2022 Employer Survey Report
Valley Vision, in partnership with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), the Centers of Excellence, and local transportation agencies, sought to implement an ongoing series of surveys to understand the most pressing needs of the Capital Region’s employers. In August 2022, the first survey of this series was launched to measure the changes in location-based work, hiring & onboarding challenges, and training opportunities.
Questions were centered on three major topics: respondent demographics, transportation needs, and hiring/training challenges. Results from this survey will be referenced to guide transportation and career education investments.
Yolo Food Hub Buyer Survey – Executive Summary
As part of the Yolo Food Hub project, this survey collected specific information from institutional buyers in the region. The results will allow the Yolo Food Hub Network to create a facility that is equitable, sustainable, and offers a wide range of valuable services to consumers and producers. The results will also inform the feasibility study of the Yolo Food Hub as well as the business plan.
Health and Life Sciences: Biotechnology Careers Advisory Report
Information & Communication Technologies: AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science Advisory Report
Early Childhood Education Workforce Needs Assessment
The Greater Sacramento region Center of Excellence and Valley Vision released the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workforce Needs Assessment in October 2022. This report details the current landscape of the industry, upcoming market pressures, and sets forth a series of recommendations for further investigation and possible implementation.
White House Conference – Recommendations from America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital
This document summarizes key issues and recommendations from more than 75 community partners in the Greater Sacramento region who gathered at an input session for the September 15th, 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The session was convened by Valley Vision, in partnership with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation and Mulvaney’s B&L. Organized under the banner of our community food system network “We are Farm to Fork,” participants included a vibrant cross-section of over 75 leaders representing food banks, restaurants, school districts, nonprofits, local, state, and federal agencies, tribal and many more.
Fall 2022 ECU Regional Industry Advisory: Building Electrification and Energy Efficiency-Related Occupations
Fall 2021 Forest Sector Workforce Study Report
At Valley Vision’s Spring 2022 Forestry Management Industry Advisory, Melissa Kovacs, Senior Project Analyst at the Center of Economic Development, CSU Chico, presented her findings from the 2021 Forest Sector Workforce Needs Survey. Created in partnership with the Statewide Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Task Force and yielding 113 responses, the survey encompassed forestry management entities across four major task areas: Northern, Sierra & East Side, Coastal, and Southern.
Download and read the full report here.
Yolo Food Hub Grower Survey – Executive Summary
As part of the Yolo Food Hub project, this survey collected specific information from growers in the region. The results will allow the Yolo Food Hub project partners to create a facility that is equitable, sustainable, and offers a wide range of valuable services to consumers and producers. The results will also inform the feasibility study of the Yolo Food Hub as well as the business plan.