Education & Workforce Development

Support the NJ Business Hall of Fame Gala, April 17
The NJ Business Hall of Fame (NJBHOF) 2008 Gala, to be held April 17 at The Mezzanine in Newark, will honor three business leaders, including NJM Insurance Group President and CEO Anthony G. Dickson. Please support this special event by buying a ticket, being a sponsor and/or purchasing an advertisement. Call Dawn Schwartz, at 973-533-1133, for more information.

Learn About New Jersey's Higher Education Resources for Employers - Many New Jersey colleges and universities are NJBIA members and work closely with us, and through those relationships, we have the opportunity to witness many of their fantastic programs that could benefit our members. Through our new Higher Education Resources section of the Member Resource Center, businesses can learn about, and take advantage of, the positive services that a college or university can provide.

NJBIA's Issue Brief on the Results of the Legislature's 2006-2007 Property Tax Reform Efforts - Read NJBIA's Issue Brief that reviews what happened, came up short and still needs to be done from the 2006-2007 property tax reform efforts. Feel free to contact Christopher Emigholz at 609-393-7707, ext. 201, if you have any comments or questions.

Basic-Skills Training for Your Employees — at No Charge to Your Company - Do your employees need basic-skills training in English as a second language, computers, mathematics or communications?  You can have your employees trained, at no charge to your company, thanks to a $1.88 million training-grant program developed by the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development in partnership with NJBIA and the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Sign up for the Education Issues E-mail Network
Learn about legislation, policy initiatives, and research affecting the quality and cost of education in New Jersey. Tap into workforce training grants and initiatives. Submit your ideas to help shape NJBIA’s policy positions. Sign up today

Get Help with Your Customized Workforce Training Needs - NJBIA members with customized training needs can get help through NJBIA’s partnership with the New Jersey Community College Consortium.  State training grants are available to help defray the cost.  The Consortium, which acts as a one-stop contact for New Jersey businesses seeking workforce development solutions, will develop a training program customized to meet your needs.  It will even write your grant application to the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development at no cost to you as an NJBIA member.  Details here

NJBIA's Education Committee
The Education Committee seeks to develop progressive roles that businesses can play to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the State's educational system. It develops and presents NJBIA's positions on legislative and regulatory proposals. Members represent the Association on public education commissions and panels. For more information, e-mail NJBIA Director of Education Policy Christopher Emigholz.

Business-Education Partnerships:
NJBIA is pleased to partner with the NJ Department of Education to help expand the career internship component of Governor McGreevey's 12th Grade Option Program. This initiative offers high school students the opportunity to intern with local companies during their senior year. The Association has long been a champion of business-education partnerships like this one that encourage students to explore the professional world. Internships give students a great opportunity to see how their classroom learning is connected to the world of work and, ultimately, their future careers.

NJBIA worked in collaboration with the NJ Departments of Education and Labor to create a Career Internship Resource Packet, which will help will help school districts and businesses comply with federal and state labor laws, wage and hour laws, child labor laws, and education administrative codes when creating career internships. For more information or to find out how to partner with your local school and obtain interns for your company, please contact Christopher Emigholz at 609-393-7707, ext. 201.

Education & Workforce Development Links
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