WIOA & LWDB Partnerships for ESEs WIOA & CA ESE Partnership Guide This Partnership Guide provides ESEs with the knowledge and resources to navigate the California workforce system and leverage WIOA funding through grant opportunities or partnerships with Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs). The guide includes case studies and tools to help ESEs assess if […]
Topic: Growth Planning
Growth Planning Resources
In this interactive session, you’ll gain a practical, decision-making framework that can help you and your team clarify priorities and focus your energy where it matters most. If you’re finding that between work and life, things are feeling chaotic and decision-making is less clear or increasingly challenging, this meeting may be helpful to you or your team.
WIOA for Employment Social Enterprises Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding, distributed through the Department of Labor, serves as the nation’s primary source of funding for workforce initiatives. In 2023, REDF served as the technical assistance provider on a $10 million California Governor’s 15% Discretionary grant — awarded through California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) […]
Elections can significantly impact our work and the issues we are passionate about at both REDF and the ESE field. To help shape and navigate the outcome, here are resources to support your ESE and staff during the election season.
Join REDF’s Government Partnerships & Policy Team and two Socal-based ESEs: Center for Living and Learning and Chrysalis for a session designed to provide insights from direct experience into approaches for identifying valuable partnerships and accessing public support. As part of this session, attendees will hear case studies from both ESEs and engage with the following….
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In the session our focus will be on high quality, industry validated training programs that lead to recognized certificates, credentials, and/or, in-demand, quality jobs. These training programs can be provided by public institutions of higher education or private training providers.
In this session we will be covering structured curriculum that prepares clients to enroll and successfully complete Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). These programs are often developed and/or validated by local RAPs, and are sometimes registered with state or federal apprenticeship agencies.
In this session we’ll discuss taking on the formal role in a wider partnership of upskilling navigation to help students and workers explore, apply, enroll and complete upskilling training programs in a specific region or market.
In this session we will go deeper into Registered Apprenticeships, which are structured training programs, that includes on-the-job training, have an employer sponsor, and require approval from US DOL or state apprenticeship agency.