Colorado Workforce Centers

Colorado Workforce Center Locations

www.yourworkforcecenter.com

Menu of Services

• 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”

Job Listings • Customized job postings to fit business needs• All job listings are available online at

www.connectingcolorado.com

Web – Job Seekers

Complete tutorial for career

readiess skills

Based on ACT’s WorkKeys

assessment system and the National Career

Readiness Certificate

The National Career Readiness Certificate is the national standard in certifying workplace skills

Recruiting, Screening and Hiring

• 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.)

Applicant Search

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

Job Fairs & Hiring Events

• 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

Labor Market Information

• Professional recruitment and interviewing environment

• Computers, internet connections and staff assistance

• Interviewing techniques and proper interview questions assistance

Access to Facilities

Business Restructuring or Closure Information

Workforce Centers are willing to work with businesses to customize services to

fit specific needs.

“Off The Menu”

• Skills assessment and enhancement tools (Prove It!, CareerReady Colorado Certification, etc.)• On-the-job training• Work experiences• Customized and other employer

based training

Employee Training & Re-training

CareerReady Colorado Certificate

Skill levels are ‘certified’ on the certificate• Bronze• Silver• Gold• Platinum

State certificate, signed by the governor, which certifies job seeker skills

CareerReady Colorado Certificate

Based on nationally recognized credentialing standards, the certificate verifies workplace skills in three business critical

areas:

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.

*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

Workforce Investment Act

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:1. Training2. Job Search Allowance3. Relocation Allowance4. “Wage Insurance” – those that accept new employment at lower wage than

the worker earned in “trade affected” employment5. Health Coverage Tax Credit – those that purchased health insurance to

replace coverage provided in their “trade affected” employment6. Trade Readjustment Allowance – payable to qualified workers who have

exhausted unemployment insurance

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:1. A company2. A group of three or more workers3. Their union4. Authorized representative5. Workforce Center Representative

TAA – Trade Adjustment Assistance

On-the-Job Training • 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)

***Expectation is the employer will hire the participant upon OJT completion

• 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

Work Experience

1. Identify a contact person(s)2. 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)3. Gain knowledge of local programs, eligibility, and allowances 4. Establish yourself as the “Go-To” person for any clients

interested in careers in energy

Connecting With Your Local WFC

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

Partners

Tony AndersonBusiness Development Representative

Fort Morgan Workforce Center411 Main Street

Fort Morgan, CO 80701970-867-9401 x 16

Tony.anderson@cwfc.net

Questions??