Submitted by Amee Albrecht
July 1- September 30, 2007
221 N. Main Street, Alturas, CA 96101
(530) 233-4161
www.aworkforce.org
Alliance for Workforce Development. Inc. Charts New Direction for 2007-2008
Alliance for Workforce Development,
Inc. (AFWD) has started 2007-2008 with a renewed emphasis on the business
first philosophy, as embraced by the Northern California Rural Training
and Employment Consortium, NoRTEC. The business first approach places the
highest priority on serving the human resource needs of small businesses.
As more business customers are pleased with the services received from the
One-Stops, including recruiting assistance, the more job orders they bring
to the One-Stops. And more job orders bring in more job seekers, which increase
the applicant pool available to employers. It’s a win, win situation
for small business and job seekers. Our motto is, “Serving businesses
to serve job seekers.”
Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.’s new Executive Director, Ms. Traci L. Holt, is very committed to the business first philosophy, and along with the AFWD Board of Directors, has worked diligently to reorganize the operations of the company to implement procedures that meet the needs of businesses. AFWD offers its services in four counties including Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, and Modoc, an area covering over 13,000 sq miles. AFWD truly believes that the business (employer) is the primary customer in the workforce development system.
NoRTEC has been extremely supportive of AFWD efforts, facilitating training to all staff with the goal of increasing the client base, and matching job seekers to employers, resulting in successful workforce development.
The results so far
have been very impressive. More employers are utilizing AFWD’s human
resource services and the requests for job order posting and customized
recruitments are growing each week. Customized recruitments range from accepting
applications for the employer, to pre screening, interviewing, and reference
checking. In addition, the numbers of job seekers coming to the One-Stops
continues to grow. Currently AFWD has an applicant pool of close to 300
job seekers looking for work. That’s the kind of pool that employers
are eager to tap. The bottom line is that people are obtaining satisfying
jobs in the communities in which they live, and our businesses are getting
the employees they are looking for.
FedEx held a recruitment event at the Modoc Employment Center on July 31. Pre-screen testing, applications, and interviews were all part of the recruitment process. They had several candidates for the courier position and were pleased with the applicants.
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Sexual Harassment Prevention Workshop
AFWD's Director of Business Services, Holly Schirmer presented a three-hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Training to 25 people of Modoc County Office of Education and various Modoc County businesses on August 9, 2007. The interactive training meets the requirements of AB 1825, and each participant received a certificate upon completion of the training.
Holly addressed such topics as what constitutes harassment under the law, recent court cases that impact businesses, and how to prevent, as well as respond to, workplace harassment.
Subway Training
Amee Albrecht, HR Consultant assisted the new Alturas Subway with training on August 10, 2007. The online Subway University training covered everything from Subway standards and dress code to the preparation of ingredients and how to build a Subway sandwich. Eighteen newly hired employees and two managers attended the eight hour training. Subway Officially opened on August 18, 2007.
Alturas Subway Restaurant Opening
On August 18, 2007 the new Subway Restaurant opened in Alturas. This is an exciting event for Alturas, Subway is the first chain restaurant to open here. Modoc Employment Center assisted in their recruitment as well as their training and is happy to report that of the 18 people hired 11 were clients of AFWD.
New Look for MEC
Modoc Employment Center has undergone quite a few changes lately. If you come in for a visit you will probably think you have walked into the wrong building. The staff has worked hard to develop a new job search center that is more efficient for job seekers. We have also done some rearranging of staff areas. Along with the new look we have built our applicant pool up and now have over 60 job seekers in our database.
Corinna McGarva
By Mary Martin
MEC staff would like to congratulate Corinna McGarva on her new job for the US Pipeline as an Administrative Assistant. Corinna came in to the center searching for employment. She was recently laid off from the California Pines Fire Department as their Assistant Fire Chief. Corinna was determined to find a job; she was enrolled into MCLAUS V as a dislocated worker. Our program was able to assist Corinna in job placement and helped her with supportive services.
Youth Work Experience
Amber Smith
By Mary Martin
We are excited to have Amber Smith as a youth work experience in our office. She was interested in working in an office environment, but needed the experience to succeed in her goal. We interviewed Amber along with a few other clients and thought Amber to be the best candidate. Amber has been working for several weeks and has improved her phone etiquette and learned how to use the Fax Machine, Copier and has improved her Computer Skills. Amber has stated that she has enjoyed working here in our office and is grateful for this opportunity. Amber has shown excellent customer service and has been very helpful to the staff here at the Modoc Employment Center. WAY TOO GO AMBER!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
October 16 - Modoc Economic Vitality Group Meeting
October 10 - FTC Government Subcontracting Workshop
October 30- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
November 20- Modoc Economic Vitality Group Meeting
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