tailieunhanh - LOS ANGELES COUNTY WORKFORCE PREPARATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVEMetal ManufacturingIn Los Angeles CountyPart I: An Industry Overview July 1999COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES CENTER

This report is produced by the Community Development Technologies Center, a regional nonprofit organization that provides training, applied research and technical assistance services in community economic development. CDTech is project director for the Los Angeles Regional Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Collaborative, a three-year pilot project to help establish an integrated workforce development system for the county. The work of the Collaborative is led by a Joint Management Committee made up of representatives from: the California Workers Assistance Program, AFL-CIO, the Department of Public Social Services for Los Angeles County, the Employment Development Department, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce,. | Los Angeles County Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Collaborative Metal Manufacturing In Los Angeles County Part I An Industry Overview July 1999 Community Development Technologies Center About This Report This report is produced by the Community Development Technologies Center a regional nonprofit organization that provides training applied research and technical assistance services in community economic development. CDTech is project director for the Los Angeles Regional Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Collaborative a three-year pilot project to help establish an integrated workforce development system for the county. The work of the Collaborative is led by a Joint Management Committee made up of representatives from the California Workers Assistance Program AFL-CIO the Department of Public Social Services for Los Angeles County the Employment Development Department Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles County Office of Education Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation Los Angeles Orange Counties Community Colleges Consortium and the South Bay Private Industry Council. The contents of this report are solely the responsibility of CDTech. For additional information about this report and the project itself please call Linda J. Wong at 213 763-2520 x 235. THE METAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AN OVERVIEW Introduction This overview of the Los Angeles metalworking industry was commissioned by the Los Angeles County Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Collaborative here after known as the Collaborative . The Collaborative is one of six regional projects established under California s Regional Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Act of 1997. The purpose of the legislation is to facilitate the implementation of a seamless integrated workforce development system by strengthening existing partnerships in economic development employment and training welfare reform and school reform. The goal