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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 18, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # IX t <br /> SUBJECT: Skill Development Program <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: YES X NO <br /> DEPARTMENT: EDC <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> John Link (ext. 2300) <br /> Albert Kittrell (ext. 2300) <br /> Ted Abernathy (ext. 2325) <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To approve the composition of the work group to address the <br /> need for an Orange County skill program <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In Orange County, there are a significant number of citizens <br /> who need coordinated skill development opportunities to <br /> become qualified for local employment opportunities. While <br /> Orange County' s unemployment rate is low, the number of <br /> underemployed citizens is alarming. <br /> Challenge Ten of the Orange County Economic Development <br /> Strategic Plan speaks to the need for County facilities that <br /> could be used to provide skill development and re-training <br /> opportunities for Orange County citizens. <br /> Funds were included in the 93-98 CIP as seed money to begin <br /> the planning process for a skill development program. This <br /> process includes identifying the needs, the programming, the <br /> financing and the creation of a skill development program for <br /> Orange County. We are recommending that a work group be <br /> appointed by the Board of County Commissioners with a charge <br /> to include the following: <br /> 1. Identify the employment skill development needs of County <br /> citizens and current or possible future businesses. <br />