PPG Industrial Coatings, Natasha Trinkle of Terre Haute both received WorkOne Achievement Awards
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2017) – The Department of Workforce Development
(DWD) and its WorkOne Career Centers hosted their biennial WorkOne Achievement
Awards on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the Statehouse. The ceremony recognized
the success of Hoosier employees and employers who have received services
through WorkOne. PPG Industrial Coatings and Natasha Trinkle of Terre Haute, Ind., were
two of 22 recipients who received an employer award and an individual award,
respectively. Both recipients were nominated for
the award by their local WorkOne center.
PPG Industrial Coatings received a
WorkOne Achievement Award for partnering with WorkOne to create employment
opportunities for local Hoosiers.
Pictured left is WorkOne Business
Consultant Brad Trusler, PPG HR Director Jim Holtel, PPG HR Generalist Kelly
Shillings and DWD Commissioner Steve Braun.
PPG Industrial Coatings manufactures
environmentally responsible products that use less energy and utilize better
application processes. PPG offers industrial coatings that allow customers to
reduce their hazardous air pollutants emissions. The company’s two facilities
in Brazil, Ind., manufacture both powder and liquid coatings which are shipped
all over the world. PPG uses WorkOne services to advertise job openings and to
test candidates. The company has filled numerous positions throughout the last
six years with the assistance of WorkOne employer services.
Natasha Trinkle received a WorkOne
Achievement Award for overcoming several employment barriers and personal
challenges, and for pursuing a better life for herself.
Accompanied by WorkOne Career
Advisor Tina Kent, Trinkle is pictured with Commissioner Steve Braun.
Trinkle enrolled in WorkOne services
in November of 2014 as an in-school youth. At the time, she was 21 years old,
in her first semester of a Registered Nurse (RN) program and was homeless.
Throughout her schooling, WorkOne helped Trinkle with tuition, books, uniforms,
NCLEX testing and frequent mentoring and counseling. Trinkle graduated from the
program, passed her NCLEX and saved enough money to put a deposit on an
apartment. With a place to call home and working as an RN, Natasha is now on a
path to a better life.
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About Indiana Department of Workforce Development
DWD serves the worker and the employer to ensure workplace success. DWD is committed to innovating and invigorating Indiana’s economic future by providing WorkOne Career Centers, Unemployment Insurance, Labor Market Information, Regional Workforce Strategies and Professional Training. Through these services, DWD is able to develop a premier workforce that enables Indiana employers to flourish and entices businesses from outside our state to relocate to Indiana.
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