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The Regional Chamber Newsletter
Vol. 14 No.12
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
July 2011
Community Profiles Profiles of neighboring communities in this edition look at Ocean Pines and Berlin. Pages 16-17
INSIDE Ad Directory................................. 30 Executive Director......................... 3 Barometer...................................... 7 Business After Hours......10, 12, 14 Business Directory.................28-29 Business Mix............................... 28 Calendar........................................ 5 County Executive........................ 13 Education.................................... 26 Health.......................................... 24 Investing...................................... 30 Insights.......................................... 6 Member Renewals........................ 4 Networking Tip ............................ 6 New Members............................... 4 Personnel File............................. 27 Salisbury University..................... 27 Technology.................................. 31
Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury helps prepare and retrain people for the job market. Opportunities for employment exist for those who possess special skills. Shown above are instructors with students preparing them for opportunities in the fields of nursing and computer-related employment. Photos courtesy of Wor-Wic Community College
Where are the job opportunities? By Lynn R. Parks
Jean Schrecongost, administrative manager at the BesTemps and Outplacement Services office in Salisbury, has a suggestion for people who are looking for work: take computer training. “We find that our biggest lack is the number of people with computer knowledge and Internet knowledge,” she said. “For anyone who is looking for work, I would advise them to get a computer and learn how to do the basics.” Those basics, Schrecongost said, include word processing and data entry, as well as how to find out information on the World Wide Web. “Everyone needs to know how to do
all of that,” she said. “Even your basic salesman, who used to just keep logs of who he visited and of his sales, now has to know how to enter that information on a computer.” That salesman also needs to know how to research businesses that could be potential customers, she added. “So much information is out there, and you’re expected to know it,” she said. Kristina Toadvine, director of computer training at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, said that the college’s computer classes are designed with employers’ needs in mind. “We look at what skills employers are looking for and fit those into what we will be offering,” she said.
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The college’s continuing education department offers a number of computer classes, from the most basic to web page and graphic design. This fall, it will unveil a new certificate program in computer technology that focuses on the skill sets employers are looking for, Toadvine said. Students will work with Windows, word processing, spread sheets and e-mails. The five-course certificate will be able to be completed in two or three semesters. Another new certificate program, also starting in the fall, will focus on web and graphic design. It, too will be five courses and will take two or three semesters to complete. Continued on page nine