1994

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EC to formulate workforce plan East Central Community College has lined up some heavy hitters to ~erve on its District Workforce Council. The Workforce Council will make sure that the One-Stop Ca– reer Center assists public schools in curriculum coordination, develop– ment of tech prep programs and in– structional development.

Industry and business leaders from East Central's district of Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and Win– ston counties have agreed to help formulate an integrated and coor– dinated district workforce develop– ment strategic plan. The ECCC Workforce Council plan will identify workforce needs through job and employee assess– ments of local businesses and in– dustries. It will also help set shot– and long-term goals for specific in– dustry training and upgrading. The local district council will co– ordinate the delivery of training and will assist business and industry management in the transition of a high-powered, quality workforce. Other duties of the Workforce Council are to provide for coordina– tion of all training programs, includ– ing ABE/GED, Skills Enhancement and Industrial Services, and to over– see development of an extensive marketing plan to the employer community. The state legislature mandated that at least eight members of the District Workforce Council would be chief executive officers or plant managers of significant employers in the district. One appointee should be involved in basic literacy training. The council will work dosely with and advise the staff of the newly created One-Stop Career Center which is planned for ECCC's De– catur campus. The One-Stop Career Center is the avenue to provide the assess– ment, training and placement ser– vices to individuals needing retrain– ing, training and upgrading for local industry. For businesses and industries the Center will perform job analysis, testing, preemployment training, literacy training, customized skills training and assistance in develop– ing capacity for Total Quality Man– agement.

The One-Stop Career Center will provide all local industrial devel– opment groups a place to meet to promote regional economic devel– opment. East Central's District Work– force Council includes: Leake County: Van Bowman, Di– rector of Operations, Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc.; Monte Ladner, Director of Vocational/Technical Education, Leake County Schools; and Jimmy Wilcher, President, Walnut Grove Apparel, Inc. Neshoba County: Karl Brantley, Plant Manager, U.S. Electrical Mo– tors; Lester Dalme, President/CEO, Chahta Enterprise; and Barbara Fulton, Child Support Enforcement Officer, Human Services Depart- ment of Neshoba County. · Newton County: Bob Beckley, Plant Manager, ESCO Corporation; Earl Bryan, Vice President and Plant Manager, La·Z-Boy South; and Carol Vickers, Adult Literacy Instructor, East Central Community College. Scott County: Mattye Evans, Teller, Farmers and Merchants Bank; Gary Holmes, Plant Manager, Carthage M~chine Company; and Terry Miller, Vice President, Central Industries, Inc. Winston County: Bob Brooks, Plant Manager, TRW Steel Belt Di– vision; Ricky Culberson, Member, SWIC UBC Local 3181, Plywood Division, Georgia Pacific; and Robert Taylor, President, Taylor En– vironmental Products. Serving as council officers are Bob Beckley, chairman; Karl Brantley, vice chairman; and Mat– tye Evans, executive committee member. 'The person selected East Central's Career Center Team Leader will serve as executive secre– tary. Beckley also serves as State Council representative.

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