Program Overview

Our Approach

Building Skills Partnership (BSP) strives to level the playing field for California's property service in low-wage industries (janitors & airport workers) by providing opportunities to fully address the unique barriers immigrant workers and their families face in realizing the benefits of social, civic, and economic integration.

Core Strategies

Workforce Development

BSP's Workforce Development programs provide workers with the skills needed by employers and the economic market to have relevant and successful abilities in the workplace. 

The Infectious Disease Certification program is geared to equip janitors with the knowledge to protect their own health & safety and also building occupants. BSP’s ADVANCE curriculum is an intensive vocational ESL and job skills program geared to meet the needs of the industry for a skillful workforce while meeting the individual’s needs for basic English. Additionally, BSP's Green Janitor Education Program (GJEP) trains and certifies janitors in green maintenance practices to help meet the most current energy, water, and environmental sustainability standards. 

Furthermore, BSP’s Digital Literacy program helps to close the digital skills gap and enables janitors to further their career opportunities and access vital online services. BSP also offers programs for workers at LAX. The Passenger Service Worker Emergency Preparedness Program for Los Angeles International Airport programs addresses the rising concerns of various emergencies and incidents that have occurred at airports worldwide. 

Immigrant Inclusion

BSP’s Immigrant Inclusion programs help property service workers in low-wage industries obtain resources to socially integrate and participate in their community and US society at large.

BSP provides Citizenship and Civic Engagement programs to support and guide immigrant workers in their journey to becoming naturalized citizens. Through BSP’s Financial Capability Program, workers learn financial skills such as asset building and also receive financial coaching and free tax preparation. These programs help immigrant families create positive financial habits, access the financial mainstream and achieve financial security. Also, through BSP's English-as-a-Second Language curriculum (ESL), workers learn English language acquisition to achieve upward mobility and to successfully integrate into U.S. society.

Community Advancement

BSP’s Community Advancement programs develop and enhance partnerships with workers,  schools, colleges, universities, businesses, and community-based organizations to respond to the educational, workforce training, and economic development needs of the community.

BSP offers a comprehensive, linguistically and culturally competent Health & Wellness program that offers opportunities for property service workers and their families. BSP’s Parent Education and Engagement program aims to improve educational opportunities for the children of low-wage workers. Through a series of educational workshops, museum trips, and college visits, the program is training a cohort of workers to be advocates for their children’s education. BSP’s Mike Garcia Scholarship relieves the financial burden for first-generation, low-income students and children of low-wage workers to achieve their dreams of a higher