Colorado Workforce Centers

1. Colorado Workforce Centers

2. Colorado Workforce Center Locations www.yourworkforcecenter.com

3. Job Listings • Recruiting, Screening and Hiring Services • Labor Market Information • Access to Employee Training and • Retraining • Access to Facilities • Business Restructuring or Closure Information • “Off the Menu” Menu of Services

4. Customized job postings to fit business needs • All job listings are available online at www.connectingcolorado.com Job Listings

5. Web – Job Seekers

9. Largest applicant pool in the state from professionals to laborers • Statewide - 176,092 active job seekers • Eastern Region – 8,256 active job seekers • Screening and referral of qualified applicants • Individual skills match by position (applicant search) • Specialized recruitments, job fairs and other special events • Customized application process (In person, at WFC, online, etc.) Recruiting, Screening and Hiring

10. Applicant Search ***Search resulted in 123 applicants that could be notified of this opportunity

11. Job Fairs & Hiring Events

12. Labor Market Information Regional access to local and state labor market information Occupational descriptions Job industry growth patterns Economic trends and forecasts Wage and benefit Information Population and demographic information

15. Access to Facilities Professional recruitment and interviewing environment Computers, internet connections and staff assistance Interviewing techniques and proper interview questions assistance

16. Business Restructuring or Closure Information

17. “Off The Menu” Workforce Centers are willing to work with businesses to customize services to fit specific needs.

18. Employee Training & Re-training Skills assessment and enhancement tools (Prove It!, CareerReady Colorado Certification, etc.) On-the-job training Work experiences Customized and other employer based training

22. State certificate, signed by the governor, which certifies job seeker skills CareerReady Colorado Certificate

23. CareerReady Colorado Certificate

24. Workforce Investment Act Federally funded program designed to increase occupational skill levels of participants, and improve the quality of the workforce Eligibility based program May provide programs such as educational or vocational training, workplace readiness skills, On-the-Job Training, Work Experience, academic attainment assistance, incentives and supportive services.

25. Workforce Investment Act *WIA serves three designated categories based on a priority of service directive: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Adult – an individual over the age of 18 who is unemployed or underemployed and/or receiving public assistance, and in need of additional assistance to enter sustainable employment Dislocated Worker – an individual who has been separated from his or her place of employment through no fault of his or her own (plant layoff, closer, etc.), and is unlikely to return to the occupation or the workforce without additional training or assistance Youth – an individual between the ages of 14-21, in or out of school, low income, with a documented barrier to education (offender, BSD, pregnant or parenting, homeless, drop out, foster care) and/or employment in need of additional assistance to complete an educational training program or to gain employment

26. TAA – Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assistance is available to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as the adverse result of foreign trade. Variety of benefits and reemployment services designed to help unemployed workers prepare for and obtain suitable employment. Workers may be eligible for: Training Job Search Allowance Relocation Allowance “Wage Insurance” – those that accept new employment at lower wage than the worker earned in “trade affected” employment Health Coverage Tax Credit – those that purchased health insurance to replace coverage provided in their “trade affected” employment Trade Readjustment Allowance – payable to qualified workers who have exhausted unemployment insurance

27. TAA – Trade Adjustment Assistance The Petition Process to establish group eligibility begins when a TAA Petition is filed with the USDOL, Office of TAA. Petitions may be filed by: A company A group of three or more workers Their union Authorized representative Workforce Center Representative

28. ELIGIBLE candidate is hired by the participating employer • Wages are reimbursed by the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment up to a certain $ or hour amount (Reimbursement % is dependent on company size) On-the-Job Training ***Expectation is the employer will hire the participant upon OJT completion

29. Work Experience ELIGIBLE candidate is hired by the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment Wages are paid 100% up to a certain $ amount CDLE assumes all liability Typically used when candidate has little to no work experience (youth) Designed to promote good work habits and job skills

30. Connecting With Your Local WFC Identify a contact person(s) Set up an initial informational meeting with both Business Services and WIA Representatives Business Services – major energy employers, who’s hiring, OJT possibilities, etc. WIA – Get an idea of #’s of enrollees, kinds of training, partnerships, etc. (see 3 and 4) Gain knowledge of local programs, eligibility, and allowances Establish yourself as the “Go-To” person for any clients interested in careers in energy

31. Partners Partnerships play an integral role in the success of the Workforce Centers and our programs. Some of our key partners include: Economic Development Chambers of Commerce Small Business Development Centers Community Service and Support Agencies Community Colleges Local School Districts

32. Questions?? Tony Anderson Business Development Representative Fort Morgan Workforce Center 411 Main Street Fort Morgan, CO 80701 970-867-9401 x 16 Tony.anderson@cwfc.net