Jobs, Workforce Development and Career Pathways

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Jobs, Workforce Development and Career Pathways

Thanks to the partnership supporting the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement, Aggie Square will focus on inclusive economic development, job opportunities and training programs for the Sacramento region including a commitment to offer a percentage of available jobs to local residents and community members that will increase over time. Strategies include collaborating with community-based organizations to create a One Stop Hiring Portal and hosting job talks. The Aggie Square partners also agree to emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion and commit to tracking successful job placements. Additional initiatives include workforce development programs, a Workforce Partner Collaborative, and annual workforce summit. 

  • Learn more about the Jobs, Workforce Development and Career Pathways commitments

  • Below you will find information directly from the Aggie Square Community Benefits Partnership Agreement that applies to the Jobs, Workforce Development and Career Pathways commitments.
      

    1. (1) The parties share a desire to create inclusive economic development and job opportunities for residents in the surrounding community, the City of Sacramento, and the Sacramento region. Aggie Square will focus on inclusive economic development in partnership with the City and its communities. It will bring more jobs to the Sacramento region along with workforce programs to create pipelines into those jobs.
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    3. (2) Aggie Square’s Lifelong Learning Building will be a focal point for workforce development involving UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education, partners from across UC Davis’s two campuses, industry, and the Sacramento region.
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    5. (3) Aggie Square’s workforce development efforts shall include outreach, training, and preparation to help Local Residents and members of Communities of Interest compete successfully for jobs. Subject to any and all applicable obligations under state and federal law, collective bargaining agreements, and the university’s or other employers’ policies, the Aggie Square Innovation District shall ensure that 20% of the available jobs in Aggie Square that are the focus of the project’s workforce development efforts are offered to qualified Local Residents and members of Communities of Interest over the initial 10 years of the project. After the initial 10 years of operation, again subject to any and all applicable obligations under state and federal law, collective bargaining agreements, and the university’s or other employers’ policies pertaining to hiring, retention, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, 25% of the available jobs shall be offered to qualified Local Residents and members of Communities of Interest. For purposes of this section 3(d)(3), the term “jobs” means the number of individuals working for any employer at the Aggie Square Innovation District at occupancy of Aggie Square. Aggie Square Innovation District shall transmit to the City and make public an annual report to the community that describes the number and type of jobs to address this requirement during the period this agreement is in effect. The parties hereby affirm their mutual commitment to their respective policies supporting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of any legally protected category, as well as their commitment to maintaining fair, equitable and merit based hiring and promotion practices. Successful job placements and outcomes in the region from Aggie Square’s outreach and training will also be tracked. This provision may not be used in any individual hiring decision to compel a hiring authority to select a particular candidate, nor shall this provision be used to deny a UC Davis graduate or undergraduate student the opportunity to participate in a work-study, internship, or other form of paid training program located at Aggie Square. In the event the percentages are not met, the parties agree to engage additional community participation and develop new workforce development strategies to meet these percentages consistent with state and federal law, collective bargaining agreements, and employer hiring policies. The parties shall implement the following strategies and initiatives to achieve the goals in this paragraph:

