Workforce Development
Attracting and retaining business in Ventura and creating job opportunities
is a major component of the City’s economic development activities.
The City works with other agencies to provide employers and job seekers
with services focused on education, training and job placement.
Workforce Recruitment
Ventura County Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
The Ventura County Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
can meet employer workforce needs. The WIB offers a roster of comprehensive
business services designed to assist employers in recruiting qualified
employees. Through the WIB’s direct service providers, employers
are offered a job posting service; candidate recruitment, screening and
referral; testing and interviewing facilities; and subsidized customized
employer-based training. The point of entry for employers is Ventura’s
Job and Career Centers. These centers are listed below.
Workforce Training
In addition to the WIB, employee training is available
through the Ventura Community College District and Ventura Unified School
District. Through a consortium of educational institutions, both organizations
provide a range of services including design and delivery of customized
professional development classes and workshops. To learn more about the
educational and training opportunities available through both districts,
contact or visit one of Job and Career Centers listed below.
Ventura College Job and Career
Center
4274 Telegraph Rd.
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 477-2000
West Ventura Job & Career Center
701 E. Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 585-6400\