Building Skills Partnership

BSP Awarded $80,000 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation for Workplace ESL Training

The Building Skills Partnership received an $80,000 grant to continue providing training for janitors and other building service workers by providing vocational English classes at leading Silicon Valley companies. As a result of this generous grant, the BSP will be able to provide vocational English as a Second Language training ...

RADIO BILINGUE highlights BSP’s Computer classes for Silicon Valley Janitors

BSP’s closing of the digital divide through computer classes for janitors in Silicon Valley was featured on December 9, 2011 on Radio Bilingue “Noticiero Latino”. Radio Bilingue is a network of radio stations with news, community information, and music and cultural programming in Spanish. During the broadcast, our student Roman ...

TCWF Awards $210,000 for Health and Wellness Training

The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) has awarded the BSP a grant totaling $210,000 to provide property service workers occupational and preventative general health trainings, health screenings or health fairs. In collaboration with employers, this funding will allow for the BSP to generate and implement a leadership development model, also known ...

Microsoft Features the BSP as a Model Program in Catalyst Magazine

Catalyst, a publication by Microsoft’s Corporate Citizenship Program, featured an article highlighting the BSP as a model workforce development and training program. “Microsoft is pleased to partner with the BSP to support their efforts in workforce training and skills development. These efforts are aligned with Microsoft’s global effort to support ...

BSP Building Strong Futures: Video

View a video of the BSP program and its success in providing training to property service workers in California. The video highlights current participants, as well as former participants' success in meeting their personal goal of learning English.