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 Study
of Recycling in West Michigan Reveals Good
Programs A new
study released by the West Michigan Strategic
Alliance (WMSA) shows that most residents in the
region have access to curbside recycling programs
but not all are aware about the programs or are
confused about how they work. Recycling
Resources Innovation helps fund "Green
construction training"
The Restoring Lives –
Recycling Resources, an Innovation of the WIRED
West Michigan initiative, is an innovative
workforce training program created by Goodwill
Industries of Greater Grand
Rapids.
Goodwill Industries provides job training
programs for individuals with barriers to
employment. A pilot project and
collaboration between Goodwill Industries, Grand
Rapids Community College and Habitat for Humanity
of Kent County has been developed to train
individuals in the growing green construction
industry.
Training follows the National
Center for Construction Education and Research
(NCCER) curriculum. Students receive a NCCER
certificate with hands-on
"Green" construction
skills and also receive assistance in finding jobs
in green construction, weatherization and
retrofitting.
The inaugural class
graduated on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 after
building a "Green" model for the Great Lakes Green
2009 Green Living Conference on August 21st at
DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, MI. To learn
more about this program, visit www.goodwillgr.org.
West
Michigan Internship Initiative to Offer Employer
Internship Training
After the
success of the Employer Internship Training
program, the West Michigan Internship Initiative
will offer two separate training sessions.
Employers can attend a training session on
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. or
3:00- 4:30 p.m.
These
sessions will aid area employers with the creation
or enhancement of their organization’s internship
program. Employers will be presented with
the Employers Internship Toolkit, a guide that was
created with the input of various businesses and
career services professionals from universities
and colleges in the region, along with other
pertinent information in helping to enhance or
develop their own internship
program.
To sign-up
for one of these training sessions or get
additional information, please contact Cindy Brown
at 616-871-2452 or cbrown@wm-alliance.org.
To learn
more about the West Michigan Internship Initiative
or download a copy of the Employers Internship
Toolkit, visit the WMSA website at www.wm-alliance.org.
West Michigan
Salutes Two Diversity
Leaders
Corp! Magazine recently announced the
recipients of the Third Annual Salute to Diversity
Awards and West Michigan is honored to have two
winners among them. Help us in congratulating
Monica Sparks, CEO - ITIS Group, Inc., Grand
Rapids, chosen to receive a Diversity Business
Leader award, and Gail Harrison, Executive
Director - Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance
(LEDA) who was recognized as a Diversity
Champion. Both will be receiving awards at the
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 event in Dearborn,
MI.
To learn more about Corp! Magazine and this
exciting event, please click
here.
About the West Michigan Strategic
AllianceThe West Michigan Strategic
Alliance serves as a catalyst for regional
collaboration among the businesses, institutions
and governmental units serving more than 1.4
million people living in a eight-county region
including: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa. WMSA works to
encourage a regional mindset, which will foster
collaboration on critical issues that impact how
we live, learn, work and play. Additional
information is available at www.wm-alliance.org |
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