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Automotive and Childcare Industry to Benefit from Incumbent Worker Training Centralina WDB Provides More Local Economic Investment Dollars The Centralina Workforce Development Board is proud to fund two more employers for Incumbent Worker training. Radiator Specialty Company and Sunshine Station Child Development Center have each been awarded $37,500 to upgrade the skills of their current workforce. Radiator Specialty Company is located in Indian Trail (Union County) and employs 181 people at this facility. Radiator Specialty Company (RSC) is a manufacturer and distributor of automotive, plumbing and hardware, rubber, and traffic safety products in the United States, Canada and various international markets. Radiator sells its products primarily through retailers and warehouse distributors. Training for current employees will focus on ISO 9001 Business Quality Management (including Basic Introduction to ISO 9001:2000, Expert OJT, Internal Audit training, Documentation training, and Problem analysis). A total of 181 Radiator Specialty employees are scheduled for training. Radiator Specialty is receiving $37,500 in Incumbent Workforce Development funds through a contract with the Centralina WDB, based on the grant awarded June 8, 2005. Sunshine Station Child Development Center is also located in Indian Trail and employs 58 people. Sunshine Station Child Development Center is a childcare facility that provides childcare, education and parent training to children with and without special needs. Training for current employees will be divided into three components: Child Development; Early Intervention Infant-Toddler Specialist; and Administrator. Child Development classroom teachers' training will focus on early childhood education classes such as Curriculum Planning; Sanitation; Quality Enhancement; Health/Safety & Nutrition and Inclusion. Additional professional training would include CPR/First Aid; Playground Safety; Fire/Emergency and SIDS. Employees will be trained in Foreign and Sign Language. Early Intervention Infant-Toddler Specialists are required to meet a standard of competence for early intervention practices. They will attend 48 clock hours of professional training. Topics will include Infant Massage Techniques; Dynamic Orthotic Cranioplasty; Cortical Visual Impairment; Munchausen's by Proxy; Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Treatment; Child Abuse, Neglect and Visual Development. Administrators will attend Foreign and Sign Language, CPR/First Aid, Playground Safety, Fire/Emergency and SIDS classes. A total of 58 Sunshine Station employees are scheduled for training. Sunshine Station is receiving $37,500 in Incumbent Workforce Development funds through a contract with the Centralina WDB, based on the grant awarded June 8, 2005. Incumbent Worker training funds for the next fiscal year (2005-2006) will not be available until August 2005. The Centralina WDB will work with local businesses to submit new applications and for those who may wish to resubmit at that time. Please visit www.centralinaworks.com for updates regarding the program. For more information please contact David Hollars @ 704.348.2717 or dhollars@centralina.org. 
Grandparents
Fill the "GAPP" It is estimated that some 1,220 grandparents in Iredell County are responsible for the caregiving of grandchildren. That is half of all Iredell grandparents who live in households with one or more grandchildren under 18 years of age, a rate that exceeds regional and state averages. Estimates from the national 2000 Census report show that 42 percent of U.S. grandparents are caregivers, or people who have primary responsibility for their co-resident grandchildren. The figures and the responsibility are staggering.
Final selection for the awards will be made in late August. The awards will be presented at a banquet on October 27, 2005 at the Sheraton Four-Seasons/Koury Center in Greensboro, as part of the 2005 Workforce Development Partnership Conference, October 26-28, 2005. Congratulations to the outstanding participants and staff members that make the workforce development services in the Centralina region the best in the state! |
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Tom Neill can be contacted by e-mail at tom.neill@so-container.com. To contact Connie Todd, please e-mail her at connie.todd@carolinashealthcare.org. For more information about the Centralina Workforce Development Board, please visit www.centralinaworks.com.
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Until
recently there has been no organized support for these Iredell County
grandparents raising grandchildren. The additional burden of childcare
costs for those that may be on fixed incomes; the stress of parenting
a young child at a more mature age; legal issues surrounding adoption,
guardianship, foster care, medical care, insurance and other benefits;
and many other challenges face this population. The newly formed Grandparents
As Primary Parents (GAPP) Support Group is helping to address those
challenges.
