New York State – in partnership with the Business Council of New York State – has developed a comprehensive online survey to solicit vital feedback from businesses on the skills required for workers to be successful in today’s complex economy, and how New York can prepare and position its labor force to better serve companies’ needs.
Please share this survey with your contacts. Collective results from this survey will be used by the State and the Regional Economic Development Councils to develop an inventory of and strategy to address regional needs. Individual responses will be kept confidential.
The survey can be found here: https://www.research.net/r/BusinessWorkforce2022
Responses must be submitted before 12:00pm ET on Friday, May 13th, 2022.
Additionally, Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the creation of the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development, which will be charged with improving the State’s workforce development programs and practices to better align with the needs and priorities of today’s employers. Check out the press release with more information on this new initiative which will function under Empire State Development.
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Nyack Village Board Work Session
May 12, 2022 at 6:30 PM – May 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Office for the Aging releases Moving Forward for May/June
The Office for the Aging has released the Moving Forward, the newspaper of the Rockland County Office for the Aging for the months of May and June.
Students Begin Sixteen-Week Program to Become Ford Certified
Twelve RCC Automotive Students Were Inducted into Ford ASSET Program
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (May 10, 2022) – RCC is pleased to announce that twelve of the students in its Automotive Technology Program signed their Ford ASSET Program Letter of Intent and began the training program on April 28th. The induction event took place at the Herbert Kurz Automotive Technology Center at 37 Ramland Road in Orangeburg.
ASSET stands for the Automotive Student Service Educational Training Program and is a partnership between the Ford Motor Company, Ford and Lincoln dealers and local participating community colleges. This unique program allows highly motivated students to get started on a career as a Quality Care Technician and is the only one with a paid internship allowing students to earn while they learn. Students alternate for six to eight weeks in the classroom and six to eight weeks with their sponsoring Ford or Lincoln dealer over a two-year period. At the end of the two years, they earn an associate degree and valuable dealer experience.
“I’m really excited to start the Ford Asset Program at RCC. Cars have been a big passion of mine since I was very little, and I know I can only go up from here,” said Brandon Ali, Senior at Pine Bush High School. “Setting my intent last night at the signing was a very good experience because it solidified my career path and future.”
Traci Brega, Dealer for Schultz Ford Nanuet, says they have gained many Ford-certified technicians who are trained and ready to work from day one. “We are involved with the students throughout the course of the program—we pair them up with a mentor so they are sure to understand their curriculum, and they graduate eager, bright-eyed and ready to work as certified technicians,” she says. “They may also migrate into parts, the service department, the showroom or become parts managers. They are gaining a valuable foundation that can be adapted to any position at the dealership.”
“The RCC automotive facility is state-of-the-art and the instructors are top notch,” Brega continues. “We have complete confidence in the graduates after going through the program. And it’s a cost-effective way to train technicians compared to other programs that can cost tens of thousands of dollars.”
RCC President Dr. Michael Anthony Baston notes that RCC uses cutting edge academic technology in its program and offers an AAS in Automotive Technology and Snap-on Industrial Certifications. “Our automotive technology program offers life-long learning opportunities to continually increase skills in the automotive industry and use the latest tools and equipment,” he says. “This learning experience provides the highest level of marketable skills in the automotive industry.”
The Herbert Kurz Automotive Technology Center is an NC3 National Leadership Member and considered to be a model facility. The 27,304 square-foot building includes five classrooms, a certification room and a Snap-on Certified Lab with 10 lifts and customized Snap-on equipment. For more information about RCC’s Automotive Program, visit: https://sunyrockland.edu/academics/school-of-stem/automotive-technology/
Fashion Sewing in Clarkstown
If you love clothes or want to be a fashion designer this is the place to be. If you love sewing you will want to join this camp! Students will sew pants, skirts, tops, summer dresses, and bags.
The creativity just does not end.
All materials are supplied and sewing machines are provided for use.
By the end of the camp, students will have proficiency in working with sewing patterns and working with a sewing machine. What could be better?
Must provide lunch, snack, and drink.
Eligible: Children ages 8 – 12 who are residents of the Town of Clarkstown