      1. (a) Prepare Local Residents and members of Communities of Interest for access to jobs and training opportunities.
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        2. (i) Leveraging existing one-stop hiring solutions, the City and the Aggie Square Innovation District will create a One Stop Hiring Portal for employment opportunities at Aggie Square. The portal, which is envisioned to be a physical location, would involve local communitybased workforce providers (i.e., including but not limited to Asian Resources, Inc., the Greater Sacramento Urban League, La Familia Counseling Center, and PRO Youth and Families), organized labor (i.e., including but not limited to University of California bargaining groups and Central Labor Council representatives), trades (i.e., including but not limited to the Sacramento Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council), community colleges, and industry. This commitment includes review of local hiring goals, a short-term and long-term strategy for partnership with workforce and training stakeholders, and implementation via technical support for residents in preparing job applications, and listing of job opportunities. This portal would serve as an important resource for Aggie Square and related industry employers and job seekers.
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        4. (ii) As of the Effective Date (defined in section 4(a)), UC Davis’s practice is to hold job talks and fairs with workforce and CBOs, such as the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency. As part of this effort, UC Davis shall continue to hold job talks and fairs with CBOs at least annually.
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        6. (iii) UC Davis shall complete an initial assessment (e.g., types, skills) of the jobs available in Aggie Square as of the Effective Date and the jobs anticipated to become available in Aggie Square.
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        8. (iv) The City and UC Davis shall work with local CBOs and workforceinvestment organizations to pilot workforce-development efforts with the objective of helping Local Residents and members of Communities of Interest prepare for jobs
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        10. (v) The City shall be a lead participant in in identifying funding for the capital needs of the development of the adult school preapprenticeship program at Hiram Johnson High School.
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        12. (vi) The City shall work closely with Mark A. Sanders Career Center (2901 50th Street), to further enhance local workforce services being offered at that location, creating more collaboration between Mark Sanders Career Center and local workforce providers to serve the surrounding communities and increase job preparedness and access.
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        14. (vii) Wexford’s third-party contractor selected to construct Aggie Square shall enter into a community-workforce agreement with the Sacramento Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated unions, regarding certain wage terms, individual trade separations, local contracting, local hiring, apprenticeship programs, and other labor-specific benefits related to construction of Aggie Square.
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      3. (b) Expand efforts to increase regional workforce-development opportunities.
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        1. (i) The City shall foster a network of workforce providers and CBOs, known as a Workforce Partner Collaborative, focused on inclusive job training, skill development, and career pathways for inclusive economic growth. The City shall also support ongoing alignment and coordination with these organizations to help prepare and inform local residents of the current and emerging job opportunities.
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        3. (ii) The City shall work with stakeholders on regional workforce development opportunities focusing on the health and biomedical fields and supporting career pathways into those fields.
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        5. (iii) The Aggie Square Innovation District and the City will expand work with local CBOs and workforce investment organizations to explore ways to provide access and navigation resources to help Local Residents and members of the Communities of Interest prepare for regional jobs.
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        7. (iv) The City and UC Davis shall continue piloting workforce-development programs by partnering with CBOs, workforce organizations, K-12 education systems, community colleges, and industry.
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        9. (v) The City shall standardize and centralize workforce resources to get consistent details to the local jobseekers; ensure that all workforce partners are using consistent information; coordinate alignment of job training programs to meet the skillset requirements of employer’s current job openings; and create greater coordination of supportive services for jobseekers enrolled in training programs to achieve higher completion rates.
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        11. (vi) The City shall create an annual workforce summit, hosted at Aggie Square, that showcases emerging trends and current and upcoming workforce practices, and provides statistics and outcomes from the Aggie Square workforce collaborative efforts (including job placements).
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      5. (C) Implement sustainable workforce-development programs.
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        1. (i) Wexford shall use good-faith efforts to identify the Innovation Convener, which will hold regular events to discuss the skills necessary for open positions, provide opportunities to meet hiring managers, and provide information about skill development. Information on these positions will be made available through the TalentPortal, an online tool that lists innovation-related jobs within the region. This will align with the City’s centralized system and One Stop Hiring Portal described above in section 1(d)(3)(A)(i).
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        3. (ii) Wexford shall work with the Aggie Square Innovation District and the Innovation Convener with the goal of developing an Aggie Squarewide internship program.
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        5. (iii) Wexford shall work with the Innovation Convener with the goal of partnering with local accelerator programs with a focus on supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs to foster the local Sacramento ecosystem.
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        7. (iv) Throughout Aggie Square, the Aggie Square Innovation District and the City shall continue to develop and implement Aggie Square sustainable workforce-development programs.

