Disability Program Navigator Second Annual Training

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Disability Program Navigator Second Annual
Training

• Youth and the Workforce Development System

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Workforce Development Systems

• Workforce Development Systems include
• Job Seekers Employers
• Workforce Intermediaries Aim to Connect Workers
  Employers
• Organizations, Institutions, Social Supports
  That Prepare People for Work, Ease Them From
  Transition to Employment Help Them Succeed
• Groups Strategies That Help Employers Attract,
  Manage Advance the Workers Need to Increase
  Productivity Remain Competitive

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Workforce Development Systems

• Healthy Workforce Development Systems
• Consider Meet Needs of Potential Employees
  Employers and
• Balance Workforce Supply Demand to Reach
  Equilibrium

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Workforce Development Systems

• Unhealthy Workforce Development Systems
• Disregard Need for All Parties to Complement One
  Another and
• Look at Supply Demand as Discrete Entities
  Attempt to Fulfill Needs Separately Without
  Sufficient Coordination

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Workforce Development Systems

• Workforce Development Systems Succeed
• When Uses Many Interventions to Fulfill Needs of
  Job Seekers, Employees Employers
• Help Job Candidates Become More Employable (Often
  Requires Engaging Social Human Services,
  Educational, Vocational Services, Personal
  Other Informal Supports) and
• Engage Employers

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Workforce Development Systems

• Workforce Development Systems Biggest Challenge
• Bridging the Gap Between Potential Employees
  Employers in a Timely, Efficient, Enduring
  Manner

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Workforce Development Systems

• Successful Workforce Development Systems Include
• Successful Partnerships between Employees
  Employers, Which Helps Develop a Strong Workforce
  Development System That
• Fosters Vital Local Economies
• Thriving Communities
• Low Unemployment Rates
• New Revenue Generation and
• Increased Ability to Attract Businesses,
  Industries, Services - Essentials for
  Sustaining a Growing Area

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Centers
• Foundation for Delivery of Services in Local
  Workforce System and
• Support Client-Driven Services Foster Improved
  Performance by Allowing Adults Youth
  Specialized Services in Several Disciplines
  within an Integrated Overall Service Plan

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Workplace Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Basic Services for Job
  Seekers Include
• Information on Careers
• Labor Market Information
• Job Search
• Education Information
• Training Programs
• Career-Oriented Testing Assessment
• Job Opening Information
• Referrals to Openings and
• Self-Placement Opportunities

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Services for Employers
  Include (continued)
• Solicitation Posting of Job Orders
• Referral of Qualified Job-Seekers to Identified
  Openings
• Screening Applicants Before Referral, Where
  Appropriate
• Labor Market Information, Numbers
  Qualifications of Potential Applicants and
• Information on Local Availability of Training
  Skill Development Opportunities

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Services for Youth Include
• GED Preparation
• Counseling Workshops
• Job Matching
• Career Education
• Tutoring
• Mentoring and
• Counseling

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Programs Available Include
• Adult
• Dislocated Workers and
• Youth

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Centers Provide Access to
• Core Services
• Intensive Services and
• Training Services

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Centers Core Services Include
• Intake Orientation to One-Stop
• Assessment of Skills Abilities
• Access to Job Vacancy Listings
• Job Search Placement Assistance
• Access to Information on Job Skills
• Information on Providers of Vocational
  Rehabilitation Activities
• UI Filing Information and
• Information on Availability of Supportive Services

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Centers Intensive Services Include
• Individual Career Planning
• Resume Preparation
• Job Clubs
• Career Counseling
• Internships and
• Comprehensive Assessments

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Centers Training Services Include
• Occupational Skills Training
• On-the-Job Training
• Job Readiness Training
• Writing Resumes
• Education Literacy Activities
• Programs that Combine Workplace Training with
  Related Instruction
• Customized Training
• Supportive Services

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Services(continued)
• Preparing for Interviews
• Accessing Information Opportunities for
  Work-Based Experience Through Internships, Summer
  Work Programs, Apprenticeships, Mentoring and
• Identifying Community Resources that can help to
  plan Meet Transition Goals

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Youth Resources
• Life Coping Skills
• Self-Esteem Awareness
• Teen Single Parenting
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Resolution Stress Management
• Health Nutrition for Self Children
• Job Listing Bulletin Board
• Youth Friendly Employers

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Youth Resources (continued)
• Videos CD Materials
• Career Exploration Planning
• Occupational Video Series
• Educational Planning Applications
• Tutoring Mentoring Help
• Leadership Training and
• Study Skills Training

