Press Room

MOBILE WORKS FUNDS DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
Monday, Apr 24th, 2006

MOBILE WORKS FUNDS DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE MOBILE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND TWO-YEAR ENTERPRISE-OZARK AVIATION PROGRAM ON $15,000 INDIVIDUAL TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Allows Area High School Students with Aviation Focus to Participate at Enterprise-Ozark Youth Program, Then Proceed Directly
After Graduation to Two-Year Aviation Program on Scholarship


MOBILE, Alabama - April 24, 2006 - Mobile Works Inc. was awarded $578,600 in incentive monies by Dr. Tim Alford, Director of the Office of Workforce Development, in the State of Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Mobile Works received the incentive award for being the only workforce investment area in the entire state of Alabama to reach or exceed all goals for the 2004-2005 fiscal year.

Mobile Works oversees federal funding provided through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for workforce development activities in all of Mobile County. To assure that these funds are expended effectively, annual performance goals are established to meet both federal and state guidelines for excellence. For those areas that meet or exceed their goals, the state provides incentive awards.

The $578,600 awarded to Mobile Works represents 60% of the available funding for awards in the entire state of Alabama. Of the total awarded to Mobile Works, $475,780 represents an "Exceeding Measures" award. Mobile Works was the only Workforce Investment Area in the state to receive recognition for reaching or exceeding all of the goals set for the 2004-2005 program year.

"We are honored and privileged to receive these incentives monies, but the award really recognizes the dedication of the Mobile Works staff and the spirit of cooperation given to us by the City of Mobile, Mobile County and our other local municipalities, as well as the excellence of our program providers and the participation of local businesses in our training programs," said Raine. "We look forward to continued partnership with every entity involved."

Mobile Works Inc., a local partnership of business, education, labor and community leaders, provides businesses with training, leadership, labor market information and employment programs designed to stimulate local business by meeting the needs of Mobile area businesses while increasing the available labor pool of skilled jobseekers in the Mobile area. Since its inception in 2000, the group has invested more than $23.9 million overall to support Mobile area job and educational programs. In addition, in the 2005-2006 fiscal year alone, Mobile Works will invest over $4.6 million dollars in jobs, training and economic initiatives for all of Mobile County.

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Contact: Gia Dinges
Director of Marketing
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[email protected] - email
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