Workforce Investment Board members, Duane Whitley, Doug Rooks and Ronald Burkett, attended the annual Workforce Investment Board training held on St. Simons Island, August 26 - August 28.
The training is held annually to allow Workforce Investment Board (WIB) members the opportunity to come together to identify key issues and to develop detailed work plans to achieve the goals established for the WIB. Mayor Billy Trapnell, City of Metter, was the keynote speaker for this year’s event. He talked about ways to provide the valuable services offered through Workforce Development with limited funding.
WIB Members Duane Whitley and Doug Rooks, who attended the Board Training.
WIB Members attend Board Training
The local board is composed of elected officials with a private business sector majority. Region Nine is the largest geographical workforce area in the state. The board oversees and makes decisions regarding how WIA funds are allocated over the seventeen county region. Workforce Development offers many services through various programs such as On-the-Job Training (OJT), Individual Training Accounts (ITA), Year-Round Youth Programs, and the One-Stop system.
The One-Stop system is an important part of WIA. The Appling County One-Stop is located at Altamaha Technical College, 1334 Golden Isles Parkway West in Baxley. Job seekers can use the computer lab to search and apply for jobs and, work on their resume in order to be well prepared for any openings they find. In this economy, jobs are not always easy to come by, and these services are here to help the community. Employer services and resources are also available.
OJT is designed to give the employer an incentive to hire employees that do not have all of the specific skills and/or knowledge needed to work within their company. The customer gains knowledge and skills to competently fulfill the requirements of that position while receiving a paycheck from the employer. The employer is reimbursed using a sliding scale to compensate for the time and extraordinary effort it takes to train the under skilled worker.
Another program that is of considerable worth to employers is the ITA program. Through this program, customers receive training from eligible training providers, such as Technical Colleges. WIA funds may pay for the remaining balance of tuition and books after the HOPE and PELL grants are exhausted. ITA customers must maintain a full-time class schedule. Once the ITA customer has completed their program of study, they are readily available for hire to businesses that are searching for qualified employees.
The Youth Program is beneficial to both youth and employers. One of the main goals of this program is to encourage the attendance and completion of high school. They may also work at local businesses paid out of WIA funds to gain experience and skills they will need throughout life.
The Heart of Georgia Regional Commission in Eastman, and Job Training Unlimited, Inc., hosted the training. Job Training Unlimited, Inc., is the administrative entity for WIA funds and works under the supervision of the grant recipient, the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission, Alan Mazza, Executive Director.
For more information concerning WIA and the services available, visit www.region9wib.org or call Job Training Unlimited, Inc. at 800-503-0204. This is an equal opportunity employer/program.
The One-Stop system is an important part of WIA. The Appling County One-Stop is located at Altamaha Technical College, 1334 Golden Isles Parkway West in Baxley. Job seekers can use the computer lab to search and apply for jobs and, work on their resume in order to be well prepared for any openings they find. In this economy, jobs are not always easy to come by, and these services are here to help the community. Employer services and resources are also available.
OJT is designed to give the employer an incentive to hire employees that do not have all of the specific skills and/or knowledge needed to work within their company. The customer gains knowledge and skills to competently fulfill the requirements of that position while receiving a paycheck from the employer. The employer is reimbursed using a sliding scale to compensate for the time and extraordinary effort it takes to train the under skilled worker.
Another program that is of considerable worth to employers is the ITA program. Through this program, customers receive training from eligible training providers, such as Technical Colleges. WIA funds may pay for the remaining balance of tuition and books after the HOPE and PELL grants are exhausted. ITA customers must maintain a full-time class schedule. Once the ITA customer has completed their program of study, they are readily available for hire to businesses that are searching for qualified employees.
The Youth Program is beneficial to both youth and employers. One of the main goals of this program is to encourage the attendance and completion of high school. They may also work at local businesses paid out of WIA funds to gain experience and skills they will need throughout life.
The Heart of Georgia Regional Commission in Eastman, and Job Training Unlimited, Inc., hosted the training. Job Training Unlimited, Inc., is the administrative entity for WIA funds and works under the supervision of the grant recipient, the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission, Alan Mazza, Executive Director.
For more information concerning WIA and the services available, visit www.region9wib.org or call Job Training Unlimited, Inc. at 800-503-0204. This is an equal opportunity employer/program.
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