Nominations Open for 2015 Annual WIB Awards

Ventura, CA, February 24, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County (WIB) is seeking nominations for its 2015 Annual WIB Awards. The selected winners will have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to advancing workforce development in the Ventura County region. The nomination deadline is March 13. Winners will be announced at the WIB Annual Meeting on June 18 at the Ventura County Office of Education (5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo).

"Ventura County is fortunate to have outstanding business, education, labor, community and government leaders who are committed to building a strong, local workforce," says Mike Soules, WIB chair. "The WIB Awards is one way to give public recognition to the exceptional work they do."

An individual, employer, organization or partnership may be nominated in one or more of four categories:

WIB Youth Opportunity Award - for providing internships or employment opportunities that will grow and strengthen Ventura County's future workforce.

WIB Collaborative Action Award – for a partnership that helps to meet employer workforce needs, improves education/workforce training and/or supports business expansion/retention in Ventura County.

WIB Champion for Prosperity Award - for supporting workforce development in Ventura County through job creation, job retention, business expansion or business attraction.

WIB Leadership Award - for a role model whose efforts or accomplishments embody the spirit and purpose of workforce development in Ventura County.

WIB Award recipients for 2014 were Santa Clara Valley Wellness Foundation (WIB Youth Opportunity Award), OmniUpdate, Inc. (WIB Youth Opportunity Award), Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise (WIB Collaborative Action Award), Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce (WIB Collaborative Action Award), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Ventura County Chapter (WIB Collaborative Action Award), VSolvit (WIB Champion for Prosperity Award) and Lilly Rudolph, senior planner, City of Ventura (WIB Champion for Prosperity Award).

An online nomination form is available on the WIB website: www.wib.ventura.org. For more information, contact Talia Barrera at (805) 477-5341, talia.barrera@ventura.org.

About the Workforce Investment Board
The Workforce Investment Board administers federal funds that help to support the work of America's Job Center of California locations and other free job seeker, youth, and employer programs and services in Ventura County. For more information, call 800-500-7705 or visit www.wib.ventura.org.