News & Notes

Work Based Learning

On October 27, WorkOne hosted Exective Director, Darrel Zeck and Senior Director Carrie Lively of the recently created Office of Work Based Learning.

In events held at the Area 30 Career Center in Greencastle and the Ohio Building in Terre Haute, local school administrators, employers and local officials heard from Darrel and Carrie about increasing Work Based Learning,  apprenticeship and internship opportunities in our area.  Photo Gallery

Media Coverage:

Terre Haute Tribune Star

https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/state-official-indiana-must-strengthen-workforce/article_fd260448-d4a0-52d9-be7e-699760cf1271.html

WTWO-TV2

https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/filling-the-vacancies/1550022600

Manufacturing Day 2018

Manufacturing Day is the nation’s largest one-day celebration of manufacturing. The Western Indiana Workforce Development Board and the Vigo County School Corporation are partnering to provide approximately forty middle and high school counselors with a view of today’s advanced manufacturing environment and an opportunity to learn more about the numerous related career pathways available to students. Counselors come from schools in Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties were invited to attend the day’s events. Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett has signed a proclamation declaring Friday, October 5, 2018 “Manufacturing Day” in the city.

Did you know: 

• Advanced Manufacturing plays a critical part in the economic prosperity and a quality standard of living in Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois.
• Advanced Manufacturing employs 17% of all workers in the Indiana/Illinois Bi-state Workforce Region, which includes Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana and, Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois.
• Advanced Manufacturing has a multiplier effect on the U.S. economy in which every dollar in final sales of manufacturing goods adds $1.48 in economic output from other sectors of the economy.
• Advanced Manufacturing drives innovation, giving American workers the tools and processes to remain the most productive in the world.
• Advanced Manufacturing continued prosperity depends on the promotion of educational and vocational opportunities that align workforce and economic development resources with employment opportunities.

For more information about manufacturing, please click here.   

To view photos from this year's Manufacturing Day click here.

Modification of Local Plan 3.0 Available for Review and Comment

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Modification of Local Plan Available for Review and Comment

2017 Partner Conference

On Friday December 1st, Vincennes University as our Region's One Stop Operator, planned and hosted the annual Partner Conference at the MCL Banquet Center.  The conference brought together service providers from our region to discuss recent updates and to network.

Workforce Development Board Executive Director Lisa Lee started the program by welcoming everyone and introducing our first guest speaker for the day, Indiana State Senator Jon Ford who represents Indiana District 38.  Senator Ford provided updates to the Governor's Workforce Plan. 

The group then heard updates from:

• Rod Dowell - Ivy Tech and the Next Level Jobs program
• Cindy Lydick - WorkOne services
• Lora Rivera - Vocational Rehabilitation Services in our Region
• Representatives from all of the Adult Education providers in our region

After lunch the group welcomed United Way Executive Director Richard Payonk. Richard provided a great talk about how United Way is evolving as an organization and how they are adapting their model to continue to provide resources to help solve problems in our community.

Nichelle Washington of the Hamilton Center gave an update to their programs and then introduced, Jessica Nevill as the final speaker of the day.  Jessica gave a presentation and discussion about the importance of managing change.  As organizations, we are all faced with change.  And as leaders, how we help our staff adapt to change is a key component of our continued success.  Jessica provided many examples and a lot of good ideas were shared.

Thank you to all who participated in this year's conference!

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