Job Training Assistance

Several organizations are available to assist you in filling your employment and/or job training needs.  The following agencies provide hiring and job training assistance within Fairfield.  For more information on these organizations, please click on their names to link to their website. 

State Employment Development Department (EDD)

The State Employment Development Department can provide a variety of services for your company. These include:

• Recruitment Services
• Applicant Testing and Prescreening
• On-the-Job and Classroom Training
• Local and Regional Wage Rate Information
• Labor Market Information
• Targeted Tax Credits
• CalJOBS online job and resume bank

 

Workforce Investment Board of Solano County (WIB)

The Solano County WIB offers a variety of employer and job seeker services including:

• Recruitment Services
• Human Resources Information
• On-the-Job Training
• Federal Tax Credit Assistance Program
• Rapid Response/Closure Assistance
• Hire-A-Youth Program
• High Tech Training Program

 

Solano Community College (SCC) Contract Training Program

SCC’s Office of Contract and Workforce Training partners with local business to develop training programs to meet companies’ immediate workforce training needs. Training is available in a variety of fields, from hazardous substance management to customer service to microcomputer applications and more.  The Office of Contract and Workforce Training offers:

• A free assessment to identify training needs.
• Customized solutions tailored to your business and employees.
• Training designed to fit your schedule.
• Excellent and appropriate instruction, with functional experts at your disposal.
• A variety of delivery methods at a site that best meet your needs.
• Cost effective training and services.

 

State of California Employment Traning Panel

The State of California Employment Training Panel was designed to fund training that meets the needs of employers for skilled workers and the needs of workers for good, long-term jobs. This employer-supported program trains new workers and retrains workers in danger of being laid off as a result of technological advancements in the workplace, and because of foreign and domestic competition. ETP has paid over $850 million in training funds since its inception, with close to 600,000 California workers trained. In general, companies are eligible to apply for ETP funding provided they are paying into the state's Employment Training Fund (ETF) and

• Are hiring and training unemployed workers who are receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits; and\or
• Face Out-of-State competition and need to retrain current employees;and\or
• Have special, unique training programs in all Special EmploymentTraining (SET) categories.