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Workforce Development Systems

• One-Stop Job Center Youth Resources(continued)
• Library of Reference Materials Publications
• Job Search Techniques
• Resumes, Cover Letters, and Thank You Notes
• Work Habits Ethics
• Local Employer Connections
• PC Internet Access
• Client E-mail Set-Up and
• Local Community Resources Sites

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Workforce Development Systems

• School-Supervised Work-Based Opportunities for WI
  Secondary Students
• Youth Apprenticeship
• Level One Youth Apprenticeship
• State Certified Co-op
• Traditional Co-op
• Employability Skills Certificate Program
• Work Experience
• Service Learning and
• Job Shadowing

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Workforce Development Systems

• Work-Based Learning (Two-year Youth
  Apprenticeship Program) (Administered by the
  Governors Work-Based Learning Board)
• Nine Hundred Hours of Paid Work Experience and
• Four Semesters of Related Classroom Instruction
  Based on Industry-Developed Skills Standards,
  Using a State-Developed Curriculum

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Workforce Development Systems

• Work-Based Learning (One-year Youth
  Apprenticeship Program) (Administered by the
  Governors Work-Based Learning Board)
• Four Hundred Fifty Hours Paid Work-Based
  Learning and
• At Least, 250 Hours of Work-Based Learning Time
  Must Take Place When Related Classes are Being
  Held, so Classroom Instruction can be Integrated
  with Worksite Training.

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Workforce Development Systems

• State Certified Co-ops (One Year Paid Work
  Experience) (Administered by the Department of
  Public Instruction)
• Marketing
• Business
• Agriculture
• Family Consumer Education
• Technology Education and
• Health Occupations

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Workforce Development Systems

• Traditional Co-ops
• Patterned after State Certified Co-ops and
• Administered at Local Level

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Workforce Development Systems

• Employability Skills Certificate
• (Administered by the Department or Public
  Instruction)
• School-Supervised, Paid Work Experience

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Workforce Development Systems

• Work Experience Programs
• Students Learn Employability Skills

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Workforce Development Systems

• Service Learning
• Method of Teaching, Whereby Students Learn
  Develop Through Active, Unpaid, Participation in
  Academic Practical Activities Conducted in
  Designed to Meet Needs of Communities and
• Links Activities to School Curriculum Provides
  Students with Real-World Context Which to Apply
  Academic Skills

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Workforce Development Systems

• Internships
• School-Supervised
• Hands-On
• Paid or Unpaid
• Give Students Better Sense of Jobs and
• Provide Students Information about Aspects of
  Business

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Workforce Development Systems

• Job Shadowing
• School-Supervised Career Exploration
• Short-Term
• Emphasis on Observation, not Productive Work
• Visit Worksites Shadow Employees and
• Provides Meaningful Introduction to World of Work

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Workforce Development Systems

• Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
• Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
• For People Who are Legally Blind to Become
  Self-Employed
• Business Enterprise Services Training (BEST)
• Program for Consumers Interested in
  Self-Employment or Business Planning/Development
• Business Leadership Network
• Led by Employers to Hire Qualified Job Applicants
  with Disabilities

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Workforce Development Systems

• Vocational Rehabilitation Programs(cont.)
• Supported Employment (SE)
• Find Jobs, people with Service Disabilities,
  Suited to Specific Skills Abilities
• TechWorks
• Assists Qualified People with Disabilities
  Prepare for Employment in Information Technology
  Through Collaboration of Area Employers,
  Education Institutions, Government Agencies
• Ticket to Ride
• Designed to Expand Access for SSI Recipients
  SSDI Beneficiaries to Employment, VR, Other
  Services

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Workforce Development Systems

• Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (continued)
• Transition Services
• Students Transitioning From High School to
  Post-Secondary Education
• Windmills
• No Cost Interactive Training for Employers to
  Deal with Diversity, Specifically Related to
  Hiring/Retaining People with Disabilities
• Information for Vocational Rehabilitation Service
  Providers

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Workforce Development Systems

• WI Department of Public Instruction -
  Programs/Services for Youth with Specific
  Disabilities in the Following Areas
• Autism
• Cognitive Disability
• Deaf-Blind
• Emotional Behavioral
• Hearing Impairment
• Other Health Impairments
• Speech/Language and
• Assistive Technology

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps
• Help Young People Get Real Education
• Leadership Skill Training
• Teamwork Skill Training
• Communications Skill Training
• Employability Skill Training and
• Transferable Skill Training

