Skip to content
Subscribe Donate
Report/Research

Skills Mapping in the Central Valley

This report, one of a series, examines how The Wonderful Company and its partners are using skills mapping to ensure that high school, college, and work-based learning experiences prepare students for high-paying careers in agriculture.

May 1, 2016

At a Glance

This report, one of a series, examines how The Wonderful Company and its partners are using skills mapping to ensure that high school, college, and work-based learning experiences prepare students for high-paying careers in agriculture.

Contributors
Thad Nodine
Topics

In California’s Central Valley, the agriculture industry is growing, offering high-paying, family-sustaining careers. Despite this opportunity, few young people in the region have the skills necessary to gain employment in the field and meet employers’ needs.

This series details how The Wonderful Company, together with JFF, is tackling this skills gap through the Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep program. Its vision is to prepare youth for college and career success, and cultivate tomorrow’s leaders in agriculture, business, science, and technology.

Related Content

Report/Research

Getting Ahead at School

Students in The Wonderful Company’s Agriculture Career Prep program show impressive gains, as 89% of participating freshman are on track for a college degree. This report, one of a series, offers five key principals to…

September 1, 2016
Report/Research

Job Shadowing in Agriculture

Job shadowing can inspire students and expand their knowledge of job opportunities, so they make better career decisions. This report, one of a series, explores the effective job shadowing model used by Wonderful Agriculture Career…

September 1, 2016
Project

Pathways to Prosperity

We are boldly reimagining how U.S. education and workforce systems meet state and regional talent needs and prepare young people for careers. We are boldly reimagining how U.S. education and workforce systems meet state and…

April 18, 2018