Policymakers must prioritize equitable postsecondary and workforce opportunities and outcomes to ensure our state’s regional economies and communities can weather the COVID-19 crisis, recover quickly, and withstand future threats.
Learn MoreCalifornia Competes travels across the state to participate in and lead important conversations about improving higher education and workforce outcomes for all Californians. See where we've been recently, and what's coming up on our calendar.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez will participate in the Creating Inclusive Career Pathways: Skills Training and Holistic Supports that Expand Opportunity panel discussion at the Skills for California Summit. This panel discussion will take place on May 17 at 111:10am-12:10pm Pacific.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez presented her keynote on the adult demand for higher education at Western Governors University's Adult Learner Symposium in Los Angeles.
California Competes Senior Researcher David Radwin presented at the 2022 IPEDS Coordinator Workshop and State Data Conference. He discussed the data and metrics that populate the California Postsecondary to Prosperity Dashboard, including how California Competes staff selected and developed metrics and how they addressed the challenges they encountered along the way.
On April 19, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez provided public testimony in support of AB 2881, which would provide priority registration for student parents as well as increase access to basic needs resources.