The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the California Department of Education are pleased to present this progress report of the Adult Education Block Grant in response to the requirements outlined in Assembly Bill 104, Section 84917.

The Economic and Workforce Development Program makes strategic investments to improve the skills of California’s workforce. It brings together members of the business community and academia throughout the state to create job opportunities for Californians.

This report highlights our efforts in helping to build workforce development programs in the state which, for the purposes of directing program investments, are divided into seven macroeconomic regions. Furthermore, this report summarizes the work the program has done to stimulate career training and employment opportunities in 10 important economic sectors in California.

Senate Bill 852 established the Career Technical Education (CTE) Enhancement Fund, which allocated on a one-time basis $50 million in the 2014-15 budget year to expand, enhance, and improve upon CTE programs statewide. This funding was designed to help community college CTE programs purchase equipment, align and develop curriculum, and provide professional development training to better meet the employment needs of the regional economy in each of seven macro-economic regions.