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Capital Area Welcomes New Board Members
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Janet Holliday-Cashwell, Duke Raleigh Hospital |
Capital Area Workforce Development Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Holliday-Cashwell to the Board. Janet is the Administrative Director of Employee Services with Duke Raleigh Hospital. Her arrival is part of a focused effort to support the Healthcare Industry, which is expected to continue to experience high job growth over the next 5 years in the Capital Area. Janet will serve as a private sector representative on the Board.
CAWDB is also pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Woodard to the Board. Joy is the Director of Career and Technical Education with Johnston County Schools. Joy will serve as the Johnston County representative for secondary education.
CAWDB is delighted to have both Janet and Joy join the Board. For more information on Board membership and openings, contact Sara Davarbakhsh at: sara.davarbakhsh@wakegov.com. |
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Save the Date...2012 Youth Summit
 | | 2011 Youth Summit at Wake Tech |
Capital Area Workforce Development Board is holding the 2012 Annual Youth Summit on March 6 at Wake Technical Community College's main campus. This year's theme was developed by Youth Service participants and is titled 'We Run the World - Celebrating Youth, Education and Employment.
To learn more about this year's Annual Youth Summit, or to take part contact Trenice Cutler at: trenice.cutler@wakegov.com. |
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Youth Going Green Project Continues to Make Tremendous Strides
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Participants
standing next to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
The 'Youth Going Green' project (Capital Area's demonstration 'green' training-to-employment program for youth ages 17-21) continues to make tremendous strides in educating and preparing youth for careers in the sustainable energy field. Twenty three out of twenty seven youth participants have obtained their GED since September 2011, and seventeen participants graduated from the 'Weatherization for Youth' course at NCSU.
On January 12-13, ten of the most outstanding youth participants were selected to attend a trip to Washington, D.C. The participants had a great educational and cultural experience and for some of them this was their first trip to the nation's capital.
For more information about the 'Youth Going Green' project please contact Brian Mitchell at: Brian.mitchell@wakegov.com. |
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Encouraging Signs of Economic Recovery
Wake County
The number of persons employed in Wake County increased by 6,529 people in November 2011 compared with the same time last year. This is a positive change that contributes to a decrease in the unemployment rate by 0.3%, and a trend that has continued since August 2011 for Wake County.
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Statistic |
November 2010 |
November 2011 |
YTD Change | |
Size of Labor Force |
454,505 |
460,138 |
+5,633 | |
Persons Employed |
419,003 |
425,532 |
+6,529 | |
Persons Unemployed |
35,502 |
34,606 |
-896 | |
Unemployment Rate |
7.8% |
7.5% |
-0.3% |
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
http://eslmi40.esc.state.nc.us/ThematicLAUS/clfasp/CLFaasy.asp
Johnston County
The number of persons employed in Johnston County increased by 1,097 people in November 2011 compared with the same time last year. This is a positive change that contributes to a decrease in the unemployment rate by 0.6%, and a trend that has continued since August 2011 for Johnston County.
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Statistic |
November 2010 |
November 2011 |
YTD Change | |
Size of Labor Force |
77,532 |
78,245 |
+713 | |
Persons Employed |
70,358 |
71,455 |
+1,097 | |
Persons Unemployed |
7,174 |
6,790 |
-384 | |
Unemployment Rate |
9.3% |
8.7% |
-0.6% |
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
http://eslmi40.esc.state.nc.us/ThematicLAUS/clfasp/CLFaasy.asp |
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Culinary Training Partnership Celebrates First Graduates
 | | Cyber Cafe 'Class of 2011' Graduates |
The Cyber Café, a Food and Beverage Industry Training Initiative sponsored by Capital Area Workforce Development Board, Johnston County Industries, Johnston Health, and Johnston Community College, celebrated their first graduates on December 7, 2011.
The graduates included 9 dislocated workers from Johnston County, all of which earned ServSafe credentials and certificates of completion from Johnston Community College. More... |
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Congratulations to Stone Truck Parts and Lease A Sales Rep, Training Grant Recipients
Stone Truck Parts of Garner, NC and Lease A Sales Rep of Raleigh, NC were each awarded a grant to train their existing employees. Combined, they received nearly $25,000 to train 17 existing employees.
A recent recipient stated, "The training taught us how to setup our Quality Management System and train our employees on the system. ...Things are done more efficiently and the system makes us hold ourselves accountable. Being held accountable makes employees strive to do better."
The training grant is competitive statewide and allows
businesses to apply up to $25,000 per year to train their existing employees.
We are now accepting grant applications. All original signed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 17, 2012. Click here for Guidelines and an Application. |
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US Department of Labor Facilitates 'Best Practice' Training in Capital Area
 | | Winston Tompoe, of USDOL, Facilitating a Training Meeting |
On January 13, 2012, Capital Area Workforce Development Board coordinated its first 'best practice' regional customized training event. Winston Tompoe, Federal Project Officer, with the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) facilitated the training sessions.
The session was titled 'Understanding the Big Picture' with the focus of the sessions being on 'How to develop effective front line services for youth, adults and dislocated workers.' Fifty-one people attended the morning session which specifically focused on providing effective Youth Services and sixty-six people attended the afternoon session which focused on providing effective Adult Services.
All Triangle WorkSource (TWS) boards were represented,(a regional partnership of local workforce development boards - Capital Area, Kerr-Tar, Durham Workforce, Regional Partnership and Triangle South), as well as service providers from the five local areas. |
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Access JobLink AmeriCorps - Busy Getting Things Done
 | | Packaging Christmas Gifts for the Salvation Army |
December was a very busy month for AmeriCorps Access JobLink. From team meetings to service projects, AmeriCorps Access JobLink has truly been 'Getting Things Done.'
Projects includes; volunteering at the Arc of Wake County's Annual Christmas Party, assisting at 4-H'sTeen Lock In as chaperones, organizing Christmas gifts for the Jingle Ball of Wake County with the Salvation Army, and sorting and moving gifts at the Salvation Army of Smithfield. More... |
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