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Strong Workforce Program (SWP) - Community College Component is a grant from the State of California providing million annually to California community colleges to expand career technical education (CTE). Established in 2016, the program allocates 60 percent of funds as Local Share to individual college districts and 40 percent as Regional Share distributed across seven macro-economic regional consortia.
It focuses on increasing enrollment in high-demand, high-wage programs, improving completion and transfer rates, and connecting students to employment with living wages. The program emphasizes data-driven outcomes, innovation, and collaboration with industry partners and local workforce development boards to fuel regional economic growth and social mobility.
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Strong Workforce Program (SWP) | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Apply and Pay for College Chancellor's Office Divisions Search Memos and Official Documents About California Community Colleges Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Workforce & Economic Development Strong Workforce Program (SWP) Strong Workforce Program (SWP) Strong Workforce Program: More and Better Career Technical Education to Increase Social Mobility and Fuel Regional Economies with Skilled Workers To develop more workforce opportunity and lift low-wage workers into living-wage jobs, California took a bold step in 2016 to create one million more middle-skill workers.
At the recommendation of the California Community College Board of Governors, the Governor and Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program, adding a new annual recurring investment of $290 million to spur career technical education (CTE) in the nation’s largest workforce development system of 116 colleges.
Grouped into seven areas targeting student success, career pathways, workforce data and outcomes, curriculum, CTE faculty, regional coordination and funding, this leading-edge state economic development program is driven by “more and better” CTE. The “more” is increasing the number of students enrolled in programs leading to high-demand, high-wage jobs.
The “better” is improving program quality, as evidenced by more students completing or transferring programs, getting employed or improving their earnings. The Strong Workforce Program focuses on data-driven outcomes rather than activities, along with an emphasis on innovation and risk-taking. In this way, colleges can be more responsive to labor market conditions and student outcomes.
CTE Data Unlocked, a component of the program, helps colleges use CTE data to strengthen regional workforce plans by furthering local processes like program review, accreditation, and integrated planning.
This new ongoing funding is structured as a 60 percent Local Share allocation for each community college district and a 40 percent Regional Share determined by a regional consortia of colleges to focus on the state’s seven macro-economic regions. Both the Local and Regional Share require local stakeholders to collaborate, including industry and local workforce development boards.
As much as possible, this program builds upon existing regional partnerships formed in conjunction with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, state Adult Education Block Grant and public school CTE programs.
Strong Workforce Program Students Who Earned 9 or More CTE Units in the District in a Single Year Strong Workforce Program Students Who Completed a Noncredit CTE or Workforce Preparation Course Strong Workforce Program Students Who Earned a Degree or Certificate or Attained Apprenticeship Journey Status Strong Workforce Program Students Who Transferred to a Four-Year Postsecondary Institution Strong Workforce Program Students with a Job Closely Related to Their Field of Study Median Annual Earnings for Strong Workforce Program Exiting Students Median Change in Earnings for Strong Workforce Program Exiting Students Strong Workforce Program Exiting Students Who Attained the Living Wage Strong Workforce Program Legislative Report 2020-2022 (PDF) Strong Workforce Program Legislative Report 2022-2023 (PDF) Strong Workforce Program Legislative Report 2023-2024 (PDF) Bay Area Community College Consortium Central Valley Mother Lode Consortium Inland Empire/Desert Regional Consortium Los Angeles Regional Consortium North Far North Regional Consortium Orange County Regional Consortium San Diego and Imperial Regional Consortium South Central Coast Regional Consortium Strong Workforce Program Education Code Frequently Asked Questions Base Allocations And Incentive Funds Strong Workforce Program Overview Planning and Reporting Dates SWP 2.
0 (2022-23) Allocation Expenditure Timeline : 24 Months July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024 July 2022 to December 2022 January 2023 to June 2023 July 2023 to December 2023 January 2024 to June 2024 SWP 2. 0 (2023-24) Allocation Expenditure Timeline : 24 Months July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 July 2023 to December 2023 January 2024 to June 2024 July 2024 to December 2024 January 2025 to June 2025 SWP 2.
0 (2024-25) Allocation Expenditure Timeline: 24 months July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026 July 2024 to December 2024 January 2025 to June 2025 July 2025 to December 2025 January 2026 to June 2026 SWP 2.
0 (2025-26) Allocation Expenditure Timeline: 24 Months July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027 Reporting Due Dates/Notes July 2025 to December 2025 January 2026 to June 2026 July 2026 to December 2026 January 2027 to June 2027 Local and Regional Planning Guide Funding Implementation - Local Shares Funding Implementation - Regional Shares Labor Market Information Library Labor Market Demand & Supply Data Tools Career Education Program Outcomes Find Career Education Outcomes CTE LaunchBoard - California Student Outcomes Data Tracking Contact in the Chancellor's Office Division of Workforce and Economic Development Technical Assistance Providers Strong Workforce Program (SWP) Launchboard Dashboard Release Webinar, October 7, 2021 SWP Updates Webinar, August 25, 2021 SWP Closeout Memo Webinar, January 27, 2021 SWP NOVA 2.
0 Launch Webinar, December 11, 2020 WEDD Monthly Updates Webinar Series - SWP NOVA, November 18, 2020 WEDD Monthly Updates Webinar Series - SWP, October 28, 2020 Associate Program Analyst EMAIL THE STRONG WORKFORCE HELPDESK Strong Workforce Program (SWP) Strong Workforce Program Taskforce Recommendations Frequently Asked Questions CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE Chancellor's Office Divisions About California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: California Community College districts and regional consortia; four-year universities may participate as education partners in regional consortia. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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