Sponsoring
GAPP is the 
The
group meets from 1:30-2:30 p.m. each Friday to allow grandparents to
share their experiences, gain information that will help them in their
particular circumstances, and learn about community resources. Grandparents
may bring their children to a supervised playgroup that meets at the
same time. Grandparents are welcome to join the group at any time or
call 704-878-9980 for more information. 
Ron
Mahle was recently hired as the new existing industry coordinator for
the City of Monroe. He will be looking out for and promoting the interests
of major industries in Monroe. Congratulations to Ron! He can be reached
at 704.282.5780 or 
Congratulations
to Roy Young. Mr. Young is the Director of the Union County Department
of Social Services and was recently named DSS Director of the Year by
the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services.
You can congratulate him by e-mail at
The
Centralina Workforce Development Board is proud to support the nomination
of the following individuals for the 2005 Governor's Awards for Excellence
in Workforce Development:
The Centralina
Workforce Development Board is pleased to welcome two new Board members.
Mr. Tom Neill is the Human Resources Manager with Southern Container Corporation
in Mooresville. He represents private sector business and Iredell County.
Tom has worked in manufacturing for over 20 years and in human resources
for 11 years. He brings knowledge and expertise through his experience
working with the Davidson County Workforce Development Board. 
Ms.
Connie Todd is a Recruitment Specialist with Union Regional Medical Center
in Monroe. Along with her 13 years experience as a professional recruiter,
Connie also is a former educator. The Centralina Workforce Development
Board is excited to have new members that bring ideas and are willing
to commit to helping develop a highly skilled productive workforce for
the region. The Board appreciates the hard work and efforts that all Board
members contribute. 
Banking
on the visual attraction of real-life career options, the Salisbury-Rowan
Community Service Council held its first countywide "Truck
Day" on June 10, 2005. Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth
program stars from Rowan and Cabarrus counties completed their
Youth Summit week by attending Truck Day. The youth attentively
visited each truck to ask company representatives about the requirements
to work at their company, the types of jobs at the company, and
the skills needed to pursue a career in those fields. The City
of Salisbury Sanitation and Fire Departments, Time-Warner Cable,
Charlotte Trucking School, Piedmont Natural Gas, Rowan Public
Library and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts were only a few of the employers
that participated. The afternoon included an appreciation luncheon
for the youth and for the employers, including hotdogs and hamburgers,
on the lawn of Salisbury-Rowan Community Service Council. The
youth came away from the event with a true appreciation of the
many career options they have for the future. And, employers found
that the workforce of tomorrow is ready, willing, and able to
go to work! 
Mr.
Terrass Misher recently graduated from South Iredell High School
and is a North Carolina Scholar receiving a four-year scholarship
to the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Terrass is
a participant in the I-Care, Inc. Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
program and has excelled as a member of the National Technical
Honor Society. " I am so proud of Terrass and all his accomplishments,"
says Robert Barber, WIA Program case manager. Terrass will spend
the summer working as a summer camp counselor at First Baptist
Church in Garfield before heading off to Chapel Hill. 
Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) Youth participants from Lincoln County were
honored at an awards luncheon held on May 31, 2005 at Ryan's Restaurant
in Lincolnton. Among those recognized were Chris Reid and Nicole
Presnell. Chris and Nicole both graduated from Lincolnton High
School and received trophies from WIA Program case manager Ms.
Ali Cecchini for their accomplishments. Both students were also
awarded the National Technical Honor Society badge of honor. Chris
is planning to attend college in Atlanta, Georgia to study to
become a mortician. Nicole is a North Carolina Academic Scholar
and will be attending Gardner-Webb College this fall. She will
be studying to become a teacher. Several additional youth received
awards for their work with WIA Leadership Training and Community
Projects. All youth participants received a certificate of completion
for the year. 
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a representative from the Centralina Workforce Development Board.
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