This Years  Recipients of the California Community College Association for Occupational Education 2006 Award for Excellence in Partnership

News from Sacramento this week announced that the, California Community College Association for Occupational Education awarded Rio Hondo College and Valley Power Systems, Inc. the award for CCCAOE 2006 Excellence in Partnership.

 “Valley Power Systems, Inc. easily meets the CCCAOE award criteria for Excellence in Partnership; it is collaborative, innovative, pioneering, and achieves outcomes that promote leadership for occupational education, economic development, and workforce development, and the enhancement of California’s position within a global economy.  The award criterion is exactly what Valley Power Systems, Inc. works to support and it does so with pioneering dedication,” Rodney Lineweber states.

The unique relationship between Rio Hondo Alternative Fuels and Valley Power Systems is much larger than anticipated. Rio Hondo was seeking a supporter from the industry in 2004 for a Industry Driven Regional Collaborative grant, (IDRC), and Valley stepped forward supporting this education project with a new contact between Allison Transmission and Rio Hondo College to provide training to not only the local community  but to the entire Transit industry. This linked allowed John Frala to travel to Indiana corporate headquarters of Allison Transmission for train the trainer sessions.

A special thanks from Rio Hondo College to the President Mike Barnett, the General Manager Bruce Nobel, Service personnel, Rex Silvey, Craig Nelson, and Danny.