The Oakland Partnership process has illuminated the need for an organization to play the role of workforce “intermediary”:  bringing employers and training providers together around sector initiatives, developing long-term relationships with employers so that training providers have access to those relationships as they shape and expand their programs, collect labor market information such that clear data exists regarding the number and types of jobs forecast by employers, disseminate that information on a regular basis and convene representatives of the workforce development system to ensure on-going coordination as all entities move towards a “career pathway” model. 

This initiative will also maintain accurate inventories of all of the entities and programs currently providing training, placement, and employment and will establish better communication mechanisms (websites) for distributing this information.

Champions: Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce