WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

WORKING GROUP

The Workforce Development Work Group is completing a statewide forest and wood products workforce assessment to quantify current and projected unmet needs for forestry-related workers in an effort to inform investments in training and vocational programs.

Work Group Leads

Tim Robards, CAL FIRE

Becky Roe, California Community Colleges

Key Actions Assigned:

1.26 and 3.11

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