Whereas, the Workforce Development
Board is responsible for identifying industry specific labor shortages and
developing training programs that address the skills required to adequately
prepare workers in those industries, and
Whereas, recent surveys and other
job market information have indicated that a shortage of trained workers
currently exists in the Health Care Industry, and
Whereas, the Board recognizes the
need to address this shortage in the present by supporting training for
employers and incumbent workers and; in the near term through the education and
training of the emerging workforce and; in the future by supporting curriculum
development at the elementary school level.
Whereas, the Board will host a
Health Care Forum for employers, training providers and funders to implement a
strategy
THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that on this day June 19,
2002, the Workforce Development Board of Oswego County hereby directs the
Department of Employment & Training to give priority to individuals who
seek training in the Health Care field and provide subsidy to employers who
want to train people for future employment or upgrade the skills of current
people in this field. Be it further
resolved that the Board authorizes the DET to provide funds for the tuition
of eligible youth to participate in the New Visions and Horizons to Health
Careers program. And be it further
resolved that the Board will support the development of a Health Care
component of Project SMART, which will be focused on the application of
science, math, and technology in the Health Care field.
David Vickery, Chair
Workforce
Development Board of Oswego County