Forestry Management Regional Industry Advisory
Join us on Thursday, April 28th, 2022 from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM for a Regional Industry Advisory on career pathways, trends and opportunities related to Forestry Management.
Be a part of the conversation as we discuss opportunities in this emerging sector and highlight two new Forestry Programs in the North Region. Your participation and feedback are valued and will help guide investments in programs, certificates, and curricula that better serve the needs of the Capital Region’s Natural and Environmental Resources workforce. Please RSVP today!
Hospitality, Culinary, and Tourism Regional Industry Advisory
Join us on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 for an industry advisory meeting on an important dialogue about resiliency and adaptability within the Hospitality, Culinary, and Tourism sector.
We encourage all interested parties to join the conversation as we seek to build an accessible, industry-relevant training pipeline to serve the Greater Sacramento region. Your participation and feedback are of critical value to help guide investments in programs, certificates, and curricula to better serve the needs of California’s RHT workforce.
Information and Communication Technologies Regional Industry Advisory
Please join us on Thursday, March 31st from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM for a virtual ICT Regional Advisory meeting that will highlight emerging trends and occupational demands related to cybersecurity. New labor market information will be presented on this vital topic and the implications for workforce development.
The Greater Sacramento Region needs a robust pipeline of highly qualified Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) workers to meet rapidly-changing labor market needs. The adoption of innovative technologies, accelerated by the pandemic, is impacting the demand for cybersecurity skills in jobs across all industries. Help build the regional talent pipeline by informing education and training providers about the ICT skills workers need to succeed.
Remote Work Survey Analysis (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the traditional structure and distribution of work teams. In collaboration with Los Rios Community College District, the Centers of Excellence, and Orr Consulting, Valley Vision sought to survey the region’s employers to quantify and begin to understand the changes and implications brought on by the rise of remote work.
Building upon the Remote Work Survey that was presented at the ICT Regional Advisory Meeting (2021), this report looks at the potential impacts of remote work, its biggest obstacles, and the skills that employers are looking for in a remote workforce. The following white paper highlights the result of these efforts:
Expand Your Talent Pipeline Webinar (February 2022)
The Expand Your Talent Pipeline webinar, co-hosted by Valley Vision and the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, took place on Friday, February 4, 2022. This webinar featured an introduction to the Metro Chamber’s business support services, an overview of Sacramento City’s Homeless Hiring Tax Credit, and a panel discussion about the various resources and incentives offered by different organizations to expand hiring pools and fulfill diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.
Expand Your Talent Pipeline Webinar
The Sacramento Metropolitan Business Center, in collaboration with Valley Vision, is proud to present the Expand Your Talent Pipeline webinar.
A new year means new opportunity for businesses to plan a comprehensive approach to strengthening their local talent pipeline for both the short and long term. Join us on Friday, February 4, 2022, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM to learn ways to increase the talent pipeline for your business or organization. This webinar will include resources and incentives available to increase the number of applicants, improve retention, and meet diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
Informational Webinar: Good Jobs Challenge Grant Application for the Capital Region
On January 5, 2022, Valley Vision and the Sacramento Employment Training Agency (SETA) hosted an Informational Webinar on a Good Jobs Challenge Grant Application for the Capital Region.
What is the Good Jobs Challenge?
The Good Jobs Challenge provides $500 million to collaborative skills training systems and programs, and encourages efforts to reach historically underserved populations and areas, communities of color, women, and other groups facing labor market barriers. These systems and partnerships will create and implement industry-led training programs, designed to provide skills for and connect unemployed or underemployed workers to existing and emerging job opportunities.
How is the Capital Region approaching this opportunity?
The Capital Region will be submitting an application for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge. The application will be focused on the Information, Communications and Technology sector, to support technology positions across industries connected to the Prosperity Strategy, the region’s federally-designated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The region served will include Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, and El Dorado counties.
If you’d like to view the materials from the webinar, please use the following links:
- To view the slides from the webinar, click here.
- To view a recording of the webinar, click here.
If you have a project that you believe could benefit from Good Jobs Challenge funding, please take the time to fill out this SURVEY to provide information about your organization, project concept, and estimated budget. We are expecting you have read the solicitation, viewed the webinar to learn about the Capital Region’s approach, and thought through how your project might fit in. Filling out this survey will allow for funding consideration and is not a guarantee. Please complete the survey by January 14, 11:45 pm.
If you have any questions or would like to follow-up with us directly, please reach out to Angelina Olweny (angelina.olweny@valleyvision.org) and Renee John (renee.john@valleyvision.org).
Fall 2021 Agriculture and Natural Resources Regional Advisory: Water Conservation
Health and Life Sciences Community College Healthcare Programs
Health and Life Sciences: Nursing and Allied Health Adviosry Report
Hospitality, Culinary, and Tourism Advisory Report
Administration of Justice Regional Advisory (October 2021)
The Administration of Justice Regional Advisory took place on Friday, October 15th, 2021. This advisory informed desirable skills and qualifications, skill gaps in applicants, and opportunities to improve training and education programs for individuals planning to join this field.
Click here to view the Fall 2021 Administration of Justice Regional Advisory Meeting Proceedings Report, or view the meeting recording, presentation, and other materials below.