California Employer Advisory Council

CEAC Awards Program

April 1, 2012

The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has approved the criteria to select award winners for the current program year. The criteria emphasize outcomes and results. Quality and innovation are more important than quantity and size. The underlying question the Awards Committee will ask: "Is California and/or your community a better place as a result of what the Employer Advisory Council (EAC) or individual has done?" The awards will be presented at the CEAC Annual Conference, to be held in May, 2012.

Awards Offered

• Outstanding California EAC
• Outstanding EAC Veterans Representative or Committee
• Outstanding EAC Chairperson
• Outstanding Coordinator
• Distinguished Service Award

Nomination Process

All nominations must be submitted on the Awards Nomination Form located at the end of this packet. There is a one page maximum using 12 point font. The award period is from April 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012. You may project March 2012 events for inclusion in the nomination summary. The exception would be for the Distinguished Service Award nominations, which will include multiple years of service.

All award winners will be announced at the CEAC Annual Conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 in Ontario, California.

Deadline for Nomination Form

March 30, 2012, is the deadline for submission of nomination forms. Nominations received after March 30, 2012 will not be considered.

Completed nomination forms must be submitted electronically via the CEAC website. CEAC Award Nominations will be published as submitted. We suggest that spelling and grammar be checked prior to submitting the nomination form.

Award Categories, Number Awarded and Criteria

Outstanding California EAC

• Each EAC may submit one nomination
• Awards offered - One award
• Past award recipients may not reapply for three (3) consecutive years

These questions should be considered in the nomination form narrative:

1. Does the membership composition reflect the employer community/industries represented/diversity/size, etc.?
2. What activities have taken place to increase membership?
3. What are the results of these efforts?
4. What has your EAC done to improve the local EDD office effectiveness and responsiveness to employers and job seekers needs?
5. What were the results of these efforts?
6. How have the activities of your EAC strengthened the image of EDD's Job Service program within the community?
7. What activities has your EAC completed to help local employers understand the purpose and function of EDD's Job Service program and the services it provides?
8. What other activities have your EAC completed that were offered to the employer community?
9. What was the effectiveness of these activities?
10. What partnerships has your EAC formed or utilized?
11. How have these relationships furthered the EAC goals?
12. What activities has your EAC been involved in that benefit your community (School to Career, Involvement in One-Stop, etc.)
13. An activity summary: number of meetings, seminars and job fairs.

Outstanding EAC Veterans Representative or Committee

• Each EAC or Regional Vice President may submit one (1) nomination
• Awards offered - One award
• Past award recipients may not reapply for three (3) consecutive years

These questions should be considered in the nomination form narrative:

1. What actions has the EAC Veterans Representative or Committee taken to encourage and support the veterans?
2. How has the EAC Veterans Representative or Committee educated employers regarding the advantages and benefits of hiring veterans?
3. How has the EAC encouraged a close working relationship with local/state office veteran representatives?

Outstanding EAC Chairperson

• One (1) nomination per EAC may be made by an EAC Representative, EDD Manager, Coordinator or Regional Vice President
• Awards offered - One award
• Past award recipients are not eligible
• This award is given to an individual who is a current or an immediate past Chairperson of an EAC

These questions should be considered in the nomination form narrative:

1. Leadership abilities and skills to organize/plan/ conduct meetings?
2. What has the chairperson done to assist local EAC activities?
3. Have they participated in regional/state activities to promote the EAC?
4. What partnerships or alliances has the chairperson helped to develop?
5. How have these partnerships helped to strengthen the EAC?
6. Activities summary
7. Years of service
8. Number of seminars/workshops held
9. Number of EAC members

Outstanding EAC Coordinator

• Each EAC or Regional Vice President may submit one (1) nomination
• Awards offered - One award
• Past award recipients are not eligible

These questions should be considered in the nomination form narrative:

1. What activities has the Coordinator initiated to increase local EAC effectiveness?
2. Describe how the local Coordinator has assisted the EAC's activities?
3. What have been the results of these efforts?
4. What partnerships or alliances has the Coordinator developed and effectively utilized?
5. How have these partnerships/alliances helped to strengthen the EAC?

Distinguished Service

• Each EAC or Regional Vice President may submit one (1) nomination
• Awards offered - One award
• Past award recipients are not eligible

The Distinguished Service Award is a lifetime award given to an individual who is an active EAC member and who has demonstrated over the years strong and cooperative support toward the goals of his/her local EAC and the CEAC. Other than a narrative of why this individual deserves this award, there are no specific selection criteria.

Judging Criteria

Each year the CEAC Awards and Recognition Committee selects three independent individuals to review all entries. The rules are as follows:

• Judges are not allowed to judge for two years consecutively.
• There is no discussion amongst the judges as to how each entry is reviewed.
• Judges are typically selected from the prior year's winners who are not eligible to participate in the current year.
• The judges selected must have prior experience as either a CEAC or EAC Board Member and be a current member of an EAC in good standing.