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 new programs to tell you about, plus workforce news, new job opportunities, business news and opportunities, community news and resources and new training opportunities too!
This month we're sharing lots of hiring events, new job opportunities, new training opportunities, workforce news, new disability resources, community resources and lots more...
Co-Sponsored by Commerce Chenango, Otsego County Chamber of Commerce and Delaware County Economic Development.
Please join us for an opportunity to learn about the services our organizations offer to businesses, how we can help you find and train new employees, and how we can support and help you maximize your investment in employees!
Panelists:
• Tylena Daniels, CDO Workforce
• Ashley Paciello, ACCES-VR
• Alan Sessions, CDO Workforce
• Evan Bowker, Delaware County Economic Development
• Kerri Green, Commerce Chenango
• Kathryn Dailey, Otsego County Chamber of Commerce
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uiNbrkprRFqJ06qQ7T6ltg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
We hope you can join us!
Don't miss our January newsletter-- it's chock-full of learning/training opportunities, hiring events and job opportunities, workforce news and lots more...
The purpose of the forum is to have discussions about the impact this new industry will have on workforce, social justice, skill needs entrepreneurships, just to mention a few, hoping that the community will participate and take interest around this new industry coming to New York State and CNY.
Invite link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cannabis-roundtable-adult-use-social-justice-unions-and-you-5
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.
