State Recognizes Solectron for Training, Education Program

		SOLECTRON LOGO Solectron (www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warrantyand end-of-life support. Solectron, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing. (PRNewsFoto)[AG JL] MILPITAS, CA USA

EVERETT, Wash., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Solectron Corporation's (NYSE: SLR) Everett site received Washington state recognition for its involvement in an immigrant education, training and employment program. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) The award was presented by two statewide programs: WorkFirst, which assists welfare recipients with finding and maintaining employment, and WorkSource, a joint venture organization that offers resources for business and job seekers. Solectron's involvement with the WorkFirst program over the last three years has helped to provide rigorous technology training, coupled with an English language program, to first-generation immigrants. Qualified graduates are offered jobs with the site and Solectron has hired 60 graduates over the past nine months. "Participating in the WorkFirst program has been a rewarding experience for everyone involved," said Hieu Dang, the site's general manager. "The people we educate and hire through the program are excellent employees and good people, and we are proud to know that we are making a difference in our community." Solectron was chosen for the partnership award from more than 100 nominees, and was the only company to be nominated by both Everett Community College, and the Refugee and Immigrant Forum of Washington's Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit counties. "We appreciate Solectron's efforts as a key partner in the WorkFirst and WorkSource programs," said Dr. Sylvia Mundy, commissioner of the Washington State Employment Security Department. "Through our collaboration, Solectron has helped many refugees receive vital education and training, and move on to succeed at lucrative jobs that offer advancement." Four state agencies support WorkFirst: the Employment Security Department, the Department of Social and Health Services, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Office of Trade and Economic Development. Additional partners in the WorkFirst program include the Refugee and Immigrant Forum, and Everett Community College. Solectron's Everett facility offers printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and customized high-end systems manufacturing for Internet server, industrial, aerospace, telecommunications and test/measurement markets. The site's workforce has grown from about 300 employees two years ago to more than 600 today. About Solectron Solectron (http://www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. Solectron, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing.