CWIB announces Provider

The Crossroads Workforce Investment Board announced on April 15th that CEFS was the successful bidder to be the provider of services from July 1, 2008 to June 30th 2010. There is an option to renew an addtional year if performance is met. We congradulate them on a successful response to the RFP. We also thank Lake Land College and JobWorks for the excellent work that went into their responses to the RFP. We are facing tough times as a system and as a country with the resession in place. Our funding will be cut 16% this coming year to serve youth, job seekers and dislocated workers as well as employers. It is time for our country to re-commit to having the highest trained workers in the world. That is our competative advantage in a global economy. And, we need to raise our position amoung advanced countries from #24 to at least the top ten. If you haven't seen the film, "2 Million Minutes", I would suggest that you check the trailer out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_QENuOYL8 .