Hundreds of job seekers attended Madera Workforce Investment Corporation’s annual job fair, giving more than 60 employers access to the talent pool in our region.

$20,000 grant from Wells Fargo will support high school equivalency test preparation to help the nearly 50% of Madera County residents with less than a high school education obtain their diploma.

The California Workforce Development Board and the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency announced the award of five grants to local workforce boards to support pilot “Workforce Navigator” programs over the next 18 months.