EATONTOWN – Twenty-eight Monmouth County One-Stop Career Center alumni were recognized at a luncheon ceremony held earlier this month at the Sheraton.
Each alumnus achieved a training or educational goal that has led to his or her successful entry or re-entry into the workforce. Among the new career paths of the 2014 alumni are pharmacy technician, dental assistant, job placement assistant, medical assistant, property manager, administrative assistant, building maintenance technician, library assistant and truck driver.
A number of students told their personal stories and expressed their gratitude for the assistance they received at a One-Stop Center. Several students highlighted the accomplishments and challenges of overcoming personal issues on the way to finding new careers.
The One-Stop system is a working partnership of every publicly funded state and local agency in Monmouth County that supports employment and training.
The graduates were congratulated by their friends and family as well as members of the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, the County’s Division of Employment and Training staff and other community partners.
“The centerpieces of the system are the two comprehensive One-Stop Career Centers,” said John Gagliano, chairman of the WIB. “The One-Stop centers help unemployed and underemployed individuals improve their marketability through employment counseling, skill and experience assessment and literacy and vocational training.”
The county’s One-Stop Career Centers are located in Eatontown at 145 Wyckoff Rd., Suite 201 and in Neptune at 60 Taylor Ave. The main telephone number for the county’s Division of Employment and Training is 732-683-8850.
Donations from County businesses and services help make the recognition event possible. Silver Sponsors were: Jersey Central Power & Light and New Jersey Natural Gas; Bronze Sponsors were AcuteCare Health System, BoothJL & Associates, LLC and McLoone’s Restaurants.
Among those honored were: Bernadette Bennett, George McDonald and Daniel Melvin, all from Red Bank; Laura Kuras from Fair Haven; Elaine Melone from Oceanport; and Denise Presti from Shrewsbury.
