Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
b. 1. Work-Based Training Models
If the State is utilizing work-based training models (e.g. on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, transitional jobs, and customized training) as part of its training strategy and these strategies are not already discussed in other sections of the plan, describe the State’s strategies for how these models ensure high quality training for both the participant and the employer.
Current Narrative:
Using WIOA funds, California has invested over $8.8 million to design, develop, implement, and advance the High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP) initiative which consists of eight demonstration projects that model a sector approach to address critical issues of equity, job quality, and environmental sustainability. Five of the eight projects utilize pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in various roles and capacities.
Using state funds, California currently has $14 million available for the High Road Construction Career (HRCC) initiative which is a statewide industry sector strategy to expand, develop, and support a single HRCC pre-apprenticeship partnership in each region of California. The goal is to establish 12 regional pre-apprenticeship partnerships that systematically connect disadvantaged workers and communities to long-term middle-class careers through state-approved apprenticeship.
Also using state funds from a special employer payroll tax, the Employment Training Panel supports the utilization of incumbent worker training as a means to enable labor retention and ensure workers have access to employer valued training programs to further their careers along the continuum of their career pathways.
California also provides technical assistance to Local Boards to support their usage of those models at a local level. For example, the State issued Workforce Services Directive 19-01 which provides guidance on using Incumbent Worker Training as part of comprehensive regional sector pathway programs and strategies for developing a skilled workforce and income mobility.