Central Virginia Community College
CVCC, B&W, and Job Corps to Sign Agreement for Machine Industry Program
Lynchburg, VA /Media Release/3/15/10Central Virginia Community College will host a signing event for an important new Region 2000 workforce initiative on Thursday, March 18, at 3:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Machine Shop, located in the Areva Technology Center on the CVCC campus. The new program, the R2 Machine Industry Program (R2MIP), is a partnership between the College, The Babcock and Wilcox Company (B&W), and Job Corps. There will be a brief demonstration of machine tool operations and of a machine tool quality assurance check.
Winfred Nash, President of Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group; Francis Cole, Regional Director of the U. S. Department of Labor; Danny Grimes, Director of Old Dominion Job Corps Center; and Darrel Staat, President of CVCC, will sign a document outlining the specific roles and responsibilities of each partner. The program is being established to answer an ongoing need within Region 2000 for qualified individuals to fill machine tool and related quality assurance jobs. The goal of the new program is to recruit and train local young adults to fill these positions.
CVCC Workforce Development promotes local talent for local jobs through a Grow Your Own Program that includes the middle school Summer Career Academies, high school tech competitions, and CVCC studies in science, technology, engineering, and math. The College has a Machine Tool Diploma and will now add a Machine Quality Assurance Diploma to the curriculum.
B&W will keep an open dialogue with the College, visiting classes and discussing job openings with instructors. When possible, they will offer a Summer Apprenticeship Program to high-performing students. The company will also offer students who complete the R2MIP program an opportunity to apply for machine tool and machine quality assurance positions.
Job Corps will recruit, screen, and select the program participants and support their efforts in accordance with Job Corps rules and standards. Participants must be age 18 to 25, have a high school diploma or GED, pass a background check and drug test, meet Job Corps scholarship eligibility requirements, and meet specific test score minimums. Job Corps will provide support including full tuition, fees, books, living allowances, medical care, a fund-matching childcare support program, and more.
For more information on this program, contact John Mastroianni at 434.455.2523.
Release Date: 4:00 PM (EST) 03/15/10
Release Number: 100315R2MIPEvent
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