BSL By the Month for Businesses
Aligning Champaign County's Workforce and Schools
February 2023
Happy February!
I am absolutely thrilled with the attendance at our Business Advisory Council (BAC) meetings. if you have not been able to join us in the past, please consider joining us for our April meeting. It will be held at Weidmann with a new time of 1:00-3:00. Snacks and drinks will be provided!
Chris Flowers
Apprenticeship Grant
Provided by Mary Miller of FastLane:
Through funds provided to OMWP by the U.S. Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship grant, manufacturers can now earn $400 per trainee.
This opportunity is first-come, first-serve, and can fund up to 1,930 individuals. And, this incentive can be combined with programs like TechCred to offset the cost of tuition, credentials, assessments and other training-related expenses.
To apply for funding, employers are asked to complete an online application that requests detailed information about:
- Their company;
- Their earn-and-learn program(s)
- The number of apprentices/earn-and-learn trainees in the program(s);
- How the program(s) meets the federal 'five-hallmark' definition of earn-and-learn/apprenticeship.
See below to review the five hallmarks of earn-and-learn under the USDOL grant.
Not sure your program qualifies? Or your program could qualify with some adjustments? Please contact workforce@ohiomfg.com for assistance with qualifying your program. They can help with:
- Developing an on-the-job training summary or checklist of training outcomes;
- Identifying training providers;
- Identifying appropriate nationally portable, industry-recognized credentials;
- And more.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Contact FastLane for more information.
summer interns
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
Ohio Readiness Seal
JOB SHADOWING
Businesses are opening their doors to these opportunities. Attached is a list of businesses that have expressed an interest in having students job shadow. This list continues to grow! Would you like to open your doors for job shadowing opportunities? The parameters of the job shadowing can be created by you - one student? multiple students? half day? full day? As the business owner you are able to design the shadow experience in the best way that suits your business. If you would like added to the list below, please send an email to christina.flowers@mccesc.org.
District Spotlight
Urbana High School DECA Program
In the midst of that they also hosted a Real Money, Real World event provided by the OSU Extension Office on January 27th that included "Fishing for Financial Tips" for students. Kiley Horn led students in a series of lessons to prepare them for this event. If you would like to host a Real Money, Real World event in your district reach out to Kiley Horn at horn.217@osu.edu.
DECA students also recognize that "Mental Health Matters!" and are hosting a Mental Health Fair at Urbana High School from 1:00-3:00 on February 3rd.
These young men and women make Champaign County proud!
A shout out to all of the local businesses that have helped sponsor these events and participated at the booths!
Preparing for district judging
Preparing for district judging
Urbana DECA students at the district competition
Fishing for Financial Tips coordinators
Students fishing for financial tips
Real Money, Real World
Real Money, Real World
Mental Health Fair coordinators
Mental Health Fair coordinators
upcoming events
Champaign County Career Expo: IT'S ALMOST HERE!
CAREER POWER HOUR: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Contact Me!
Email: christina.flowers@mccesc.org
Phone: 937-507-5406
Facebook: facebook.com/ChampaignCountyBusinessSchoolLiaison