Building Skills Partnership is a non-profit organization and a unique collaboration between responsible businesses and the Service Employees International Union – USWW to build a strong future for low-wage service workers and their families by advancing skills, opportunities and self-sufficiency.
BSP’s mission is to improve the quality of life and advancement of building services workers, their families and our communities by providing quality educational opportunities and job skills training. The BSP serves over 3500 workers statewide each year by offering Vocational Courses, Computer Literacy, Citizenship Classes, Health Education, Parent Education workshops and other training topics to the janitors and service workers who work hard every day and night to keep California’s businesses clean and safe.
Website: www.buildingskills.org
Video on winning James Irvine Leadership Award: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rV8eaS_fuY&list=PLP7-n98oMxBiFCEiutDaJct2GrcYENd6g
Video on winning Migration Policy Institute award: http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/winners-BSP.cfm