The report's principal findings include:

• Workforce investment will be increasingly important for maintaining economic prosperity in California.
  
  
• Workforce investment can best meet the needs of workers and employers by focusing on move-up strategies and career ladder development.
  
  
• New and innovative workforce partnerships are the key to success.
  
  
• Workforce partnerships should focus on 1) regional labor markets, 2) specific industry opportunities, 3) significant private sector involvement and 4) a key role for community colleges.
  
  
• California's workforce investment strategy should be universal, providing opportunities to all workers, but a good starting focus is on the working poor.