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Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board <br />Many AT &T workers have high -level technical skills and have the ability to work across industries. <br />Therefore, they may not require services other than job search support and job placement assistance. <br />Most of these workers have some college or a college degree. Customer service representatives can <br />also work across industries and would likely require similar services. In addition, Microsoft Office Suite <br />and Customer Service Training Certification could enhance their skills. Many of these workers have some <br />college, while others have a high school diploma. Project Managers usually have college degrees, and <br />could benefit in some cases from PMP certification to be more competitive in the marketplace. <br />Workers laid off at AAA have Bachelors and Masters degrees, and have elevated technical and strategic <br />planning abilities. Many are interested in getting PMP certification in order to be more competitive in <br />the marketplace. They have the ability to work across many industries. <br />Production line and assembly workers at Systron Donner have low -level skills in math and English. For <br />many, English is not their first language and they would benefit from ESL classes and GED preparation. <br />Customer service training or entry -level health care training such as Certified Nurse Training would also <br />be a possibility, as well as computer training. The few workers in the Engineer category who were laid <br />off have advanced degrees and would likely only require job search and job placement assistance. <br />Due to the particular nature of the product being manufactured, Packaging Processors from General <br />Chemical have advanced technical skills. Most have high school diplomas and others have some college. <br />Some expressed interest in "green technology" or other types of training to do with process technology <br />or electronics. Training of this sort can often be found through the community colleges. <br />Foothill Workforce Investment Board <br />The majority of people surveyed from the US Census have at least Bachelors degrees. Almost half of <br />survey responders indicated that they are interested in careers in Administrative Support, Other career <br />interests included Educational Services, Finance /Insurance, IT, Social Service and Public Administration. <br />The following resources would be beneficial to participants: Interviewing Techniques, Occupational <br />Assessment, Vocational Training, Resume Writing and Job Search Assistance. <br />Most of the survey responders from the Duarte, Pasadena, and South Pasadena School Districts are <br />Teachers, with advanced degrees and certification. The majority were interested in careers in <br />Educational and Social Services. We are looking to provide the following employment services: <br />Interviewing Techniques, Computer Workshops, Vocational Training and Career Counseling. <br />Kern /Inyo /Mono Consortium <br />Eighty -nine percent of.Kern County workers dislocated from entry -level jobs at Sun World International, <br />Bolthouse Farms, Concord Buying Group and Pro's Ranch Market have a high school education or less. <br />While some of the thirty -one percent without a high school diploma have long and successful work <br />histories, these individuals will need GED preparation. Many individuals who are not native English <br />speakers may require Vocational English -as -a- Second Language training in order to be successful in a <br />new industry. <br />After a skills assessment, of the fifty -eight percent that have a High School diploma, many did not <br />function at the High School graduate level. The individuals functioned well for the job they had, <br />however low test scores indicate that they would not be competitive in the current labor force. To <br />35 <br />