In honor of September being National Workforce Development Month, the WDB is happy to host its annual Celebrating Solano’s Workforce awards night on September 18 at Travis Credit Union in Vacaville.
Join us as we continue to recognize and celebrate ‘Workforce Heroes’ – the businesses, job seekers and employees, and community partners who support and exemplify workforce efforts in Solano County.
We invite our community to submit nominations within one of the five award categories, outlined below. All nominees must live in or be based in Solano County.
Nominees will be announced at the event.
Video and audio files may now be uploaded as part of your nomination. Files must not exceed 100MB.
Celebrating Solano’s Workforce Hero Categories
- Community Workforce Hero
- Microbusiness Workforce Hero (1-10 employees)
- Business Workforce Hero
- Workforce Hero
- Emerging Workforce Hero (18-24 years old)
Nominees must live in or be based out of Solano County and are not required to be current or former WDB clients or partners.
Tips for a good nomination
- Be specific – help the selection committee “see” your nominee’s attributes and contributions
- Highlight at least one success story or best practice
- Individuals – include why the nominee is inspirational or describe their personal growth
- Business/Organization – include the impact they have made in the community and/or on their work
- Mention any leadership qualities the individual or business/organization exhibits
Celebrating Solano’s Workforce will be from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Travis Credit Union, One Travis Way, in Vacaville.
Admission is free and the community is welcome to attend.
The awards night is presented by the Workforce Development Board of Solano County
in partnership with Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center and Travis Credit Union.
