The California Insurance Careers Program (CA-ICP) is a statewide initiative that unites community colleges, workforce investment boards, businesses, and the K-12 system.

Actively involved partners include 17 community colleges, 9 Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), 30 businesses (including several of California's largest insurance companies), and employer associations representing over 4,500 businesses statewide with extensive linkages to national networks.This program is funded in part by a grant awarded under the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants,as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration.

The program combines the insurance industry knowledge and resource base of the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West and the Insurance Educational Association. Both groups have extensive experience developing traditional and online insurance professional training programs. Solano Community College is taking a lead role in managing the California Insurance Careers Program.

Initially, four community colleges across the state launched the insurance specialization courses in fall 2006. Today, approximately 20 community colleges are making plans to offer insurance classes in Spring 2009. The initiative includes all of the necessary participants -- students, employers, and educators -- to ensure a long-term successful program.