The Business Journal
The California Workforce Investment Board has awarded $200,000 to the Fresno office to help develop career pathway curriculum and address the region’s unemployment issue.
The Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board (FRWIB) will work with community partners to fill the gap between the skills taught to local students and the specific needs of the industry and employers. The grant will be used for career pathway programs for students in grades K-12 and continue through the community college and university levels.
Among the planned programs is the “Renewable Fuel Production Career Pathway” which will train at least 30 students through pilot automotive programs at Clovis High School, Fresno City College and Fresno State.
“It will prepare youth in the development of ‘stackable credentials’ that will give them a greater chance of employment opportunities within this growing industry,” said Blake Konczal, executive director of FRWIB.
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