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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> f BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> MEETING DATE: December 4, 1995 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # X—D <br /> SUBJECT: Final Report of Skill Development Program Board <br /> t <br /> DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING:_Yes X No <br /> Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Report: A Blueprint for Self-Sufficiency <br /> (Pages 2-14) <br /> Ted Abernathy(ext. 2325) <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 699-7331 <br /> Mebane - (910) 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> Purpose: To receive a report from the Orange County Skill Development Program Board <br /> Background: In October of 1994, the Board of County Commissioners created a 23-member <br /> workgroup and charged it with: <br /> 1. Identify the employment skill development needs of county citizens and how they relate to <br /> current or possible future job opportunities. <br /> 2. Develop an inventory of existing and/or potentially available training/skill development <br /> opportunities or resources and also any support systems available. <br /> 3. Identify the space, programming and equipment needs that will be required to successfully <br /> create a skill development program and also identify any barriers to training. <br /> 4. Explore all funding possibilities, including the State of North Carolina and public private <br /> partnerships with contributions of funding, equipment, or training expertise coming from <br /> businesses directly benefitting from such a program. <br /> The Board has completed the charge and provides its findings and recommendations in the report. <br /> Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information. <br />