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.
>The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc., is Hiring in Utica, NY
>FREE Six County Job Fair
>The Summer Youth Employment Program is Enrolling
>Free In-Person Workshop for Microsoft Word
>Free Leadership for Supervisors Class
>New incentives for businesses
>Lots of new learning/training opportunities for job seekers, and new job opportunities and hiring events
>Community Events
>And lots more...
This training will be June 26th, June 27th, June 30th 9am-10:30am. All attendees who complete the 3 training sessions will be offered the opportunity to complete a certification exam.
All attendees will need to be enrolled with CDO Workforce.
Contact the CDO Workforce at 607-334-2201, ext. 127 or stop in at 1 O'Hara Drive, Norwich to register with CDO Workforce and/or for this training.
>Communication Skills
>Resumes
>Interviewing
>Job Search Strategies
>Self-Motivation
>Transferable Skills
And much, much more!
We've got new local hiring events and some great success stories to share with you this month-- along with valuable new learning opportunities that you won't want to miss!
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.
