CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
We've got a new grant to tell you about PLUS new recruitment events, featured job opportunities, free learning and training opportunities and lots more...
Would You Like To:
> Learn new or brush up on BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS, like Word, Email and Zoom?
> Learn new techniques for SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWS?
> Create a NEW RESUME to stand apart from the crowd?
> Learn to NAVIGATE THE INTERNET to find and apply for jobs?
Space for this valuable opportunity is limited. Register today to ensure your spot in the class!
To Register Contact Tylena Daniels at (607) 334-2201 or email:
What will you get?
At the completion of the course you will leave with:
A $50 gift card at the completion of the training series. (You must complete all four days of training to be eligible for the gift card.)
A folder that includes hard copies of your new resume, reflecting the new skills you have gained.
A USB drive to store your new resume in elecronic format.
Submitted job applications.
An appropriate social media presence.
An Email address that is synched to your smart phone.
The confidence to jump-start your search for a new job or career!
WHEN: Monday - August 15th, Thursday - August 18th, and Monday – August 22nd
All Training Sessions will be In-Person from 9am - Noon
WHERE: Training will be held at Otsego Now, 189 Main Street, 5th Floor, in Oneonta. Use the Dietz Street entrance close to the elevator. Parking is available in the City Parking Garage.
Back by popular demand, the Leadership for Supervisors Training has been scheduled for August and will be held at Otsego Now, 189 Main Street, 5th Floor, in Oneonta This is an in-person training and the dates of this training will be: Monday - August 15, Thursday - August 18, and Monday – August 22. All training sessions will be 9am – 12pm.
Donald Sheldon will be presenting this training. Mr. Sheldon is president of DHSheldon & Associates LLC, New York. He also is a lecturer at the School of Management at SUNY Binghamton University. Previous roles include Vice President of Global Quality and Six Sigma at the NCR Corporation in Dayton, Ohio; Vice President of Buker, Inc. a recognized leader in management education and training headquartered in Chicago. He has more than 40 years of materials management, manufacturing, and distribution management experience. Mr. Sheldon is published in numerous articles and journals and is author of several books including: Getting Value from Sales and Operations Planning, 2020 and World Class Sales and Operations Planning, J. Ross Publishing, 2006. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Business and Government Policies Studies and an undergraduate degree in Business Management and Economics from the State University of New York. He is certified by APICS as CPIM-F (Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management), as CIRM (Certified in Resource Management) and as CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional). He is also a Six Sigma Blackbelt.
This training would be beneficial to new, entry-level, and apprentice supervisors or team leaders, from any industry; plus individuals who aspire to be supervisors. CDO Workforce will issue a certification to individuals who complete the training successfully.
Co-Sponsored by CDO Workforce, Otsego County Chamber of Commerce and Otsego Now.
This month we're sharing lots of hiring events, local job opportunities and learning opportunities, workforce news, resources for businesses, community resources... AND Don't miss: The Workforce Development Board is looking for Case Managers in Utica! AND: Sign up for our FREE Leadership for Supervisors Training Class!
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.
