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41, A <br /> 39 <br /> Challenge 10. Train Everybody to be Productive in the Job Market. Orange <br /> County needs to increase the competencies of its entry level labor force, <br /> with academic and job skill preparedness training (and re-training as <br /> necessary) that prepares youth and adults for a productive place in our <br /> economy. We need to provide school and community college facilities for <br /> training everybody. <br /> Timeframe/ EDC <br /> Implementor Budget <br /> 10.A Training Space for Adult <br /> Education in Orange County. <br /> 1. Express need for facilities EDC in February <br /> to county government, state 1989 and continue. <br /> legislators, community <br /> colleges. <br /> 2. Secure Training Space in <br /> County Buildings. <br /> Request county government to EDC in February <br /> include training facilities/ 1989 and continue. <br /> space in new county construction: <br /> - Rural Agriculture Education <br /> Center <br /> - Southern Human Services Center <br /> - Efland Community Center <br /> EDC will.obtain information from <br /> training and other orgainzations <br /> (e.g. Durham Tech, Employment Security <br /> Commission, Orange County Social <br /> Services) on appropriate sizes/facilities <br /> needed, and coordinate with Orange <br /> County as new space in County buildings <br /> becomes available. <br /> 10.8 Establish Dialogue Between Employers <br /> Schools. Community Colleges. Universities. <br /> 1. Survey employers EDC staff by June 1989 <br /> - what skills needed by entry <br /> level employees? <br /> - do they employ school-aged <br /> youth? <br /> More than 20 hours per week? <br /> After 8 p.m.? <br /> Coordinate with employer survey about <br /> advantages of Orange County (See 1.3.2, <br /> page 24) <br /> MAR <br />