annual meeting 2010 presentation by adam peck
DESCRIPTION
Annual organizational review for 2010 by WIB Executive Director Adam PeckTRANSCRIPT
HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE
HIGHLIGHTS
o FOCUS ON YOUTH
o HEALTH CARE CAREER DAY
GREEN JOBS COMMITTEE
ACTIONS
o HOSTED JIM CASSIO, GREEN EXPERT
o RESIDENTIAL RETROFIT ACTION
CLINIC
MANUFACTURING COMMITTEE
ACTIONS
o QUARTERLY COUNTY-WIDE FORUMS
o CAREER LADDER FOR
MANUFACTURING
DOL NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANT
o $8.2 MILLION FOR CENTRAL VALLEY
o WIB SELECTED AS LEAD AGENCY
ALLIED HEALTH CARE GRANT
o $999,931 FOR TULARE COUNTY
o PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
ADULT SCHOOLS
FUNDING FOR VETERANS ASSISTANCE
o $145,000 FOR TRAINING VETS
o PARTNER WITH EDD AND VETERANS
ORGANIZATIONS
LOCAL NON-PROFITS NOW MANAGE ONE-
STOP CENTERS
o EXPERTISE WORKING WITH WIA CUSTOMERS
ADOPTED VIRTUAL ONE-STOP SYSTEM
oWWW.EMPLOYMENTCONNECT.ORG
oALIGNS SERVICES WITH LOCAL NEEDS
NEW MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
STRATEGIES
o BLOGS, FACEBOOK, TWITTER
ALLOCATIONS & EXPENDITURES
ARRA-FUNDED PROGRAMS
o INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS
o GROUPSIZE TRAINING – “BUYING A
CLASSROOM”
INNOVATIVE TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
o ELEVATE AMERICA PROGRAM SPONSORED
BY MICROSOFT
o ED2GO – VIRTUAL TRAINING IN HUNDREDS
OF SUBJECTS
LEVERAGED A VARIETY OF FUNDING FOR YOUTH
PROGRAMS
o WIB, ARRA, AND HHSA EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY
FUNDS
3,500 YOUTH INTRODUCED TO POTENTIAL
CAREERS
o YOUTH RECEIVED PRE-WORK TRAINING AND
PREPARATION
o WORK ASSIGNMENTS GAVE 150 HOURS OF PAID
EXPERIENCE
NEW RAPID RESPONSE TOOLBOX
CREATED
o CONSISTENT MESSAGE TO
DISLOCATED WORKERS
o WORKERS NOW RECEIVE IMMEDIATE
CONSULTATION
INNOVATIVE, EFFICIENT TOOLS
IMPLEMENTED
o INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC JOB FAIRS
o CAN BE ORGANIZED FASTER, LESS
COST
