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programs, including on- the -job training, customized training, and other adult and youth <br />services. Goodwill Industries has been funded by the City as a strong force for career <br />ladder and entrepreneurial training overtime. Santa Ana worked extensively with <br />Hewlett Packard to recruit workers and has an ongoing relationship with them. Another <br />local business, Tenacore, has used Federal and State funding to provide low and no -cost <br />training in medical technologies to City residents. The Chamber has been active in ETP- <br />driven training as well. And the Career College of California, a private college, has <br />provided vocational training to Santa Ana residents based on scholarships provided by <br />the City. <br />Santa Ana Related Agencies. These agencies include the Departments of Rehabilitation, <br />Social Services, and others. Some have been mentioned in the Sections above, and <br />those specifically directed toward helping you are explored in Section 4. Together, <br />these resources offer a variety of social services in support of job search and career path <br />enhancement, including foot stamps, CalWorks, Cash Assistance for Immigrant <br />Populations, housing, homeless support, and similar services that make acquiring and <br />holding a job, and simply completing a course of training, easier. In addition, the WORK <br />Center itself, in cooperation with other City agencies, offers monthly workshops in <br />resume writing, interview techniques, overcoming barriers to employment, and <br />computer skills (in Spanish and English). <br />State and Federal Agencies. The EDD has several representatives on the WIB and <br />provides regular Labor Market Information, a source of maintaining currency with <br />developments in priority areas. As indicated in Section 1, the Santa Ana WIB makes <br />extensive use of other State and Federal sources of economic and demographic analysis. <br />Programs From Present to Future: Examples and Development Paths <br />Programs through which career pathway training operates include the following. All are <br />ongoing programs now in place that will be expanded to meet Santa Ana's strategic goals and <br />are consistent with both the DOL and State standards: <br />Customized training for particular priority industry segments. Here are several <br />examples of programs that are ongoing: <br />Santa Ana is the lead agency in the "Bridge to Engineering" program, a $5 million <br />DOL sponsored classroom and OJT and placement assistance program to establish <br />and enhance career pathway /career ladder programs in engineering. A four year <br />program, it will extend until 2015. It involves accelerated STEM training with a <br />specific engineering and mathematics orientation. Santa Ana administers and <br />monitors the progress of the program. The program participants ranged under Santa <br />Ana include Santa Ana College, Saddleback College, Canada College, CSUF, UCI, and <br />San Francisco University; plus private entities Rapid Tech, Growth Sector and <br />OCTANE. Bridge to Engineering will reach about 290 participants. <br />39 <br />19F -46 <br />