03/12/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/12/2024 10:10
Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced the creation of the California Jobs First Council and an operational plan that will focus on streamlining the state's economic and workforce development programs to create more jobs and prioritize industry sectors for future growth.
According to the Governor's office, the Council will work alongside the Council for Career Education and in line with the Governor's 2023 Executive Order that directed the creation of a Master Plan for Career Education to ensure that Californians have career pathways, develop the skills and find even more opportunities to be full beneficiaries of the state's economy.
The Master Plan is aimed largely at aligning and simplifying the K-12, university, and workforce systems in California to support greater access to career education and jobs for all Californians. In connection with the Master Plan for Career Education, the Jobs First Operational Plan will highlight the ways in which workforce development can and should be a tool used by the state and the regional Jobs First Collaboratives to help Californians, particularly the most disinvested communities, in meeting the specific skillset needs of the state's priority industry sectors.
"California has created more opportunities, more jobs, and more businesses than any other state, but we need to ensure that we're all moving forward together," Governor Newsom said. "Through this new council and these investments, we're aligning all of our economic resources to create more jobs, faster for Californians in every community."