New
Directions has partnered with Turnkey Construction Management
Institute (TCMI) to provide vocational courses for our residents
in the construction trade. The individualized, hands-on training
will prepare them for positions as construction superintendents,
construction project managers or construction estimators.
The 16-week Estimator and Project Management course is being
taught at New Directions Regional Opportunity Center. Before
training could begin, the classroom site was redesigned to
accommodate the curriculum and was then approved by the Bureau
for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
Once
the courses are completed, TCMI will assist each graduate
with their presentation portfolios and provide job listings
and interviewing techniques.
New
Directions Executive Director Toni Reinis
named
Veteran Small Business Champion
Disappointed
with the proposed 2006 budget cuts for veterans'
healthcare
and housing, Congressswoman Jane Harmon (right)
met
with Toni Reinis, vowing to fight for these vital programs.
Toni
Reinis, Executive Director of new Directions, has been named
“Veteran Small Business Champion of
the Year” for 2005 by the U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA) Los Angeles District Office for her commitment to veteran-owned
enterprise. She was honored by both the SBA and the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce at their annual Small Business Week luncheon
held on May 17.
Los
Angeles SBA District Director Alberto G. Alvarado acknowledged
that New Directions turns around the personal and business
lives of many veterans. He said of Toni, "She epitomizes
the values of a true Veteran advocate. Her inspirational leadership
and hard work have led to the implementation of legislation
granting veterans and veterans-owned businesses preferences
in the government procurement employment sectors...We are
extremely proud of Toni Reinis' accomplishments."
