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Navy's Gaffney makes stresses need for upgraded workforce

means more than just having certain equipment. That's no longer good enough." Gaffney oversees the Naval Oceanogr– phkal Institue, which houses the most complete data describing the world's oceans in the United States. The institute is located at Stennis Space Center in Han– cock County, Mississippi. "Our workforce needs the same auto– mated skills that regular industry does. And I need to be able to recruit technical– ly skilled people from Mississippi," he emphasized. "They're more likely to stay." Gaffney complimented the community and junior colleges' workforce education and training efforts. "The reason the com– munity colleges are so powerful is that they are very effective at change - they respond to the marketplace."

Admiral Gaffney In a speech at the closing session of "Skills and Technolog} 1996.'' Adnural Paul G. Gaffuey, who heads the U.S. Naval Meterology and Oceanography Command, said, "The message I wam to convey is that using today's technology

This group of La·Z·Boy employees recently completed an Intensive 24-hour training session on team problem solving methods and techniques. The training Ia part of a "quality value Improvement process" that has been Initiated In all La-Z·Boy facilities. Training was provld· ed In part by the Skill/Tech One-Stop Career Center at East Central Community College •

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