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State Training Grant Allows Small Companies to Stay Ahead
TRENTON – A new public-private partnership is delivering literacy training to groups of workers from different companies through a $1.88 million state grant that offers courses in basic workplace skills. The program is an important component of Governor Corzine’s economic growth strategy which, among other priorities, seeks to extend the State’s workforce training resources to smaller companies, giving them a competitive edge in a global economy.
The Basic Skills Workforce Training Program was developed by the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (LWD) and the New Jersey community colleges through their Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Small businesses in New Jersey, like Lee Linear in Piscataway, are benefiting from the program. With 47 employees, Lee Linear manufactures high-precision shafting, rails and accessory products for such high-tech industries as medical equipment, aerospace, printing and more. Alan Haveson, CEO of Lee Linear said his company is taking part in the program because, “We realize as manufacturers, if we want to be here tomorrow, we must invest in our workforce today.”
New Jersey Labor Commissioner David J. Socolow, New Jersey Business & Industry Association President Philip Kirschner, Middlesex County Community College President Dr. Joann La Perla Morales, and other program partners discussed the program with media representatives during a tour of Lee Linear today.
“Governor Corzine is committed to workforce training programs to ensure that New Jersey offers a highly productive, skilled workforce and to keep employers competitive and successful in the global economy,” said Labor Commissioner Socolow. “We are pleased to partner with the New Jersey Business and Industry Association to encourage consortia of companies to bring the benefits of basic skills training to workers at smaller businesses that might not be able to offer training on their own.”
For the rest of this article please feel free to visit the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development online at lwd.dol.state.nj.us.
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