Item:
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Announcements
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Date of BOCC Meeting: August 10, 2020
Request for Board Action:
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1. Updated Census Deadline: Complete Census 2020 by September 30th - There is now less time to complete Census 2020. The date to complete the decennial has been pushed up from the original date of October 31st. Currently Durham County has the lowest response rate in the Triangle at 57.7 percent; our goal is 82 percent.
Please help spread the word and complete the Census by visiting www.my2020census.gov <http://www.my2020census.gov>
2. Duke Energy Partnership Program with Durham Technical Community College - Duke Energy gives $130, 000 to extend popular Electrical Line Technician program. This gift would be used for student tuition, classroom materials and tools through the 2023-24 academic year.
For more information about the Electrical Line Technician Program, please contact Nathan Hardin, DTCC Marketing and Communication Director at 919-536-7246, ext. 5206 or by email at hardinn@durhamtech.edu <mailto:hardinn@durhamtech.edu>.
3. Durham Technical Community College Back-to-Work Initiative - Durham Tech is offering a number of courses to help students get opportunities for immediate employment in high demand occupations. Courses being offered in the career fields listed below require less than a year of classroom time to help students get back to work quickly in fields like Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health and Wellness, Skilled Trades and more. Scholarship opportunities are available. Some courses may require a high school diploma or GED®/HiSET® as well as access to a computer and internet.
Please visit the following link for more information on the initiative, available courses and start dates:
<https://www.durhamtech.edu/academic-programs/durham-tech-back-work-initiative>