Los Angeles County Climate Ready Employment Council

Project Lead: Long Beach Community College District
Amount awarded: $9,500,000

The Los Angeles County Climate Ready Employment Council will convene interested parties that play key roles in improving the county’s climate resiliency workforce, provide expertise that informs regional workforce needs assessment, develop training and job placement in climate resilience occupations in the solar and water management industries and more. Overall, this program will help meet the needs of employers, address climate resiliency in Los Angeles County, and connect underserved and under-resourced workers with jobs that align with the good jobs.