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Jan Herder left a comment for Karen Lynch
Hi Karen, good to hear from you. Thank you for sending the link and the interest. I'll run it by Jim and the WIB and see if we can apply. Regards, Jan
Jun 21, 2010
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Karen Lynch left a comment for Jan Herder
Hi, Jan, Sorry I just noticed this comment! I'll try to pay better attention. But if you become aware of community facilities that USDA can possibly fund, please give me a call. Here's the kind of thing we can do…
Jun 21, 2010
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Creative Economy showing solid growth: How large is the Lamoille region's?

The Lansing area's fastest growing industry is what some experts callthe creative economy. "Creative" jobs, or those in professional, scientific and technicalservices, are expected to grow three times faster than total privateemployment between 2006 and 2016, according to a report released todayby…See More
Discussion posted by Jan Herder Jun 9, 2010
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Jan Herder commented on Jan Herder's group 'Employment Opportunities'
ED Position VBSR Executive Director Full Time • Executive/Management VBSR • Burlington, Vermont • Chittenden County Application Deadline: July 4th, 2010 Details: Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Executive Director The…
Jun 9, 2010
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Jan Herder and Kelly Betzina are now friends Jun 8, 2010
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Jim Black commented on Jan Herder's group 'Employment Opportunities'
Laraway seeks HR director Join a dynamic organization as a member of a valuable administrative team. Laraway Youth and Family Services provides therapeutic foster care, creative case management and private school programs. LYFS also contracts with…
Jun 7, 2010
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http://ning.it/99UiHs Helen Day Art Center seeks Education Coordinator #lamoillevt #npvt #creativeeconomy
Status posted by Jan Herder Jun 4, 2010
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Jan Herder commented on Jan Herder's group 'Employment Opportunities'
Helen Day Art Center seeks Education Coordinator Art Instructors Education Coordinator Helen Day Art Center has expanded its Arts Education program for youth and adults significantly in the last four years. We now offer over 60 classes a year to…
Jun 4, 2010
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http://ning.it/9ow1UI Creative economy converging with digital literacy in Colorado
Status posted by Jan Herder Jun 3, 2010
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RT @DIRSI: RT @infoDev: World Bank IFC report says high-speed Internet drives economic growth: http://bit.ly/a70T1V #wbmeets #ict4d
Status posted by Jan Herder May 30, 2010
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Congratulations Cambridge for your participation in the eVermont project http://ning.it/aC3rH4 #lamoillevt #npvt
Status posted by Jan Herder May 27, 2010
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The Creative Economy is rockin in #lamoillevt; http://ning.it/dsyzzS Announces the Appointment of David Rowell as Executive Director #npvt
Status posted by Jan Herder May 25, 2010
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http://ning.it/blJRSN 5 business Success Stories using Social Media
Status posted by Jan Herder May 22, 2010
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Jan Herder commented on Jan Herder's group 'Employment Opportunities'
Paid Internship in Stowe found on Graig's List ooking for a paid intern to work 16 - 24 hours a week for a public relations firm during daytime hours Monday through Friday. Compensation is $10 an hour. Specifically the individual will: •…
May 19, 2010
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Kelly Betzina replied to Kelly Betzina's discussion 'May Regional HR Meeting'
Thank you Jim! There was some interesting discussion today at the VHRA meeting about internships and the new legislation. There were many questions on the subject. One suggestion that I found to be very helpful as an employer is to have something…
May 19, 2010
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Jim Black replied to Kelly Betzina's discussion 'May Regional HR Meeting'
Hi Kelly, Nancy Wagner, from Copley, gave a great presentation on nutrition. It is something you might want presented at Laraway. I am writing a grant (based on your internship document) for broadbased internship. The grant is intended to pay the…
May 19, 2010

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Jan Herder

Creative Economy showing solid growth: How large is the Lamoille region's?

The Lansing area's fastest growing industry is what some experts callthe…Continue

Started by Jan Herder Jun 9, 2010.

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Stowe Reporter article about WIB

See the Stowe Repoerter's article on the Lamoille WIB. The article was written in the December 10, 2009 Issue.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to prepare the 21st century workforce for the Lamoille Region. We want to create a collaborative environment for employers, educators, and public agencies who share our mission. We want to use the environment to identify and meet workforce development needs.

Major Goals

1. Identify skill sets, current and future, workers need.
2. Coordinate current and future skill set training.

Blog Posts

Jan Herder

John Fernandez, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at VEC 5/5 10 AM

The VEC announced today a visit by John Fernandez tomorrow at the VEC in Johnson. According to Tom Evslin's recent interview on VPT Vermont will be one of the testing states for the new smart grid. This is huge-- tremendous news and quite auspicious for Lamoillevt. We were the only state in the country with a 100% participation in the funding competition. If you don't know… Continue

Posted by Jan Herder on May 4, 2010 at 3:25pm

Jan Herder

What can we learn from the developing world and their use of ICT for agriculture?

I wonder why there is such resistance to digital literacy in rural areas? Sometimes by looking at another country we see things differently. Here is an interesting example of e-agriculture at its most basic level--access to computers and the internet. For Fair Trade Farmer's in Ecuador using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the difference between making… Continue

Posted by Jan Herder on April 20, 2010 at 11:06am

Jim Black

What Business Owners Want

Members of the WIB have been asking business owners and managers what training they need for their employees. It is amazing that the universal response is "teach them to come to work on time, ready to work and understand the customer's perspective."



I can't help but think we are victim of our own success. America has become so affluent that our youth don’t feel the pain we baby boomers did in our youth. The question is “how do we adapt?” Of course that poses another question, “Who is… Continue

Posted by Jim Black on September 23, 2009 at 8:39pm

Jim Black

Back to School

School started today. I have classes in Principles of Management on Mondays. I wonder what "Principles of Management" will look like with the advent of the smart grid. I am finding that my role as a teacher has changed. I was the "sage on the stage." Now I find myself being a facilitator.

The big question for me is "how can I best help my students become effective workers?" Any ideas?

Posted by Jim Black on August 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

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Welcome to the WIB WEB

Welcome to the “WIB WEB”. Our mission is to create a collaborative environment. This WIB WEB is one way to collaborate. Here you can post ideas, blog, watch videos (be sure to view Did you Know 3.0) and find out what is going on. We want to create a collaborative environment where businesses, educators and public agencies can collaborate, explore,identify and develop the skills workers will need for the 21st century workforce . We can collaborate and coordinate on ways to provide the training… Continue

Posted by Jim Black on August 16, 2009 at 2:19pm — 1 Comment

 
 
 

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