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Workforce board reports higher placements, supervisors authorize submission of 2025–28 local and regional plans
Summary
The Board received the Workforce Development Board’s annual presentation on program year 2023–24 performance and authorized submission of local and regional WIOA plans for 2025–28 to the California Workforce Development Board.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors received the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County’s annual report for program year 2023–24 and authorized the board to submit local and regional plans for program years 2025–28 to the state.
Rebecca Evans of the Human Services Agency introduced the workforce presentation and said federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds flow to the county through state allocations and are locally administered by the county’s workforce board. “The funding flows from the federal government…it’s in statute under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,” Evans said.
Laura Martinez, chair of the Workforce Development Board, summarized outcomes from July 2023–June 2024: the America’s Job Center of California recorded 6,225 visitors; more than 1,700 job seekers received program services; 73% of WIOA-served individuals secured employment; and the board reported an estimated $88.8 million in annual earnings among participants who were working in the second quarter after exit. Martinez also highlighted business-facing work: more than 3,000 services to businesses, job fairs and targeted recruitment, and apprenticeships and work-based learning partnerships with the Ventura County Community College District.
Supervisors asked for details on pathways, employer connections and services for veterans and justice-involved individuals. Staff described existing programs that place employment specialists into the Todd Road Jail to provide pre-release services and track outcomes; staff said the Pathways Home pilot had met its goals and the county was invited to present the model statewide.
The Board voted to authorize the Workforce Development Board to submit the 2025–28 local and regional plans to the California Workforce Development Board. The item was moved by Supervisor Parvin and seconded by Supervisor Lopez; the motion passed unanimously.
County staff and the workforce board said they would continue industry summits, targeted employer outreach, and expanded public awareness campaigns to connect job seekers with local employers and to grow apprenticeships in nontraditional fields such as early childhood education and health care.
