Facility's tour provides information about SRS jobs under Recovery Act 10/10/2009 12:35 AM Staff reports An innovative effort to share information on the Recovery Act at Savannah River Site is under way.
The U.S. Department of Energy site's Road To Recovery Tour is providing information on job training, employment assistance programs and information on remaining Recovery Act jobs at the facility.
"SRS is being proactive in reaching beyond larger towns and cities to share information about the Recovery Act at our facility," said Jeff Allison, the manager of the DOE's Savannah River Operations Office. "The tour will reach across much of South Carolina and eastern Georgia around SRS to assure that those in smaller communities have the same access to information and opportunities as those in larger communities."
The Road To Recovery Tour has made stops in Allendale, Bamberg and Hampton. The tour will make a stop in Orangeburg today.
A tour stop is recognizable by a van bedecked with graphics that invite residents to attend one of the events. Those who attend learn how they can access other job and training opportunities through state and federal programs, such as the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
Many of the tour stop locations are being held at local one-stop centers, where WIA representatives are directly responding to questions on new job-training and educational opportunities.
"Our focus is assuring that those in communities hardest hit by the recession have an opportunity to learn more about our Recovery Act work," Allison said.
About 13,000 people attended job fairs held in Columbia, Barnwell, Allendale, Aiken and Augusta. SRNS has 2,155 employees funded by the Recovery Act. Though a fraction of the people applying for positions will attain a Recovery Act job, SRS wants to provide opportunities to more people in rural communities that have some of the highest unemployment rates in South Carolina.
For more information on the Recovery Act at SRS and the Road To Recovery Tour, visit www.srs.gov/recovery.
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Comment Title: Pure BS
SRNS is just trying to cover their butts. They didn't create new jobs, the just moved their people who were going to lose jobs into the ARRA positions. Meanwhile subcontractors who had jobs lost them to SRNS people. Someone needs to to jail over this crap!
Posted by: On: 10/10/2009
Comment Title: Clyburn?
How funny! The first stops are Clyburn's. Looks like IG isnt doing much to fix SRS. Exactly who is responsible for disciplining these children (Clyburn, Anderson, Adams, Romando), or are they the untouchables? Quite frankly I am shocked that SRNS management continues be a puppet in this clearly corrupt and highly unethical recovery act mess at SRS. Doesnt say much about them either.
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