Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted visited Eastland Career Center on Nov. 14, 2023, as part of the Lt. Governor’s Executive Workforce Board meeting.

November 14, 2023
From Eastland-Fairfield
Career & Technical Schools

For the second time in three years, Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools served as host to the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board meeting. The group’s most recent meeting was held on Tuesday, Nov. 14, on the Eastland Career Center campus in Groveport where Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted were on site.

Before the Executive Workforce Board meeting, Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted took time to meet and speak with Eastland-Fairfield staff and students. DeWine and Husted took a keen interest in the paths chosen by students, who represented five different lab programs. Students represented the Welding, Pre-Engineering, Aviation, Electrical, and Robotics & Automation programs.

Less than a week removed from the announcement that Eastland-Fairfield received a $4.2 million grant to fund the construction of a new welding lab at Fairfield Career Center, Superintendent/CEO Shelley Groves took time to show the legislatures the first draft of the construction plan for that project. Groves highlighted the location of the lab as well as what future facility and programming goals can be accomplished because of the generous gift.

The Executive Workforce Board is responsible for advising the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Office of Workforce Transformation about emerging workforce needs, solutions, and best practices. The board’s members, totaling 38 individuals, are innovative leaders in business, education, and workforce development. They are charged with engaging communities, state agencies, and stakeholders in Ohio to identify ways to prepare Ohioans with skills needed for in-demand jobs.

For additional information about the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, visit www.workforce.ohio.gov.