The ConnectorMay 2017

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Work Ready Lorain CountyLorain County Workforce Development Agencyalong with other partners of the Lorain CountyGrowth Partnership (LCGP) including; LorainCounty Community College, Lorain County JointVoca onal School, Lorain County Chamber ofCommerce, Lorain County CommunityDevelopment, Lorain County Small BusinessDevelopment Center and Lorain County ABLEcon nue to work towards becoming an ACTWork Ready Community (WRC). In Spring '16, theLCGP held a WRC Kickoff and announced our established goals which include having 143

supporting employers by May 2018. Almost oneyear later, and as you can see by the pie chart tothe right, we are currently at 78% of our goalsoverall. The chart below reflects the customerstested since launching our WRC ini a ve May 6,2016.

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National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC)earned by OhioMeansJobs Lorain County

customers since Mary 2016

The NCRC complements such tradi onalcreden als as high school diplomas, communitycollege degrees, and cer ficates of technicalproficiency. Academic creden als mark thefulfillment of an individual’s classroom learningexperiences. The NCRC relies on standardizedassessments and confirms an individual’scompetence in a specific set of workplace skillsincluding Math, Reading for Informa on, andLocating Information.

Bob McDonald will be at OhioMeansJobsLorain County, 42495 North Ridge Road, Elyria,Ohio, 44035 on Tuesday, May 9, 10:00 AM –2:00 PM to conduct enrollment for TechConnect classes.

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Tech Connect will hold computer classes atOhioMeansJobs Lorain County star ng May 16,2017. Classes will run for 8 consecutive sessions.Each session will be 3 hours long with anop onal 30 minute open lab a er each class.The course will include Microso Officeprograms, such as WORD & EXCEL, how to writeyour resume in WORD, and more… Uponcomple ng the program each applicant that hasbeen income qualified and is registered withOhioMeansJobs Lorain County will receive acer ficate and a refurbished computer of theirvery own. Registra on is open to all over 18. Allstudents must apply and enroll prior star ngclass.

OhioMeansJobs Lorain CountyStudent Working in MEMS Lab

Sheradowa Washington, OhioMeansJobs Lorain

County customer and LCCC MEMS student, ispictured top righ raining on a Nordson DAGEpull tester for tes ng wire bonds, and onthebo om right, Ms. Washington is picturedinterning at SMART Microsystems Ltd using aNordson DAGEpull tester for tes ng wirebonds. This is no coincidence. Students in theMEMS program are well prepared for currentindustry processes. Micro-Electrical MechanicalSystems – or MEMS – is anemerging technologythat uses micro and sub-micro scale electroniccomponentsto create mechanical devices andcomponents such as sensors, valves, gears,andmechanical actuators. These componentsare o en embedded in printed circuitboardsand semiconductor chips. The field requiresknowledge in computerscience, electronics, andmechanics and requires you to perform work onamicroscopic level. As a new technology, thereis unlimited growth poten al andthe opportunityto work on groundbreaking devices.At first, Ms.Washington was not sure she wanted to go backto college, the decision became clear a ershebegan a paid internship and receivedindustry- relatedtraining as part of hereduca on. New classes start Fall2017 Informa on sessions and toursavailable www.lorainccc.edu/mems

L to R: Ken Wade, HR Mgr. Elyria Foundry, Abby Poorman, JoLyn

Gonzales, and Mario Ferguson of OhioMeansJobs Lorain County.

OhioMeansJobs Lorain County staff recentlyhad the privilege of mee ng with the HRmanager, Kenneth Wade, at Elyria Foundry todiscuss current hiring needs. We were alsoprovided a tour of the facility while visiting.

Elyria Foundry and their sister loca on, HodgeFoundry in PA, are the leading producers oflarge gray and duc le iron specialty cas ngsranging from 50 to 200,00 pounds. Elyria Foundryis currently in need of Chippers for their secondshi aswell as some other higher skilledposi ons. Something that sets Elyria Foundryapart from other local companies is that theyprac ce promo ng from within the company.For Elyria Foundry workers who are interestedand mo vated, there are opportuni es forgrowth from entry level to skilled posi ons.Elyria & Hodge Foundries are Equal Opportunityemployers M/F/V/D.

Please visit ohiomeansjobs.com/lorain to viewthe Chipper opportuni es at Elyria Foundryalong with other employment opportunities.

At top-le , OMJLC staff are pictured on site at EFalong with the HR Manager, and as you can seewe are spor ng the required visitors apparel.Although the protec ve metal shoes took somege ng used to, the orange jackets were muchappreciated as it was quite chilly that morning.

SAVE THE DATE!

Manufacturing Month is set to take placeduring the month of October 2017.Manufacturing month includes tours, expertspeakers, and showcasing variousmanufacturers in Lorain County. This yearspecial a en on will be given to "Women inManufacturing". Stay tuned for moreinformation!

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