VENTURA COUNTY — The Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDB) is seeking nominations for its 2018 Annual WDB Awards. Selected winners will have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to advancing workforce development in the Ventura County region. The nomination deadline is September 14, 2018. Winners will be recognized at the December 6 WDB Annual Meeting at the Ventura County Office of Education (5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo).
“The WDB relies on those in the private and public sector to advocate and take action to aid and train the local workforce in ways that benefit both the employees and employers in the region,” says Gregory Liu, WDB chair. “These unsung heroes deserve to be recognized and to that end the Annual WDB Awards is our way of thanking them for their efforts.”
An individual, employer, organization or partnership may be nominated in one or more of four categories:
- WDB Youth Opportunity Award – for providing internships or employment opportunities that will grow and strengthen Ventura County’s future workforce.
- WDB Collaborative Action Award – for a partnership helping to meet employer workforce needs, improve education/workforce training and/or support business expansion/retention in Ventura County.
- WDB Champion for Prosperity Award – for supporting workforce development in Ventura County through job creation, job retention, business expansion or business attraction.
- WDB Leadership Award – for a role model whose efforts or accomplishments embody the spirit and purpose of workforce development in Ventura County.
- Last year, four winners received the WDB Collaborative Action Award. They were JR Bookkeeping, Inc. in Ventura, Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, Ventura County Civic Alliance and Biodico.
An online nomination form is available on the WDB website: http://workforceventuracounty.org. For more information, contact Talia Barrera at (805) 477-5341, talia.barrera@ventura.org
About the Workforce Development Board: The Workforce Development Board of Ventura County administers federal funds that help to support America’s Job Center of California locations and other free job seeker, youth, and employer programs and services in Ventura County. For more information, call 800-500-7705 or visit http://workforceventuracounty.org