Strategic Business Plan
ROLE OF SACRAMENTO WORKS, INC.:
Sacramento Works, Inc., (the local Workforce Investment Board) is a 41-member board charged with providing policy, planning and oversight for local workforce development initiatives.
VISION:
BUILDING A DYNAMIC WORKFORCE FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION.
MISSION:
SACRAMENTO WORKS UNITES BUSINESS, LABOR, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ASSURE QUALIFIED AND TRAINED WORKERS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE REGION'S ECONOMY.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
PARTNERING TO GROW PEOPLE, BUSINESS, & COMMUNITY
PROMOTE A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY BY:
Creating, attracting, and sustaining higher wage jobs in the region
Preparing the local workforce to compete for higher paying jobs
Identifying resources and income-supports for workers in low-wage jobs
Preparing local youth to compete in the workforce of today and tomorrow
ENGAGE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, LABOR AND WORK-FORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, IN CREATING A SACRAMENTO AREA WORKFORCE THAT CREATES, ATTRACTS AND SUSTAINS HIGHER PAYING JOBS BY:
Connecting and integrating public sector workforce development resources and systems
Understanding, and fulfilling the employment needs of the business community
Engaging the local under-skilled workforce and connecting them to training which results in skilled jobs and better pay
Identifying the skills sets necessary and important to the business community and engaging educators to create curriculum that meets those needs
Restructuring workforce development systems to meet the needs of the business community
CREATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH PROVIDERS OF ANCILLARY SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WORKERS, INCLUDING:
- Child care/After-school care
- Housing
- Transportation
- Life-long Career Development
- Career Counseling
- Legal Assistance
- Adaptive Services
- Mentors