Welcome to OC Workforce & Economic Development Division
Workforce & Economic Development Division Highlights
Regional Plan FINAL PY 25-28
Regional Plans are used to articulate how RPUs will build intentionality around industry sector engagement, drive workforce development outcomes across multiple jurisdictions, and expand on-ramps to career pathways for individuals who experience barriers to employment.
Local Plan FINAL PY 25-28
Local Plans provide an action plan for operationalizing the Regional Plan road map by delineating how individuals can access services through their local America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) system. Local Plans articulate how Local Boards will coordinate with local partners to ensure person...
Workforce Solutions Center
The Orange County Workforce Solutions Center provide comprehensive employment and training services including a resource center with access to computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones, a career resource library and labor market information. Informational Workshops are provided.
Who We Are
Workforce & Economic Development Division serves as the administrative support to the Orange County Workforce Development Board (OCWDB) and is primarily responsible for administering programs and activities of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in Orange County. The WIOA assists individuals who are employed, unemployed and underemployed, to increase their self-sufficiency and/or improve their ability to meet the demands of Orange County businesses and employers. Through WIOA, Workforce & Economic Development Division seeks to meet the needs of businesses and employers by offering programs that focus on offering services that focus on recruiting, training and retraining valued employees.
The OCWDB also serves as the county's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) committee. The committee is responsible for a five-year plan for lowering unemployment, reducing poverty, and sustainable growth in our communities through strategic planning for economic development county-wide. The Plan is developed under guidance from US Economic Development Administration and is offered as a planning tool for community and economic development projects, as well as being a prerequisite EDA funding of those projects approved by the CEDS committee.
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