QUOTES..........

"VICA is providing job training and academic education, but also people who have the ability to work together." --- Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor

"VICA was the best training program I have ever experienced. It gave me the self-confidence and knowledge that I needed to get where I am today." --- Bryan Becker, VICA Student, 1996 Skills USA Competition Champion and International Competitor

"The PDP is absolutely fundamental to employment skills, and maybe even more important than that, to life skills." --- Bob Flint, General Manager, Remanufactured Products Group, Caterpillar Inc.

"People...concerned about the quality of our next generation of technicians (and I'm sure that's all of us) should factor VICA into the components needed to assure that our industry will have the best and brightest individuals." --- Peter Powell, Editor, Refrigeration Service & Contracting

"VICA has created networks at the national, state and local levels among students, educators, business people, and labor needed to build successful School-to-Work programs. These are pathways to success." --- Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education

"VICA gave me confidence. After quitting school and then going back I wasn't sure I was doing the right thing. VICA instilled in me enthusiasm for learning. I went from a 0.5 grade point average to a 3..8 average." --- Michael Salois, VICA National Student, Officer