OPINION Promising jobs future in San Bernardino County

Promising jobs future in San Bernardino County ? San Bernardino Sun

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Promising jobs future in San Bernardino County

A worker manufactures steel parts in the maintenance mill at California Steel Industries in Fontana. (File photo by Rachel Luna, The Sun/SCNG)

By TONY MYRELL |

PUBLISHED: April 13, 2019 at 4:00 pm | UPDATED: April

13, 2019 at 7:50 pm

New research affirms what we've known in San Bernardino County for several years -- that we have fast become Southern California's hub for

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emerging 21st-century employment opportunities.

The Workforce Roadmap study, conducted for the county's Workforce Development Board (WDB), shows that manufacturing, logistics and healthcare will account for 55 percent of all job growth here in the coming years.

Impressively, San Bernardino County is outpacing the state in terms of manufacturing growth and has emerged as the nation's leading hub for logistics and goods movement.

Preparing workers to do those jobs is something we all have a stake in.

As an example, the Workforce Roadmap report shows that San Bernardino County's labor force participation rate among prime working-age adults has been trending down, particularly among those with less than a high school education.

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The report notes that if we raise that participation rate to that of neighboring counties, an additional 33,000 to 108,000 jobs could be filled with local talent.

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To accomplish this will take the collaboration and SPONSORED CONTENT

support of government, education, nonprofits and businesses themselves -- something WDB has taken the lead on through programs such as on- Shifts in Leadership Don't Have to Be the-job training and GenerationGo!, which providesDisruptive: Here's What to Do students with training and hands-on experience in By First Republic Bank real-world jobs.

These kinds of programs are creating a pipeline of

qualified workers ready to meet the needs of

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The timing of all of this couldn't be better. In recent

months, several economic and workforce-related 11

studies have underscored the underlying

opportunities that exist in San Bernardino County 12

and the Inland Empire as a whole.

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We've emerged as one of the most robust population and employment centers in the country for several reasons -- great quality of life, affordability and a workforce and career development infrastructure that's becoming a model for other communities.

We're taking none of that for granted, however.

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Vision2Succeed initiative just launched by the Countywide Vision project is designed to build even stronger partnerships that allow us to maximize the opportunities ahead of us by strengthening the skills of the local workforce.

If you're an employer or educational institution, please join us in this effort.

Our workforce and economic development staffs are eager to connect you and fulfill the promise of economic prosperity that's right here in front of us.

This is truly an extraordinary time for our county and our region. The challenges of the past are being addressed -- and boldly so -- by forwardthinking leaders working together to create new opportunities for businesses and career seekers.

With your help, nothing can stand in our way.

Tony Myrell is chairman of the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board.

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San Bernardino students work with Garner Holt to build animatronic people, animals, and even a space alien ? San Bernardino...

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San Bernardino students work with Garner Holt to build animatronic people, animals, and even a space alien

Garner Holt, center, checks out animatronic projects by Arroyo Valley High School students at his plant in Redlands. (Courtesy of Garner Holt Education Through Imagination)

By FIELDING BUCK | fbuck@ | The Press-Enterprise

PUBLISHED: April 12, 2019 at 11:45 am | UPDATED: April 12, 2019 at 12:51 pm

A group of students from San Bernardino's Arroyo Valley High School spent their spring break working on research projects. But the week was more fun than it sounds. The teens were building robotic people, animals, and even a space creature that talk and move in brief theme park-style shows.

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