California Workforce Association
The California Workforce Association

We believe in the power of local leadership to build a stronger California.

The California Workforce Association is the champion of the state's 45 local workforce boards — amplifying their voice, equipping them to act, and connecting them to one another, so every community can put its people to work.

45 local workforce boards One statewide voice Amplify · Equip · Connect
Who we are

Driving workforce innovation across California.

We're the connective tissue of California's workforce system — carrying the field's voice outward and building its capacity inward, so 45 local boards can do their best work.

Amplify

We carry the field's voice.

We bring our members' stories and needs to the people who shape policy and funding — so California's boards speak with one credible, coordinated voice, and decision-makers act on it.

Equip

We give boards what they need to act.

We translate policy into plain-language action, move resources to where they're needed most, and build the capacity boards need to meet whatever comes next.

Connect

We bring the system together.

We convene boards and partners — traditional and nontraditional alike — to learn from one another, solve shared problems, and shape what comes next. No board works alone.

45
local workforce boards, one association
58
counties served across California
1M+
Californians reached through our members each year
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Let's build California's workforce — together.

Questions about CWA, the Executive Fellowship, our conferences, or working with us? We'd love to hear from you.