Eastern Carolina WDB News and Announcements
The North Carolina Eastern Region, in partnership with the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, and the North Carolina Community Colleges is leading a WORKREADY initiative, to elevate our region’s workforce into our number one competitive advantage.
This initiative, which is funded by a grant from the NC Rural Center, is based on a multi-level certification program that has already proved successful in other states.
A significant part of the initiative involves Career Readiness Certificates (CRC) and WorkKeysTM Job Profiling.
Regardless of the industry, employers interested in streamlining their application process to simplify hiring, or reducing turnover by matching the right person with the job, or reducing training time and increasing the skill level of existing employees will benefit from learning more about Career Readiness Certificates and Job Profiling.
Here is a video prepared for the North Carolina Eastern Region which contains real-life experiences with the CRC and Job Profiling as narrated by local businesses.
More business and industry quotes concerning the CRC and contact information for local job profilers are available.
Updated: January
26, 2012
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board Request for Proposals - WIA Title I - Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
On January 17, 2012, the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc. (ECWDB) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the operation of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs in Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, and Wayne Counties.
RFPs may be picked up starting on January 17, 2012, at the ECWDB office, located at 1341 South Glenburnie Road, New Bern, NC.
To receive a copy via email, please contact Ellen Sink at sink@ecwdb.org.
A bidders' conference will be held on January 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the ECWDB office to answer questions. Proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, February 17, 2012.
For more information, contact Ms. Tammy Childers at (252) 636-6901, or e-mail at childers@ecwdb.org.
Updated: January
18, 2012
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board Request for Proposals - for Auditing Services
On January 17, 2012, the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc. (ECWDB) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for auditing services for the period beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. The fund source is CFDA 17.255 Workforce Investment Act.
To receive a copy of the Request for Proposals, contact Ms. Ellen Sink at the ECWDB office, 1341 South Glenburnie Road, New Bern, NC 28562; telephone (252) 636-6901, or e-mail sink@ecwdb.org.
Proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. EST, Friday, February 17, 2012.
For more information, contact Ms. Tammy Childers at (252) 636-6901, or e-mail at childers@ecwdb.org.
Updated: January
18, 2012
North Carolina Association of Workforce Development Boards releases their 2012 Skills Survey of North Carolina Employers.
During a seven-week period, twenty-two workforce development boards across the state collected surveys from 1,152 businesses and organizations in all 100 counties in North Carolina to determine what skills gaps exist among the state's workers. The 2012 Skill Survey for North Carolina Employers is the most extensive research taken to help workforce partners, economic developers and educators determine gaps in the training and skills needed by workers to meet the demands of local employers and assist in their ability to train their workers and maintain a competitive edge in a global economy.
The survey is a follow up to a previous effort [2007 Skills Survey of North Carolina Employers] and reflects the significant changes to the economic landscape since its release.
The business sector showing the greatest shortage of qualified talent continues to be manufacturing, but the survey showed that 61% of the Retail Sales and Services sector are currently coming up short when trying to find enough employees with adequate Customer Service and Sales skills. Manufacturing indicated a lack of skilled craft workers like electricians and technical welders. General maintenance workers, software developers and employees with a working knowledge of various process improvement techniques, were also indicated. The survey showed that 24% of all employers are finding Office Skills lacking, including various computer skills.
The report is a summary of key issues noted in the survey and reflects the current status of workforce skills needs in North Carolina based on the survey data.
Updated: January
18, 2012
The Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board releases information concerning the North Carolina Incumbent Workforce Development Program
2011 - 2012
NC Incumbent Workforce Development Program
The purpose of the North Carolina Incumbent Workforce Development Program (IWDP) is to support training that results in lay-off aversion through skill attainment for employees.
North Carolina for-profit and not-for-profit businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of one year prior to the application date, are current on all federal and state tax obligations, and are financially viable are eligible to apply
IWDP funds are limited, and are therefore awarded on a competitive basis. The maximum amount is $25,000 per grant, with a lifetime funding limit of $40,000.
The IWDP is cooperatively administered through the state’s Local Workforce Development Boards and the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Workforce Development. Applications are submitted directly to a Local Workforce Development Board, which may request additional information or establish supplemental provisions and requirements for the training projects.
For more information, the current Guidelines and Application Form are available by clicking on the following link:
There are two opportunities to apply for the 2011 funds.
For the first cycle, applications must be submitted to the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board by 4:00 pm on September 15, 2011. Applications approved by the ECWDB will be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Workforce Development by September 30, 2011. The anticipated date for the Grant Award Announcement is November 15, 2011.
For the second cycle, applications must be submitted to the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board by 4:00 pm on February 14, 2012. Applications approved by the ECWDB will be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Workforce Development by February 29, 2012. The anticipated date for the Grant Award Announcement is April 16, 2012.
NOTE: On December 15, 2011, the North Carolina Division of Workforce Development confirmed "that, due to limited funds, process improvement/quality types of training will not be funded through the Incumbent Workforce Development Program for the remainder of PY 2011. Skill attainment training that averts layoffs will continue to be available."
For additional information, contact the Local Workforce Development Board Staff at:
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc.
1341 South Glenburnie Road
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 636-6901
Updated: October
13, 2011
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