Workforce Services
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Subsidized Employment
Subsidized employment is designed to help employees to establish a work history, demonstrate work success in an employer/employee relationship, and develop skills that lead to unsubsidized employment and foster job retention.
- Employees are not part of a participating business’ payroll
- 100% of an employee’s wages are subsidized for an allotted time period
Training Incentives
On the Job Training (OJT) is a program that provides reimbursement of wages to compensate for the extraordinary costs associated with training new employees.
- Pre-screening for foundational skills and identification of additional training needs for employees
- Reimbursement of a portion of employee wages for an allotted time period
Recruitment Assistance
Customized Recruitments help local businesses find desired employees through an assisted hiring process.
- Access to a job-ready candidate pool
- Ability to assist with hiring needs
- Recruitment specialists will work with a business to market the position(s), provide locations for recruitment events, pre-screen candidates, and work with additional team members to manage the process
Labor Market Information
Our team interprets accurate and relevant data to keep businesses competitive by helping them understand industry trends, skills gaps, and the regional jobs landscape.
- Analyze the jobs and skills that local businesses are actively seeking
- Provide feedback to education programs to grow the pipeline of future workers
- Develop data-informed hiring an employee retention plans
Incumbent Worker Training
Incumbent Worker Training helps businesses increase the skills of entry level workers while promoting advancement opportunities in the workplace.
- Works with businesses to identify desired skill sets that will make employees more competitive
- Partners with local trainers to provide technical and soft skills training courses
- Provides funds to cover the cost of training courses, instructors, and materials
Restructuring & Downsizing Support
Rapid Response is a series of customized, confidential, and convenient services available to businesses during downsizing and restructuring.
- Connects workers to training and future employment following a layoff
- Improves business’ image and relationship with the community and affected workers
- Helps businesses maintain higher productivity and lower absenteeism