Stockton is located in the northern part of California's Central Valley and is the 13th largest city in California. Stockton has a rich, diverse community. It's expanding and productive labor pool is a valuable resource contributing greatly to the City's potential job growth. Consisting of a large skilled and semi-skilled workforce of over 279,513 and an affordable wage structure, it presents a distinct hiring opportunity for employers. Several occupations are likely to grow in the Central Region of California as the green economy develops. These occupations include renewable energy technician or installer, sales representative or cost estimator, assembler or manufacturing technician, and resource conservation manager or planner. These occupations have opportunities in several of the green impacted industries including utilities and renewable energy, green building and design services, and engineering and environmental services.
The EcoAction Center will allow co-located partners within the community to integrate low income energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives, WIA One Stop functions and job training programs. The EcoAction Center will act as a hub for energy-efficiency education and outreach, appliance replacement programs and establish "green learning laboratories" that will be used to train and place low-income individuals into high-growth jobs. Multiple partners organized into community outreach, employer outreach, workforce development and family support teams will ensure community wide engagement and success and establish a true pathway out of poverty for low income individuals in Stockton.
Participating agencies in the Stockton EcoAction Center include:
California Human Development
San Joaquin County Department of Aging - CSBG and DOE/LIHEAP
(the local Community Action Agency)
San Joaquin County Employment & Economic Development (the local
Workforce Investment Board)
San Joaquin Delta College (the local Community College)
Local Chambers of Commerce
Local Employers
Teamster Union
Various social service groups providing family support services
throughout Stockton
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