Workforce Development

The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County is creating a competitive and self-reliant workforce, a thriving job market and a high quality of life by developing and managing a responsive workforce development system. By meeting the needs of the business community, the system helps ensure the county’s economic vitality as well as being attentive to individual job seekers, workers desiring to advance their careers and youth preparing to enter the workforce.

The Workforce Development Board offers the following programs and services to Contra Costa businesses and residents:

EastBay Works – The One-Stop Business and Career Centers, overseen by the Workforce Development Board, offer comprehensive workforce development and labor market information, trained staff, and a host of other no-cost services. The One-Stop Center is where businesses and other employers can post job orders and receive assistance with employment and training needs. Job seekers and workers find resources needed to plan or advance a career or simply to find a job. Resources include:
· Skills assessment and training
· Career counseling and workshops
· Online resume posting and job referral
· Internships and on-the-job training
· Computers, fax machine, phones
· Childcare, transportation and health care information

Small Business Development Center – Businesses and entrepreneurs find linkages to the resources they need not only to start, but to maintain and grow a healthy, viable, and thriving business. A team of professional consultants provides the following no-or lowcost services:

Business Consulting:
· Business planning
· Marketing strategies
· General management
· Financial management and financing options
· Human resources management
· Government procurement
· Business turnaround strategies
· Resource referrals

Business and Management Training:
· 12-week entrepreneurial training
· Short-term business management training

The Contra Costa Community College District’s Regional Training Institute (RTI) is committed to meeting the training needs of employers in Contra Costa county in order to contribute to development of a world-class regional workforce and to enhance regional economic development. They provide high quality, customized performance-based training programs at community or business sites, at RTI’s site, or through RTI’s web site.