Job Driven SlingShot Initiative

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2016

In October of 2014, the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board and the Riverside Workforce Development Board formed the Inland Empire Regional Collaborative (IERC) to create the Inland Empire Job-Driven SlingShot Initiative. The IERC envisions a system that effectively engages the business community and directs training resources based on employer feedback and regional demand that significantly improves economic outcomes and income mobility for the Inland Empire. The IE SlingShot Initiative is focused on large scale, regional employer engagement. More than that, it is about creating a model for how employer engagement is incorporated in the development of training curriculum that results in better training and employment outcomes. Healthcare and manufacturing were chosen to pilot a new approach on aligning business and education because of employer demand and the potential for income mobility within these sectors. San Bernardino and Riverside County Workforce Boards have created industry sector working groups made up of business leaders from the region, meeting to effect change and industry growth in the Inland Empire.