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  Progress SummaryStatus
A group of high school students pose for a photo
August 2025
Empowering Future Scientists: UC Davis Health Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine’s Summer High School Research Program Celebrates Its Completion at Aggie Square		In an inspiring demonstration of community partnership and educational innovation, UC Davis Health’s
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (BMM) wrapped up its annual Summer Research
Program for Sacramento Charter High School (SCHS) students.		 
A classroom of students turned to the teacher, listening to a lesson
July 2025
Yolo County high school students gain hands-on experience in UC Davis research labs		A collaboration between UC Davis and the Career Technical Education (CTE) program at local high schools is providing a unique opportunity for teenagers to learn about academic research and careers in science. 
Students of the 2025 SHINES program pose for a group photo
July 2025
High school and college students find their path to nursing		In late June, the fourth class of students graduated from the Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success, also known as SHINES. 
A group photo as two people in the photo hold up a book
July 2025
Opening Doors: Building an inclusive clinical research workforce in Sacramento		UC Davis Health has been awarded funding from the city of Sacramento and Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) to further bolster a workforce development program embraced by residents of local, underserved neighborhoods. 
A headshot of a construction worker
March 2025
San Joaquin County teens learn from UC Davis medical students		Project provides opportunities for graduates of UC Davis construction management certificate program. 
An instructor demonstrates how to use medical tools to high school
July 2024
San Joaquin County teens learn from UC Davis medical students		Two dozen aspiring doctors discover what it takes to enter health careers during visit to the School of Medicine. 
An instructor and students discuss with a medical prop
July 2024
UC Davis nursing school’s high school program earns national STEM award		The Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success (SHINES) Program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. 
An instructor teaching students how to distinguish between arteries and veins using ultrasound
June 2024
Ultrasounds and EKGs: High schoolers get hands-on learning about STEM careers		Partnership with local schools and Project Lead the Way provides learning experiences in anesthesiology. 
Participants of the Nth Dimensions event pose for a group photo
May 2024
Underrepresented students gain hands-on surgical exposure at UC Davis Health Outreach Program		More than 60 local high school, undergraduate, and medical students attended a hands-on workshop sponsored by Nth Dimensions to gain early exposure to surgical skills. 
A flyer that describes a clinical research coordinator training program
February 2024
UC Davis partners with community group to help fill research jobs		The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) has teamed up with the Greater Sacramento Urban League to help boost employment in the fast growing field of clinical research staffing. 
Three students walking together in medical scrubs
September 2023
Career and Resource Fair		About 300 scholars have graduated from summer program since 2016, thanks to partnership between UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente, Prep Médico. 
A group of students, each holding up a thumbs up to the camera
UC Davis Health Clinical Research Coordinator Training ProgramThe Clinical Research Coordinator Foundations Training Program offers an exciting, first-of-its-kind opportunity to participate in a course that will provide the foundational learning for the roles and responsibilities of a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) at UC Davis Health. 
A room of several tables with people walking by and sitting at the tables
April 2024
Career and Resource Fair		UC Davis, the City of Sacramento, Pivot Sac and SETA/Sacramento Works co-hosted a career resource fair to connect community members with resources and supports for employment and workforce training 
UC Davis and UC Davis Health logos with "You Belong Here" tagline
October 2023
You Belong Here Event Series		The You Belong Series supports UC Davis and UC Davis Health recruitment efforts, affirmative action goals, and obligations as an equal opportunity employer. 
Nurse guiding student in a mock doctors office
August 2023
UC Davis Program Inspires Area Students for Future in Nursing		For two weeks in July, these students participated in several learning experiences at Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success (SHINES) at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. 
Sacramento city scape
August 2023
New Sacramento Workforce Program Receives $5 Million Award from State		A newly created Sacramento workforce program has been awarded $5 million by the California Workforce Development Board. 
Construction worker speaking to a childrens classroom
August 2023
Cranes and Construction Visit		Whiting-Turner was excited to receive an invitation to deliver an educational program at The Language Academy of Sacramento. 
Students raising their hands in a classroom
July 2023
Local Students Explore Careers at UC Davis Health		More than 65 fifth-grade students visited UC Davis Health to learn about careers in healthcare and at UC Davis Health. 
Headshot of Derien Youngblood
June 2023
Aggie Square Welcomes New Receptionist		After extensive outreach that resulted in over 90 applicants and a highly competitive selection process, Aggie Square welcomes their new receptionist, Derien Youngblood, to the team! 
Person working at computer
May 2023
New Career Pathway Program Trains Underserved Local Residents for UC Davis Tech Jobs		UC Davis' Tech Talent Pathway program aims to develop technical skills and provide jobs for residents in Sacramento’s most diverse and underserved communities. 
Group of construction workers on construction site
September 2022
Students Welcome to Apply for Future Opportunities in Commercial Construction		Whiting-Turner provides interns with hands-on experience. 
Person smiling at a laptop with earphones in
April 2022
Career Chats Offer Insight and Resources to Prospective Employees		Career Chats connects prospective applicants with an HR coordinator to learn about jobs at UC Davis or UC Davis Health.  
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Welcome, Prospective EmployeesTake advantage of these resources to maximize your potential as a candidate. 
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Browse JobsBrowse job listings at UC Davis and UC Davis Health. 
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Temporary EmploymentTemporary Employment Services (TES) places folks in short-term roles ranging from a few months to a couple of years. 
Career development week graphic
Career Development WeekAnnual Career Development Week for employees at both UC Davis Campus and UC Davis Health. 
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Job Talks with UC Davis and UC Davis HealthResources to help you start your job search and help you stand out as a candidate at UC Davis or UC Davis Health. 
Job Talk series flyer
Job Talk Series FlyerDetails about the UC Davis Job Talk series. 
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Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Foundations Training ProgramThe CRC Foundations Training Program has two start dates per year. 
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Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success (SHINES)SHINES prepares local students and adults to make decisions about whether nursing is a right fit for them. 

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