Y2C Network: Community Partners
The Y2C Network is a coordinated effort of many career education organizations in Alameda County. In addition to programs available at Las Positas College and Chabot College, short-term career education programs that lead to skills-based certificates are also available from the community partners listed below.
Adult Education Community Partners
Chabot College and Las Positas College partner with Adult Education Schools and Regional Occupational Programs, known as the Mid-Alameda County Consortium (MACC), to provide career education certification, pre-apprenticeship, and career re-entry programming. Programs offered through adult education community partners can be a starting point for future college programs at Chabot College and Las Positas College.
You can learn more about MACC at macc4ae.org.
The following partners make up the consortium:
- Castro Valley Adult and Career Education
- Dublin Adult Education
- Eden Area Regional Occupation Program
- Hayward Adult School
- Livermore Adult Education
- New Haven Unified School District
- Pleasanton Adult and Career Education
- San Leandro Adult Education
- San Lorenzo Adult School
- Tri-Valley Regional Occupational Program
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Newly located with the CLPCCD Economic Development & Contract Education offices in Pleasanton, this OSHA-authorized educational institution provides occupational safety and health training for construction, general industry, disaster site, and maritime industries throughout California. The variety of Professional Certificate Programs offered provide those interested in a career in workplace safety the ability to enhance their experience and accelerate their employability. You can learn more at osha4you.com.
Regional Career Centers
There are community-based career centers throughout the East Bay, each with a mission to help job seekers through their job search and to connect them to local and regional employers. Their services are free, professional, and localized. There are two such Career Centers in the CLPCCD region with many others in the Bay Area.
Pleasanton: Tri-Valley Career Center
The Tri-Valley Career Center is managed by CLPCCD and is a partner of East Bay Works, serving the employment needs of job seekers and businesses in the greater East Bay community. At TVCC, job seekers find search tools and strategies, career guidance, and regular opportunities to meet directly with hiring managers from local companies. Employers partner with the TVCC for assistance with their recruitment and hiring processes, and small businesses benefit through mentoring, advising, and workshops.
You can learn more at trivalleycareercenter.org.
Hayward: Eden Area America’s Job Center of California
Operated by Rubicon Programs for the Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB), the Eden Area AJCC offers local and regional workforce development activities. It also integrates workforce preparation services to address job, education, training, and employment needs in the region (Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and local unincorporated areas). The Eden Area AJCC provides a comprehensive array of services to meet the needs of job seekers and employers, while numerous community partners maintain an onsite presence and utilize the space to offer their services to jobseekers as well. You can learn more at http://edenareaonestop.org/about-us/.
Other Regional Resources
In addition to the Pleasanton and Hayward career centers, there are many resources to serve everyone depending on location.
Check with Alameda County Social Services to find the center most convenient for you: https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/our-services/Work-and-Money/Employment-and-Training/Welfare-to-work.