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<br />closely with these agencies when assisting employers with their training <br />needs. Most employers are not aware of these new models of alternative <br />education services available and try to do it by themselves using more <br />traditional methods but are frustrated by the outcomes and that is where our <br />Business Services staff can really provide assistance as well as cost savings <br />by tapping into this network of demand driven services employers are not <br />connected to yet. It is a win-win for everyone. <br /> <br />b. Describe how the Local Board will improve and promote access to <br />lifelong learning in the next year. Include existing or planned efforts to <br />leverage resources with local lifelong learning partners, including <br />business and education. <br /> <br />The newest effort of the Santa Ana WIB will be to furlher develop its <br />partnership and usage of the Employment and Training Panel funds and its <br />agency collaboration with Southeast Los Angeles County one-stop and tap <br />into their years of experience. This will provide an untapped source of <br />training funds for Santa Ana businesses which will be promoted and <br />coordinated as part of our business services program which will simplify the <br />process as far as the employer is concerned so they can concentrate on their <br />business and leave the training and paperwork to others. Parlnerships and <br />collaborations with additional educational agencies will be strengthened <br />during the next year too as efforts are implemented to market and promote <br />these services to a wider range of businesses in Santa Ana and the <br />surrounding area. <br /> <br />Additionally life-long learning efforls will continue to focus on youth too, <br />particularly out-of-school youth. The WIB/Youth Council recognizes that <br />youth are the future employees of our businesses and they strive to work with <br />their partners to provide new models of alternative education leading to <br />employment, which is a demand driven business model that will place youth <br />in the workforce pipeline with the right skills. One new program In Santa Ana <br />is for foster youth who are being served by a 15% special grant for areas with <br />high concentration of eligible youth. Data showed that foster youth were <br />being underserved in Santa Ana so this program was developed to better <br />meet the needs of those foster/emancipated youth who need additional <br />services to get on their feed after aging out of the foster care system. A <br />parlnership/collaboration fostered and developed with the Orangewood <br />Children's Foundation to ensure foster youth are referred to and using the <br />one-stop and the services it provides. Additionally the WIB will continue to <br />support the Chamber of Commerce and Santa Ana Unified School District's <br />new "High School Inc". which is currently under construction where it will <br />become part of "Valley High School" once renovation is completed in the next <br />year or so. "High School Inc." is a perfect example of a business demand <br />driven model where parlners will provide relevant education for youth, which <br /> <br />FWIAD05-19D <br /> <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />190-15 <br /> <br />6/06 <br />