CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Employment & Human Services
Workforce Development Board
Contra Costa County’s Workforce Development Board (WDB) supports a robust network that creates and promotes dynamic education systems, high-performing businesses, and a prosperous local economy with an abundance of high-quality jobs and skilled workers to fill them.
The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County offers a variety of services to help job seekers looking for employment and career opportunities. America’s Job Center of California / EASTBAY Works connects people with opportunities for training and employment.
Basic Career Services
Basic services are self-directed and require only registration in CalJOBS. Staff may offer minor assistance in the Resource Room or facilitation in a workshop.
- Internet job search
- Phones, copiers, fax
- Job search workshops (resumes, interviews, networking)
- Basic computer classes
- Labor market information
- Resource library
Individualized Services
Individualized services allow for one-on-one work with a career coach and require enrollment in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program.
- Career coaching
- Skills assessments
- Needs-based funding for job training
- On-the-job training opportunities
- Job search assistance
- Networking opportunities
- Skills upgrade
- Skills certification (fees may apply)
Staff at the centers can help job seekers with career planning and assessment, job training, and transition solutions to re-enter the workforce. Workshops are offered on basic computer skills, social networking, job search, résumé development, and interviewing. Please see the calendar below for workshop and assessment schedules. The centers also offer high-speed Internet access, photocopiers, fax, and telephones for use in your job search – all at no cost.
Jobseekers Ages 16-24 (Youth)
The Workforce Development Board supports services year-round to youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who have barriers to graduating from school, finding a job or launching a career. Young Adults looking for a career or employment can receive help through intensive case management, training services, educational programs, and supportive services. Through work experience, mentoring, academic support, and career development assistance, we help young people enter the workforce with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be successful in a 21st-century educational and/or workplace setting.
- Internet job search
- Phones, copiers, fax
- Job search workshops (resumes, interviews, networking)
- Basic computer classes
- Labor market information
- Resource library
We Specialize in Promptly Serving Jobseekers with Greater Need
- Have a disability
- Are low income or receive public assistance
- Have experienced involvement in the justice system
- Are a veteran or are the spouse of a veteran
- Have any other barrier to education or employment
Free Online Training
- Want to further your education, but need flexibility?
- Need training that will make you more competitive?
- Want to open up your career options?
You can access free online career and technical education by registering for Metrix.
Why hire the formerly incarcerated?
EHSD is encouraging businesses to hire formerly incarcerated people. Statistics show more than 70 percent of formerly incarcerated people are unemployed in Contra Costa County. Consequently, more than 70 percent of people who get out of jail end up committing more crimes (burglary, drug trafficking) and go back to jail.