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State workforce official outlines CareerConnect outreach as a path to get more women into manufacturing
Summary
The Office of Workforce Strategy described CareerConnect marketing, regional outreach and partnerships aimed at boosting women’s participation in manufacturing; officials said CareerConnect enrolled over 6,000 people and noted funding pockets remain but broader funding will need reauthorization beyond June 2026.
Kelly Valeriz (introduced in the record with variant spellings), chief workforce officer for the Office of Workforce Strategy, told the Higher Education Committee that increasing women’s access to manufacturing careers is a policy priority and described multiple outreach efforts tied to SB 1260.
Valeriz said the manufacturing sector contributes roughly $31 billion in GDP and generated about $434 million in state tax revenue in 2023 (figures cited during testimony). She described CareerConnect, a statewide marketing and training portal launched in November 2022 and initially supported with federal ARPA funds, as…
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