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ETA News Release: [07/14/2005]
Contact Name: David
James or Mike Volpe
Phone Number: 202-693-4676 or x3984
Release Number: 05-1307-NAT
Labor Department Presents Second Recognition of Excellence Honors
Recipients Showcased at Workforce Innovations 2005
PHILADELPHIA — Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment
and Training Emily Stover DeRocco presented the second annual Recognition
of Excellence (ROE) honors in Philadelphia this week at Workforce Innovations
2005. These honors recognize job training programs from around the nation
that have achieved outstanding success. Five first-place honorees — from
Farmington, N.M.; Alameda and San Mateo counties, Calif.; West Palm Beach,
Fla.; Rowan and Cabarrus counties, N.C.; Atlantic/Cape May counties, N.J.
— were selected from more than 100 applicant organizations nationwide.
“This year's Recognition of Excellence honorees exemplify the workforce
system's capacity to develop new approaches for equipping workers with the
skills necessary to compete in the global economy,” said DeRocco. “These
projects and the people behind them offer examples of success that colleagues
in education and job training can replicate to meet workforce needs throughout
the country.”
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) presents ROE honors in
five categories. The “Educating America's 21st Century Workforce” category
recognizes innovative and effective strategies to prepare workers for
the challenges that require higher skills and more education.
Honorees in the “Building an Industry/Business Driven Workforce Investment
System” category respond to the needs of business, while preparing a skilled
workforce for continued job growth.
The “e3 Partnerships” category recognizes the value of projects that demonstrate
sustained partnerships among employers, educators and economic development
leaders, a practice ETA calls the “Power of e3.”
“Recognizing the Demographics of the Workforce,” the fourth category, highlights
organizations that effectively address the critical need to find ways to
integrate every available worker into the labor force. Honorees in this category
provide effective services to special populations, including individuals
with disabilities, those with limited English proficiency, homeless individuals
and migrant farm workers.
The final category, “Serving Out-of-School Youth,” recognizes innovative
techniques and collaboration with business, industry and essential partners
in workforce and economic development to solve the education, training and
hiring challenges of serving out-of-school young adults.
CATEGORY 1: Education America's 21st Century
Workforce
This category recognizes innovative and effective
strategies to prepare workers for the challenges that require higher
skills and more education.
- 1st Place Honoree: San Juan College for Regional Energy Training Center
- Farmington, NM
- Honorable Mention: Forsyth Tech Community College for Textiles to Technology:
Developing a Biotechnology Workforce for the Western Piedmont - Winston-Salem, NC
- Honorable Mention: Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership for Advanced
Manufacturing Training in Lean Manufacturing - Beaverton, Ore.
CATEGORY 2: Building an Industry/Business Driven
Workforce Investment System
The honorees in this category respond
to the needs of business, while preparing a skilled workforce for continued
job growth.
- 1st Place Honoree: Alameda County Workforce Investment Board for Bay
Area Biotech Consortium, Career Path Project - Alameda and San Mateo
Counties, Calif.
- Honorable Mention: Workforce Alliance for High-Growth Education and
Learning Tracks in Healthcare (H.E.A.L.T.H.) Careers - South Central,
Conn.
- Honorable Mention: Central Piedmont Community College for Build Charlotte
- Charlotte, NC
CATEGORY 3: e3 Partnerships
This category confers value
in projects that demonstrate sustained partnerships among employers, educators
and economic development leaders - ETA's "Power of e3."
1st Place Winner:
- 1st Place Honoree: Academy for Practical Nursing and Health Occupations
for P.R.O.M.I.S.E. - West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Honorable Mention: Community
College of Denver for CNA-to-LPN Program - Denver, Colo.
- Honorable
Mention: Workforce Florida, Inc. for CHOICE - Okaloosa
County, Fla.
CATEGORY 4: Recognizing Special Populations in the Workforce
This
category highlights organizations that effectively address the critical
need to find ways to integrate every available worker into the labor force.
- 1st Place Honoree: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College for The Pillowtex
Project - Rowan and Cabarrus Counties, NC
- Honorable Mention: Texas Workforce Commission for First Generation
College Student Pilot Project - State of Texas
- Honorable Mention: Utah Department of Workforce Services for Transition
to Adult Living – Youth in Foster Care - State of Utah
CATEGORY 5: Serving Out-of-School Youth This category
recognizes innovative techniques and collaboration with business, industry
and essential partners in workforce and economic development to solve the
education, training and hiring challenges of serving out-of-school young
adults.
- 1st Place Honoree: Atlantic/Cape May Workforce Investment Board for
Youth Career-Advancement Program-Allied Health - Atlantic/Cape May Counties,
NJ
- Honorable Mention: Snohomish County Workforce Development Council for
Project REACH - Snohomish County, Wash.
- Honorable
Mention: Cassadaga Job Corps Center for Cassadaga Job Corps-CVS Pharmacy
Tech Training Partnership - Cassadaga, NY
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