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March 27, 2017: Medtronic Neurovascular won its first workforce training contract worth $589,950 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) on Friday, March 24th in Sacramento at the Cal EPA building.

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Contact: Maura Halpenny Training Manager | Quality Systems Medtronic 9775 Toledo Way | Irvine, CA 92618 | USA Office +1.949.297.9619 | Mobile +1.949.560.7466 Maura.H.Halpenny@medtronic.com Medtronic Inc. (Parent), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is among the world’s largest medical technology, services and solutions companies – alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around […]

September 23, 2016: Keysight Technologies receives its first workforce training contract worth $432,000 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP).

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Contact: Nadine Rothermel Global Learning & Leadership Development Keysight Technologies 1400 Fountain Grove Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95604 Keysight Technologies, provides electronic measurement instruments and systems that are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronics equipment. The company originated in 1939 in the Hewlett-Packard organization and our legacy encompasses more than […]

August 30, 2015: California’s premier life sciences employer association, approves Herrera & Company as an exclusive M2M preferred management consulting firm for GO-Biz and ETP application development services.

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Contact: Christina Hwee State Government Relations California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) 1201 K Street, Ste 1840 Sacramento, CA 95814 California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is the leading voice for California’s life sciences sector. We work closely with industry, government, academia and other stakeholders to shape public policy, drive business solutions and grow California’s life sciences innovation […]

August 28, 2015: BioMarin Pharmaceuticals won a second workforce training contract worth $843,300 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) in Sacramento at the Cal EPA building.

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Founded in 1997 and based in Novato California, BioMarin is a global leader in the development, manufacturing and sale of innovative pharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions. BioMarin selects product candidates for diseases and conditions that represent a significant unmet medical need. The monies will subsidize direct employee training costs for BioMarin sponsored courses […]

August 28, 2015: Cepheid won its first workforce training contract worth $569,640 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) in Sacramento at the Cal EPA building.

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Contact: Tamanna Prashar Sr. Director, Consumables Operations Cepheid 904 Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Founded in 1998 and based in Sunnyvale California, Cepheid is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets fully integrated systems for testing in the clinical market, and non-clinical market. The company’s systems enable rapid, sophisticated molecular testing for organisms and […]

January 5, 2015 — The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced that the second application period of this fiscal year for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) starts January 5, 2015, with $75 million in tax credits available.

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The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced that the second application period of this fiscal year for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) starts January 5, 2015, with $75 million in tax credits available. The deadline to submit applications is February 2, 2015, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) and the online application website […]

January 24, 2014: CareFusion wins its first ETP contract worth $946,000 to train its front-line manufacturing, IT, and customer service employees at its four Southern California locations.

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Contact: Lindy Rodwell, RN Director, Sales Training 3750 Torrey View Court San Diego, CA 92130 ETP Funding $946,000 Founded in January 2009 and headquartered in San Diego California, CareFusion is a global medical technology company that manufactures IV infusion medical equipment, medication and supply dispensing equipment, respiratory care products, infection prevention products and surgical instruments […]

October 18, 2013: KLA won another workforce training contract worth $580,000 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) on Friday, October 18, 2013 in Sacramento.

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Contact: Efren Lopez Sr. Director Knowledge Services KLA One Technology Drive Milpitas, CA 94451 ETP Funding: $580,000 KLA won another workforce training contract worth $580,000 from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) on Friday, October 18, 2013 in Sacramento. The monies will supplement direct training costs for courses delivered to its front-line workers […]

June 21, 2013: Boston Scientific wins $690,000 in ETP training funds for its San Jose, Fremont, and Valencia manufacturing facilities.

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Contact: Arturo Araiza Production Training Supervisor Boston Scientific 47900 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538-6515 ETP Funding $750,000 Located across from the new Tesla Motors plant in Fremont, Boston Scientific is part of the growing manufacturing companies along the interstate 880 corridor. The company is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are […]

January 25, 2013: Covidien wins $599,000 workforce development funds to train front-line workers in manufacturing skills using classroom, productive lab, and on-line training delivery methodologies.

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Contact: Corey Walker Technical Training Manager Covidien 9775 Toledo Way Irvine, CA 92618 ETP Funding: $599,590 Covidien products manufactured in California are in the medical devices business segment of the company. These vascular therapy products include: neurovascular micro catheters, liquid embolics, embolic coils, flow restoration devices and flow diversion devices. One of the flagship products […]

January 25, 2013: Gilead Sciences wins funding to train front-line manufacturing workers at its San Dimas GMP facility to produce medicines to treat (HIV)/AIDS, liver diseases and respiratory conditions.

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Contact: Duval Capozzi Sr. Manager, Quality Training Gilead Sciences 650 Cliffside Drive San Dimas, CA 91773 ETP Funding: Open ended  Founded in 1987 and based in Foster City, Gilead is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Gilead’s products improve the care of patients suffering […]

Dameron Hospital wins third Healthcare-Job Creation training funds contract for RN training to continue the Governor’s state-wide initiative to address the shortage of high skilled nursing professionals

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Contact: Nicholas D. Arismendi Chief Operating Officer Dameron Hospital Association 525 W. Acacia Street Stockton, CA 95203 ARRA Funding: $600,000 Due to the on-going State budget crisis ETP has been receiving only a portion of its core funding and is now helping the Feds develop the billions of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars (aka […]

Agilent wins “open-ended” workforce training funding contract from ETP to train incumbent employees in life sciences…

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Contact: Nadine Rothermel, Global Learning and Leadership Development 30341 Goodspring Drive Agoura Hills, CA 91301 ETP Funding: $7.9 Million Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) is a manufacturer of products that sense, analyze, display and communicate data for use in the life sciences, chemical analysis, communications and electronics industries. The company as invested heavily in research and […]

Seagate Technology receives ETP approval for second company-wide workforce training proposal.

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Contact: Maria Wayne, Director, Leadership Development Seagate Technology 920 Disc Drive Scotts Valley, CA 95303 Telephone: (831) 439-2268 Fax: (408) 721-1584 Grant Amount: $1,530,000 Founded in 1979, Seagate Technology, headquartered in Scotts Valley, is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard computer disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, […]

National wins additional $499,000 in AB118 Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program monies from the ETP. The overall goal of AB118 is to transform California’s vehicles to meet the State’s climate change policies.

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Contact: Arjun Israni – Dir. of Business Process Group and National Semiconductor University 3693 Tahoe Way Santa Clara, CA 95052 Telephone: (408) 721-5169 Fax: (408) 721-1584 ETP Funding: $2,000,000 National Semiconductor makes integrated circuits that improve performance and energy efficiency in electronic systems with a diversified portfolio that includes power management circuits, audio and operational […]

Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) wins $250,000 in workforce training funds.

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Since 2005, Abbott Labs has received over $2.75 million in ETP funds for three principal manufacturing operations in the State. With manufacturing facilities located throughout California, Abbott Vascular, Abbott Diabetes Care, and Abbott Medical Optics are wholly owned subsidiaries of Abbott Labs, the 118 year old corporation whose principal business is the discovery, development, manufacture, […]

Abbott Diabetes Care receives approval of second ETP contract worth $500,000 to train 500 currently employed workers and new hires at its Alameda facility

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Contact: Tony Crea, Director of Human Resources Abbott Diabetes Care 1420 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 290 Alameda, CA 94502 ETP Funding $1.1 Million Founded in 2004 and based in Alameda, California, Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. ADC develops and manufactures several glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use […]