1. Northern California Career Pathways Alliance
Preparing students for College, Career & Life
Engaging Workforce Development Board Partners to
Expand Employer Engagement

2. WHo is NCCPA?
We are an ALLIANCE of SIX counties Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma We include the County Offices of Education Community Colleges Workforce Investment Boards 22 High Schools 165 business and community partners
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3. Regional Structure & model
Workforce Investment Boards as partners on Governance Team
Leadership within each county
Business & Education Liaisons
Regional & Local
Industry Roundtables
Coordinated industry outreach – one point of contact
Sonoma County Structure & History
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4. Sonoma County Education & Workforce Development
Member of the WIB for the past 10 Years
Developed Work Ready Certification
Chaired Youth Council
Engaged many Community & Industry Partners to develop Cradle-to- Career Framework
Developed Summer WBL program for all youth with special support for WIA Youth
Developing Youth Committee under WIOA
County Board of Supervisors – Economic Development Plan
Focused on Workforce Development strategies and Career Pathways
Innovation Action Council
Next Economy
Continue a strong partnership to leverage funding and partnerships

5. Collaboration Workforce Investment Boards County Offices of Education
A true partnership between industry, education, and community stakeholders within the county is critical in developing a work plan designed to address industry engagement, programs of study, and transition to post-secondary completion.
Workforce Investment Boards
County Offices of Education
Junior Colleges
Local/Regional Industries
Community Based Partners
Parents
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6. Successes
Engaged employers by promoting the effectiveness and relevance of training and education
Student Projects at Roundtable
Parent Involvement
Meaningful Presentations to Industry
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7. THINGS LEARNED… Ongoing Lessons Outliers in Industry
Edu-speak vs Industry Acronyms
Outliers in Industry
Other Stakeholders than the largest employers
Sensitive to business time / need
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8. CONTACTS
Angela Higdon, Work-Based Learning Coordinator Northern CA Career Pathways Alliance (707) or (707) Stephen Jackson, Director of CTE Sonoma County Office of Education Nancy Keene Sonoma County Job Link/Workforce Investment Board
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