Representatives of Placer
County's major employers and education providers came
together on Tuesday, June 18 at the
Sierra College Rocklin Campus to
advance breakthrough strategies for preparing youth and working-age
adults for good-paying jobs.
ROCKLIN,
Calif., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Representatives of Placer
County's major employers and education providers came
together on Tuesday, June 18 at the
Sierra College Rocklin Campus to
advance breakthrough strategies for preparing youth and working-age
adults for good-paying jobs.
"Sharing of ideas is valuable but won't
move the needle on preparing our region for the workforce
challenges of today and the future. I would like to offer a call to
action, a big goal moving forward." Sierra
College Superintendent/President Willy Duncan
The Sierra Workforce Summit addressed the needs of employers
faced with a growing economy, changing skill demands, hard to fill
positions, and new technologies revolutionizing how work gets
done.
Speakers and sessions at the Summit included:
- Opening keynote address by Lance
Hastings, CEO of the California Manufacturers and Technology
Association
- Futurist Keynote by Todd
Trotter, Senior Vice President for Human Resources, Kaiser
Permanente
- Employer focused sessions with major local employers including
Bosch, Trane, Placer County, and
Kaiser Permanente
- Panel on the future of workforce development
- Roundtables of local education leaders on employer needs and
aligning the workforce pathways
Working Together Towards Big Goals
Wrapping up the event, Sierra College
Superintendent/President Willy
Duncan challenged the attendees with, "Sharing of ideas is
valuable but won't move the needle on preparing our region for the
workforce challenges of today and the future. I would like to offer
a call to action, a big goal moving forward. This is a vision, a
pathway of our own, and something that we can take from today's
Summit and begin to work on."
Together, the attendees of the Sierra Workforce Summit agreed to
work towards achieving the following goals by 2028:
- Placer learners of all ages
are connected to promising careers and can work or intern in their
field of interest while in school.
- More than 50 area employers actively engaged with local schools
and business-serving organizations to anticipate and fill future
workforce needs.
- All public and private education providers and community-based
organizations in Placer County
support career exploration and have created clear educational
pathways for all students to access high-demand jobs.
- Educators, employers and civic organizations will have assisted
more than 2,000 working-age adults to increase their skills to
advance in their current job or transition to a new
career.
- Business, education, government, tribes, and community groups
function as one team, leveraging information, learnings, and
approaches for preparing students for good-paying jobs, making
Placer County the leading place in
California for lifelong learning
and career-long success.
The Sierra Workforce Summit was powered by Sierra College and local business partners
including:
- Placer Business Alliance
- Rocklin Area Chamber of
Commerce
- Roseville Area Chamber of
Commerce
- Lincoln Area Chamber of
Commerce
- Valley Vision
- Greater Sacramento Economic Council
- County of Placer
About Sierra College
Sierra College District is rising to
the needs of our community. Sierra
College serves 3,200 square miles of Northern California with campuses in
Roseville, Rocklin, Grass Valley, and Truckee. With approximately 125 degree and
certificate programs, Sierra graduates
can be found in businesses and industries throughout the region.
More information is at http://www.sierracollege.edu.
Media Contact
Josh Morgan, Sierra College, 9166607271,
jmorgan@sierracollege.edu, http://www.sierracollege.edu
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