To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Contract Agreement with the Humboldt County Office of Education for use of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Slingshot Funds
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign two (2) copies of the contract between the County of Humboldt and Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) relating to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Slingshot funds with an effective date of July 1, 2020; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return all executed copies of the attached contracts to the Executive Director of the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
United States Department of Labor and State of California Employment Development Department
DISCUSSION:
The County's Economic Development Division - Workforce Development Board was awarded an eighteen-month grant from the California Workforce Development Board to build and expand upon the youth apprenticeship workforce initiative that the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board (HC-WDB) and the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) implemented in 2018. Apprenticeship programs for youth between the ages of 16-24 combine academic and technical classroom instruction with work experience. They provide the foundation for youth to choose among multiple pathways-to enroll in college, begin full-time employment, or a combination. The Governor has made apprenticeship models a priority, and recent legislation is aligned with these efforts. The next step is to foster effective collaboration between education and industry. HCOE will retain the services of a qualified professional to serve as the managing entity of the SlingShot 3.0 North Coast Workforce Pipeline project.
The SlingShot projects seek to seed collaborative efforts by employers and industry, workforce a...
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