Sector Initiatives
Napa
County Workforce Investment Board has embarked on a series of industry sector
initiatives in order to better understand the needs of local employers –
specifically their workforce needs and challenges, and the opportunities that
presents.
The current
sector initiatives focus on seven priority industries and includes a series of
community forums with business leaders representing those industries, workforce
needs studies of those industries, and a second round of community forums to
present the findings of the studies and to discuss the future of each of the industry
groups.
Industry
sector initiatives have proven to be an effective way for workforce boards to
develop more effective programs, services and policies to better prepare the
local workforce to meet the challenges and opportunities of local employers.
Another
benefit of industry sector initiatives is that the business leaders who
participate in the process often find themselves at the center of formal or
informal advisory or working groups that seek to represent the workforce and
workforce development interests of their industry.
The industry
sector initiatives underway include:
- Food & Beverage
Manufacturing [download report]
- Durable Goods Manufacturing [download report]
- Healthcare [download report]
- Transportation, Warehousing
& Utilities
- Professional & Business
Services
- Construction & Renovation
- Green Economy
Contact Julia Smith (see below) if you would
like to be invited to participate in one of our community forums.
Julia
Smith, Business Resource Coordinator
Napa County Workforce Investment Board
650 Imperial Way, Suite 101
Napa, CA 94559
Phone (707) 299-1765
julia.smith@countyofnapa.org