Eileen McGaughey, Aims Jennifer Sheaman, FRCC Terra Eyl, Larimer County Workforce Center WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS
Workforce Centers Colorado: Locally operated typically at the county level Funding: Federal to state and state to counties Workforce Centers provide a variety of free services to assist job seekers and employers
Job Seeker Services Hiring Assessment & Training Consulting
Employer Services Employers' Roundtable Post A Job-FREE! Layoff Assistance Labor Market Trends Enterprise Zone LMI Regional Networking Legal Resources Workforce Investment Board Testing Services Recruitment & Screening
Training Workforce Investment Act Program Adult & Dislocated Worker Federally-funded WIA Career Transition Service supplies a skilled labor force to employers through career development, training, and re-employment services with support from a career counselor **For a student to receive training assistance, programs must be in “Eligible” status on the Eligible Training Provider List** Youth D esigned to work with eligible youth, ages 16-21, infurthering their employment, education, & training goals
Training Trade Adjustment Act Federally funded program available for those who have been laid off from a company that is shifting production of a product to a different country and have a filed a petition for TAA certification with the State or Federal government Paperwork to be completed is the same state-wide Up to $20,000 for training Other services available: Job Search Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA), Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA)
Northern Colorado Partnerships Employment Services of Weld County Serves on all Advisory Boards at Aims Career Coach serves on the Oil & Gas Task Force Oil & Gas Job Fair on 9/13/2012 Aims Career Coach attends Unemployment Orientations to share information about Aims, programs available including Oil and Gas, meet individually with students
Larimer County Workforce Center Fast Track Sector training partnered with Aims Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, & Nursing Workforce Center Staff serve on Clean Energy Advisory Board at FRCC
Aims and FRCC Dedicated WIA and TAA advisor
Connecting with Your Local Workforce Center Identify Managers of WIA and TAA programs/Special Programs Human Services-TANF, Food Stamps Business Services Connections to Employers CDLE Mary Ann Roe: Networking Opportunities Community functions Industry, Community Boards Unemployment Orientations All are unemployed and meet requirement for grant Director task?