Ventura County Works

This episode was originally recorded as a Workforce Wednesday segment on KVTA Radio on the topic of National Dislocated Worker Grants to address the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on California's workforce.

Resume expert Dave Mason joins the program to share tips on the best approach to updating your resume, and how to tailor your resume to highlight in-demand skills. Discover the importance of identifying transferrable skills, the ideal length of your resume, and the most impactful part of a resume.

Victor Dollar, Senior Vice President of Sales for Brighton Management joins the program to discuss how Brighton, and the hospitality industry in general, has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Discover what Brighton is doing to ensure the health and safety of their guests, and the changing workforce needs for the hospitality industry. Victor also shares advice for anyone considering travel and hotel stays now and in the coming months.

Captain Kirk Lagerquist, Chief Staff Officer at Naval Base Ventura County joins the program to discuss some of the jobs and workforce opportunities that exist on the base, and shares the journey of his own career. Discover some of the unique skills and perspectives that a global base experience can offer.

1. It is best for us to be mindful of the strength, support and diplomacy as well as security that our US Military provides year round. As we honor Veterans Day, is there anything else you would like to share? (this is really open ended for anything you'd like to add)

In this episode, originally recorded as a Workforce Wednesday segment for KVTA radio, you'll discover programs and services that are available to help youth succeed.

On April 24th Governor Newsom announced that the Employment Development Department or EDD and the Labor & Workforce Development Agency have awarded $10 million to be shared among 42 WDB areas. The WDB of Ventura County was awarded $450,000 from that fund to provide assistance to dislocated workers and layoff aversion services. Here to talk about the ways this new grant funding will benefit Ventura County job seekers and businesses who are significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are:

· Nancy Ambriz: Workforce Operations Manager County of Ventura for the America's Job Center of California or AJCC

· Mary Navarro-Aldana, Field Office Manager, Employment Development Department, Workforce Service

*Note, this episode was originally recorded as a Workforce Wednesday broadast on KVTA.

Trudy Tuttle Arriaga, Ed.D, Associate Dean of Equity and Outreach, Program Director at Cal Lutheran University, joins the program to discuss equity and diversity as they relate to workforce development. Discover how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequities, and how organizations can be part of the solution.

In this episode, originally recorded as a "Workforce Wednesday" segment for KVTA radio, Lead Manufacturing Faculty, John Clark, discusses How Ventura College is Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis by offering hybrid online/in-person course training in the discipline of advanced manufacturing.

Peter Zierhut, Vice President, Outside Operations for Haas Automation, Inc., and Vice Chair of the Ventura County Workforce Development Board, joins the program to discuss how Haas Automation was able to continue their operations in a safe manner, and how they have pivoted to survive and thrive during times of disruption.

Tracy Perez, Market Manager – Serving Ventura County for Manpower and board chair for the Ventura County Workforce Development Board, joins the program to discuss the work that Manpower does and their connection to the workforce industry. Discover the biggest challenges that job seekers and businesses are facing, and how the staffing sector has responded to the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.