TRACK I
Work Readiness Skills
TRACK II
Related Technical Skills
TRACK III
Work Experience
Career exploration and preparation for apprenticeship
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SBWIB Bio-Flex Enrollments
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0 50 100 150 200 250
College
High
School
Bio-Flex Pre Apprenticeship Overall Program
Outcomes 2019 - 2024
Completed
15 Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator
Interns from PCC
Pre-Apprenticeship Grads
Bio-Flex
Dr. Wendie Johnston, Lab Director, Pasadena
Bio Collaborative incubator, Kyle Lewin, Ani
Bernardi, Haonan (Henry) He and Robert C.
Bishop, Ph.D., President, Pasadena Bio
Collaborative incubator.
16 Funding Apprenticeship – SBWIB Holds or Manages
Several Apprenticeship Grants
Grant Name Industry Sectors Funding Available Location
Covered
Apprenticeship - CA DIR/DAS
SAEEI Grant; $2MM
Advanced manufacturing
(aerospace and bioscience),
healthcare, IT, energy, arts
media & entertainment
up to $1,000 per apprentice available
depending on allowable costs, plus funding
for training and target populations
California -
Statewide
Apprenticeship - DOL
Apprenticeship Building America
(ABA) Grant; $6MM
Advanced manufacturing
(aerospace and bioscience),
healthcare, IT, energy, arts
media & entertainment $725 per enrollment for employers California -
Statewide
California Opportunity Youth
Apprenticeship Grant –
Ages 16-24
Advanced manufacturing
(aerospace and bioscience),
healthcare, IT, energy, arts
media & entertainment
$950 per apprentice for employer, $1,500 for
the apprentice in supportive services,
$2,148 for training costs, California -
Statewide
CA Apprenticeship Initiative
Grant (CAI#6) - IT-Flex IT
$1,000 per participant incentive; plus 144
hours of classroom training reimbursement
per participant at $7.00/hour and $43.82 per
participant reimbursement in Classroom
Supplies
California -
Statewide
Other Foundation Grants – OJT WIOA Subsidy, Rapid Response Layoff Aversion and Transitional Subsidized Employment Funding 17 QUESTIONS?
Chris Cagle
[email protected]
310-970-7700
www.sbwib.org
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20 GOALS:
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3 4
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TO CONNECT PCC
LEARNERS WITH
INDUSTRIES ,
RESOURCES AND
NETWORK THAT WILL
GUIDE THEM
THROUGH THEIR
CAREER ENTRY AND
ADVANCEMENT .
TO PROVIDE
UPSKILL CAREER
TRAINING AND
SUPPORT FOR THE
EMPLOYEES OF OUR
BUSINESS
COMMUNITY.
TO BUILD HIGH-
QUALITY
EQUITABLE ON-THE-
JOB TRAINING IN
HIGH-NEED
INDUSTRY SECTORS
THAT HELP BUILD A
STRONG REGIONAL
ECONOMY.
TO SUPPORT
ENTREPRENEURS
AND BUSINESSES TO
CREATE GROWTH
THAT FUELS JOB
CREATION.
TO UNIFY
STAKEHOLDERS
(INDUSTRY, FACULTY,
STUDENTS,
GOVERNMENT) AND
BRING FORTH
TRENDS, FORECASTS,
AND REPORTS THAT
ALLOW FOR
EXPANSION AND
ENRICHMENT OF
PROGRAMS.
TO DESIGN
SERVICES THAT
INTENTIONALLY
INCREASE ACCESS
AND REDUCE
BARRIERS FOR
UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
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IMAGE
California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) New
and Innovation (N&I) Grant Program 2023-27
23 Planning Grants Award from 2022-23 Request for Applications (RFAs) Planning and Implementation Grants Awarded from 2023-24 RFA
23-24 IMPACT:
• $31.3M in capital Infusion
• 47 Businesses Started
• 1024 Clients Served
• 3,451 Hours of advising
• 42 Business training events
• $4.2M Increased Revenue
• 2,322 Jobs Supported
• 257 New Employers Onboarded
• 192 ETP Trainees
• 10,373 ETP Training Hours
• 1,825 Placed Internships
AT A GLANCE…
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26 San Gabriel Valley Economic
Partnership
Founded in 1991, the Partnership’s
mission is to advance the economic vitality
and quality of life of the San Gabriel
Valley. Comprised of businesses, local
governments, educational institutions and
nonprofits, we seek to:
• Foster a business-friendly climate
• Engage in political advocacy
• Market the San Gabriel Valley
• Facilitate workforce development
• Connect cities, companies and
organizations
27 EDUCATION PARTNERS
28 Education and Workforce
Development Committee
Committee Purpose
To Create a collaborative platform for industry and educational institutions to maintain a trained and skilled workforce by sourcing development and partnership opportunities for business, education, and cities across the San Gabriel Valley.
Co-Chairs
Salvatrice Cummo, Vice President of Economic & Workforce Development at Pasadena City College
Angela Bernacki, Chief People Officer at Emanate Health 29 K-12 Foothill Consortium
Districts: Azusa, Charter Oak, Duarte and Monrovia
Unified School Districts’ Career Technical Education
(CTE) pathways and industry stakeholders.
• Internship Program – Places high school students in
internships to assists them in identifying their career paths and determining appropriate college degree or
certification pathways.
• Workforce Readiness Trainings – Students receive soft skills training including mock interviews, resume review, sexual harassment training and mentorship.
• Scholarships – Since 2020, the Partnership’s Foundation has awarded over $45,000 in scholarships to students who complete the summer internship program.
30 Contact Information
Questions
Luis Portillo
President & CEO
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Office: (626) 856-3400
[email protected]
www.sgvpartnership.org
Amy Foell, M.A.T.
562-480-1435 (mobile)
[email protected]
Workforce Development Consultant
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
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