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2016-2022 EDUCATIONAL AND FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1 – BACKGROUND

• Partner with the Business Entrepreneurship
Center (BEC) to increase service coverage for
entrepreneurs and business owners with one-
on-one consulting and trainings in the Santa
Clarita and Antelope valleys.
• Partner with the City of Santa Clarita to
launch the Santa Clarita Business Incubator
(SCBI) in 2015. The SBDC is an integral part
of the program, actively working with SCBI
residents to create local economic impact.
• In the 2014-2015 program year the SBDC
was instrumental in helping clients create and
retain 315 local jobs and assisted companies
in securing $14.8 million in capital for startup
and expansion.
AMERICA’A JOB CENTER OF
CALIFORNIA IN SANTA CLARITA
(FORMERLY THE WORKSOURCE CENTER)
The Santa Clarita AJCC provides services spon-
sored through the federal Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and administered
by the County of Los Angeles Workforce Develop-
ment Board (WDB).

College of the Canyons took over the day-to-day of employment that are underdeveloped and DEPUTY SECTOR NAVIGATORS
operations of the center in 2012 after submitting a partner with college departments to develop In 2014 as part of the “Doing What Matters”
successful bid to the City of Santa Clarita. Services and obtain approval for programs to meet initiative from the state Chancellor’s Office, each
are focused on helping employers to fill their open those needs. region hosts a number of industry specific Deputy
positions with qualified candidates and helping job • Investigate regional approved training offer- Sector Navigators (DSNs). The DSNs serve as in-
seekers to connect to sustainable employment by ings and evaluate them for suitability for use in region contact for an industry sector, working with
giving them access to employment resources, as- WIOA-approved training services offered. the region’s colleges and employers to create align-
sisting them with training to update/upgrade their • Partner with public and private organizations ment around and deliver on workforce training and
marketability, and connecting them directly to the to provide veterans and differently-abled clients career pathways.
employers that need them. with the services they need to obtain meaning-
ful employment. • We were selected to host Deputy Sector
AREAS OF FOCUS • In the 2014-2015 program year, AJCC assisted Navigators for the following industry sectors:
• Assist employers in filling current and over 12,000 visitors and assisted 84 percent of • Advanced Manufacturing
upcoming employment needs. them in finding employment. • Health Workforce
• Information Communication Technology/
• Meet with local employers to determine areas Digital Media

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