Bloomberg appoints BTEA president Coletti to WOB.Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has appointed Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA BTEA Back to Education Allowance (Ireland) BTEA Block Tiny Encryption Algorithm ) president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Louis J. Coletti, to the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Workforce Investment Board Workforce Investment Boards (or "WIBs") are regional entities created to implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. for a three-year term. The Workforce Investment Board promotes the economic vitality of New York City by supporting job growth and ensuring that jobseekers have the education, skills and the workforce preparation to meet employer needs. With construction identified as a growth area by the Board, Coletti will work with City Hall through its new High-Growth Workforce Development Initiative to facilitate job training and professional development within the construction industry. "With so much construction underway and planned for the city, we need to be focused on preparing our workforce, both on the labor and management side of the industry, to meet the growing need," said Coletti. "The economic vitality of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of depends on it." Coletti is experienced in workforce development initiatives and has helped develop a number of programs in this area including Construction Skills 2000, a joint program with the Building and Construction Trades Council which offers preparatory training course high-school seniors and provides preferred access to union apprenticeship programs. In addition, under Coletti's leadership, the BTEA issued a report in 2004 entitled "Building Jobs: A Blueprint for the New New York New New York is the name of three futuristic cities modelled on New York City:
Many of the initiatives were subsequently adopted by the Mayor's Commission on Construction Opportunities in 2005. "Becoming a member of the Board will allow me to continue my work in preparing our industry for future workforce challenges," Coletti added. "I am thankful to Mayor Bloomberg for this appointment." |
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