The Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board (WDB) brings together the business and education communities, local government, and residents of Santa Cruz County to:
Identify Issues
Identify local and regional workforce issues and create practical solutions;
Identify Changes
Keep its finger on the pulse of changes in occupations and the local and regional labor markets;
Manage Employment Services
Responsibly manage the employment services funded by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, to train and deploy workers, retrain employees who have been laid off and help all workers gain the skills they need to enter and prosper in the labor market.
Our Vision
Workforce Santa Cruz County is a fully integrated workforce development system that maximizes human and business capital by promoting a well trained workforce for Santa Cruz County employers, insuring individual economic security and community vitality. Led by a dynamic Board that is empowered to effect change, WFSCC is committed to customer satisfaction and standards of performance in meeting the needs of job seekers, incumbent workers and local business alike.