Solano Employment Connection Fairfield

What Solano Employment Connection Fairfield does

The Workforce Development Board of Solano County (dba WDB Solano / America's Job Center of California) is a public, government-funded workforce development organization headquartered in Fairfield, California, operating under the authority of Solano County Government. Its core function is delivering free job placement, job training, and career services to job seekers alongside hiring support, layoff aversion, and customized business services to employers. Service delivery runs through two physical Career Centers (Fairfield at 500 Chadbourne Road and Vallejo at 1440 Marin Street), mobile outreach at libraries and community sites, and a growing set of virtual and hybrid workshops covering resume writing, interview preparation, professional development, digital job search strategies, and free typing tests with certificates. The organization also hosts the Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center, providing no-cost business consulting to entrepreneurs and SMBs across both counties.

Revenue mechanics are entirely grant-driven rather than commercial. Primary funding flows from Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs administered through the California Employment Development Department and the U.S. Department of Labor, with FY2024-25 WIOA base budgets of approximately $4.3 million across Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, Rapid Response, and Layoff Aversion streams. Supplemental funding includes $7.04 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars routed through the County of Solano, plus multiple California Workforce Development Board grants - HIRE Initiative ($1.44M), RERP ($1.30M), DOR-AJCC Collaboration ($502K), and P2E 2.0 ($443K) - plus a $25K EFAC apprenticeship grant via South Bay Workforce Investment Board. All services are provided at no cost to job seekers and businesses; priority is given to veterans and eligible spouses.

Technology footprint is deliberately minimal: the organization is not a software product company, has no disclosed API or AI capabilities, and its only notable digital initiative is a Client Portal in development. Core capabilities are human-delivered career coaching, case management, and convening of community hiring events such as the Vallejo Career Fair featuring 30+ local employers. Partnerships with Kaiser Permanente, Solano Community College, the NorCal SBDC network, and the America's Job Center of California ecosystem provide the underlying community reach. Reported FY2024-25 impact metrics include 17,156 job seekers served and a 40% training-related placement rate, with $55,785 invested in Solano County business talent needs.

Name

Solano Employment Connection Fairfield

Legal name

Workforce Development Board of Solano County

Website

https://solanoemployment.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Workforce Development Board of Solano County (dba WDB Solano) is a public, government-funded workforce development organization providing free job placement, training, and business services to job seekers and employers across Solano and Napa Counties, California, through WIOA and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Labor, Employment Standards & Workforce Development Administration (BPAIABAN), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM), Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Job placement assistance
• Career training programs
• Small business consulting
• Employment resource network

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. WIOA Program Funding: Primary funding from Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants via California Employment Development Department (EDD) using Department of Labor funding. WIOA Programs are fully funded by federal grants.
2. State Workforce Development Grants: Additional state funding through California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) including HIRE Initiative ($1,443,574), P2E 2.0 ($443,305), RERP ($1,300,000), and DOR-AJCC Collaboration ($501,850).
3. ARPA Funding: American Rescue Plan Act funding through County of Solano for workforce and small business programs totaling $7,041,455 from Department of Treasury.
4. Federal Apprenticeship Funding: Expanding Flexible Apprenticeship in California (EFAC) program funded by South Bay Workforce Investment Board through Department of Labor grant ($25,000).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Workforce Development Board of Solano County (WDB Solano) operates America's Job Center of California affiliate centers in Fairfield and Vallejo, delivering free job placement, job training, career coaching, resume and interview workshops, and business hiring support to job seekers and employers. Services are fully funded by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants, state workforce development grants, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocations, with priority of services to veterans and eligible spouses.

Product overview

The Workforce Development Board of Solano County (WDB Solano) operates as a workforce development organization, not a software product company. The organization provides a unified system of employment services through its America's Job Center of California network. Services include Career Centers offering job search assistance, adult and youth workforce programs, business services, Rapid Response for layoffs, the Solano ERN® employment resource network, and a Small Business Development Center. The portfolio also includes career workshops (resume writing, interview skills, professional development), career fairs, and typing tests with certificates. The organization is funded through WIOA grants and state/federal programs, and serves job seekers and businesses throughout Solano County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center: Small business development center supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses with tools and insights to start, grow, and pivot their businesses, serving Solano and Napa Counties.

Products and services

• Career Centers (Job Centers)

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,156 job seekers served in FY2024-25
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Solano-Napa SBDCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Hosted by WDB of Solano County since January 2019, providing small business development services to Solano and Napa Counties for over 20 years.
• America's Job Center of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud partner of America's Job Center of California network, providing coordinated workforce development services at the local level.
• NorCal SBDC NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolano-Napa SBDC is part of the greater NorCal SBDC network, providing small business development services across the region.
• 707 Week / 707 DaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Vallejo Career Fair celebration of 707 Week, featuring 30+ local employers for community hiring event.
• Kaiser PermanenteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of WDB Vallejo Career Fair event supporting workforce development in the community.
• Solano Community CollegecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host and sponsor for Vallejo Career Fair; partner in workforce development initiatives.
• Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through DOR-AJCC program for employment services to individuals with disabilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County: Adjacent California county workforce development board operating America's Job Center-affiliated career centers under the same WIOA framework, serving a comparable suburban Bay Area population with the same funding mix and program portfolio.
• Workforce Development Board of Alameda County: Another Bay Area WDB operating under identical WIOA and California's WIOA Title I-III structure, running AJCC career centers, business services, and youth/adult programs for a metropolitan population.
• San Diego Workforce Partnership: California's largest WDB-funded workforce nonprofit running career centers, sector partnerships, and employer services under WIOA grants - directly comparable in mission, funding model, and service mix to WDB Solano.
• Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board: The largest WDB in California operating America's Job Centers serving LA County; comparable in regulatory mandate, WIOA funding structure, and service portfolio (adult, youth, business services, SBDC-type programs).

Broad incumbents

• America's Job Center of California (statewide network): The statewide AJCC umbrella under which WDB Solano operates; provides the CalJobs platform and the funding funnel through which WIOA dollars flow, making it the governing incumbent for the network WDB Solano belongs to.
• California Workforce Development Board (CWDB): State-level body that disburses state workforce grants (HIRE, RERP, P2E) and sets policy for local WDBs including Solano's; a broader incumbent that funds and regulates the subject organization's higher-margin programs.
• Goodwill Industries of the Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada (workforce programs): Nonprofit operating workforce development, job training, and career services across Northern California with similar target populations (barriers to employment, justice-involved, youth) - a broader incumbent operating a portfolio that overlaps WDB Solano's mission.
• Robert Half International: Large national staffing and permanent placement firm serving the same Bay Area employer and job-seeker market as WDB Solano but operating on commercial placement fees rather than WIOA grants. Comparable as a job-matching and employer-services peer but distinct business model.

Others

• NorCal Small Business Development Center Network: The umbrella SBDC network of which WDB Solano's Solano-Napa SBDC is a host site; an ecosystem partner providing the federal SBDC infrastructure, advisor training, and resources the subject organization leverages for its small business service line.

Emerging players

• Year Up (Year Up United): National nonprofit providing intensive workforce training and job placement for young adults facing economic opportunity gaps - comparable target population and outcomes focus to WDB Solano's Youth Programs, with a more specialized curriculum model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/solanowdb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workforce-development-board-of-solano-county
• Instagraminstagram.com/solanowdb

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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