California’s Energy, Construction, and Utilities Industries hire 15,000 new, highly skilled workers each year. California Community Colleges are uniquely positioned to supply this demand. The Energy, Construction and Utilities Sector team engages education and industry to deliver the knowledge, skills, and abilities students need for rewarding careers.

Engage

We engage employers and faculty to design curriculum with solid connections between student learning outcomes and industry-recognized credentials and skills.

Enroll

We enroll students in courses that give them the knowledge, skills, and abilities to compete in ECU occupations.

Employ

We build a talent pipeline of qualified applicants for employers to fill critical positions that are building and powering California's economy.

Hot off the press...

Dr. Robert Eyler of Economic Forensics and Analysis, Inc. And Professor of Economics at Sonoma State University presented a one-hour forecast of the "State of the Union" as it relates to the current and future economic trends within the Bay Region September 16th. Demand for ECU jobs is shifting somewhat since the pandemic began, but the outlook generally is good based on forecasted spending for infrastructure and energy related projects. See the presentation here.

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