Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Thursday launching a new career education effort to prepare students and adults for the workforce needed in the future, while seeking to reduce employment barriers to state jobs, including qualification requirements. Unnecessary college degrees for job duties.
The executive order directs the state to align and integrate the implementation of programs supported by billions of dollars in funding to prepare students and workers for high-paying careers.
This action launches the development of a new Career Education Master Plan as the economy evolves and the unmet need for various types of skilled labor grows in the trades, green energy, and health care sectors.
“All families, students, and workers deserve the freedom to succeed: develop real-life skills and pursue careers, including those that don't require college degrees. California is leveraging billions of dollars in investments to prepare students and workers for high-paying, long-lasting and fulfilling careers,” Governor Newsom said.
For her part, the first lady of California, Siebel Newsom, said that "all Californians deserve a path to pursue their dreams and reach their full potential."
In this regard, he specified that "by expanding opportunities to acquire tangible skills and essential work experience for employment, we are training students and workers to be successful in any career they choose."
Notably, the executive order mandates state leaders in education, workforce and economic development to work collaboratively with leaders of the state's public education systems and employers, along with legislative partners and stakeholders representing diverse students, parents, education professionals, workers, businesses and community groups, to develop a Professional Education Master Plan.
The Career Education Master Plan will guide the state in its efforts to strengthen career paths, prioritize hands-on learning and real life skills, and promote universal access and affordability for all Californians through simplified collaboration and partnership. between the government and the private sector.
For students, the Master Plan will allow the state to identify opportunities for alignment and coordination between sectors, both public and private, to guarantee more professional opportunities and skills development for students and workers.
Similarly, career pathways will be strengthened by encouraging all students, beginning in high school, to discover and explore high-paying, fulfilling, and long-lasting careers, including those that do or do not require college degrees, and will guide them toward pathways for those races.
Added to this will be prioritizing practical learning and real-life skills with paid opportunities to "learn by doing" and receiving training that can be certified.
The agreement details that California will reduce the costs of education and career training and simplify access to supports, including financial aid, career guidance and disability services.
The executive order also directs the California Department of Human Resources ?CalHR? assess whether a college degree is needed for a particular position each time its ranking is reviewed.
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