On December 17, City Council voted to create a Council appointed 9-member San Antonio Ready to Work Advisory Board with two City Council Liaisons. This Advisory Board will provide input to the Mayor and City Council on in-demand occupations, workforce training alignment and training targets, and wraparound support.
Applications for SA: Ready to Work Advisory Board are now open!
The San Antonio Ready to Work Advisory Board will include local employers from industries with occupations currently in demand, City workforce program participants, and representatives from trade or labor organizations, community organizations and training providers. Additionally, the Board will include two City Council liaisons appointed by the Mayor. City Council has been asked to adopt guiding principles and policies for the SA Ready to Work program no later than March of 2021.
SA Ready to Work program was put into place to help train up to 40,000 displaced workers in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. It aids those impacted the most, which include hospitality, food service and retail workers and offers programs to help build new skills in high-demand career areas. The 1/8 cent sales tax proposition approved by voters in the November 2020 election will be dedicated to the workforce initiative for a four-year period starting in September 2021. Your Chamber played a key role in getting the ballot initiative passed.
Click here for the Chamber’s position statement.
The City’s Clerk office will be accepting applications for the SA: Ready to Work Advisory Board through Friday, January 22, 2021. The Advisory Board will consist of:
- 4 – Local employers with in-demand occupations; ideally Chief Executives or Human Resource Executives that can provide a meaningful perspective on their industry’s skills and training needs and are positioned to influence their sectors.
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- Manufacturing and aerospace
- Construction and skills trades
- Bioscience and healthcare
- Financial and professional services
- Technology and cybersecurity
- 2 – Current/Previous participants in workforce development programs
- 1 – Trade of labor organization
- 1 – Community Organization
- 1 – Workforce training provider
The application can be accessed
here.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Reyes, VP of Public Policy at
sreyes@sachamber.org or by phone at 210-299-2162.
