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Highlighting the CDCR Upward Mobility Program

men and women sit around a table discussing the CDCR upward mobility program.
The Upward Mobility Unit works to help employees in certain eligible classifications to promote.

CDCR has a program dedicated to offering dynamic learning and growth opportunities for employees: The Upward Mobility Program.

This unit offers assistance to eligible employees in certain classifications who have demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities that would allow them to advance to higher-paying technical, professional and administrative classifications.

Upward Mobility Program: Learning opportunities for staff

Learn more about the program in this video:

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