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps(continued)
• Questions to Ask to See if Program is Right for
  Young Person
• Are You Between the Ages of 18 24 years old?
• Are You Seeking Hands-On Work in One of the
  Following Areas?
• Clearing Trails
• Disaster Relief or
• Tutoring Young Kids

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps(continued)
• Looking to Relocate Travel During Service Term?
• Willing to Live in a Dorm?
• Excited About the Idea of Living Working With a
  Close-Knit Team?
• If You Answered Yes to These Questions You Could
  Join the AMERICORPS NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY
  CORPS (NCCC)

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps(continued)
• National Civilian Community Corps
• Ten Month Adventure
• Trying New Things
• Challenging Yourself
• Learn About Yourself and
• Improve Lives Communities Along the Way

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps(continued)
• National Civilian Community Corps
• Benefits
• Receive Modest Living Allowance
• Health Insurance and
• Room Board

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Workforce Development Systems

• Americorps(continued)
• National Civilian Community Corps
• Education Award Received After Completing Service
• Receive 4,725 to Help Pay for College, or
  Vocational Training

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Workforce Development Systems

• Employment Among Youth With Disabilities
• High School Work Study Employment
• Part-Time Work - Either On or Off School Campus

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Workforce Development Systems

• Employment Among Youth With Disabilities
• Most Common Types of Work-Study Jobs
• Food Service
• Maintenance
• Clerical
• Personal Care
• Trades and
• Retail

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Youth Resources on the Internet

• Career One-Stop http//www.careeronestop.com/
• Americas Job Bank http//www.ajb.dni.us/
• Riley Guide http//www.rileyguide.com
• Job Hunters Bible http//www.jobhuntersbible.com
  /
• Career Builder http//www.careerbuilder.com
• Career Voyages www/careervoyages.gov
• Americas Career InfoNet http//www.acinet.org/ac
  inet/
• Academic/Career Information
• http//www.ksu.edu/acic/career/options.html

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Youth Resources on the Internet(continued)

• Work for Women http//www.work4women.org/
• Career Explorer www/careerexplorer.net/
• Career Key http//www.careerkey.org/english/
• Career Connections www.career-connections.com
• Job Corp http//jobcorps.doleta.gov/
• GED Online http//www.gedonline.org/
• Youth Zone http//www.nyec.org/youthzone.html
• Baldrige http//quality.nist.gov
• PEPNet http//www.nyec.org/pepnet/index.html
• Mapping Your Future
• http//www.mapping-your-future.org

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Youth Resources on the Internet(continued)

• Workforce Excellence Network
• http//www.workforce-excellence.net/
• American Youth Policy Forum www.aypf.org
• Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
• www.heldrich.rutgers.edu
• National Youth Employment Coalition
• www.nyec.org
• National Youth Development Information Center
• www.nydic.org
• National Governors Association www.nga.org
• Bridges.com www.bridges.com
• Youth Survival Guide http//www.ydrf.com

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Youth Resources on the Internet(continued)

• National Center on Secondary Education
  Training/University of Minnesota
• http//www.ncset.org/
• Presidents Committee on Employment of People
  with Disabilities
• www.pcepd.gov
• DOLETA US Workforce www.usworkforce.org
• Workforce Development in NYS www.wdsny.org
• ICESA/CESER Workforce www.icesa.org
• Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies
• www.levitan.org

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Youth Resources on the Internet(continued)

• Corporation for National Community Service
• http//www.nationalservice.org
• Americorps
• http//www.americorps.org

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Employer Resource Websites

• Job Accommodations Network http//janweb.icdi.wvu
  .edu
• Assistive Technology http//www.abledata.com/inde
  x.htm
• National Business Disability Council
• http//www.businessdisability.com/
• Disability Information Resources
• http//www.makoa.org/index.html
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf
• http//www.ntid.rit.edu
• Gallaudet University of the Deaf
• http//www.gallaudet.edu

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Print Resources

• Disability Employment 101
• To order copies e-mail edpubs_at_inet.ed.gov
• Educating Children with Learning Problems A
  Shared Responsibility - A Report to the Secretary
  of Education
• Will, M.C. (1986b) - Washington D.C. U.S.
  Department of Education
• Creating an Environment for Learning
  Disabilities A Resource Planning Guide
• Publication Sales, WI Department of Public
  Instruction Drawer 179, Milwaukee, WI 53293-0179
• 608 243-8782

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Scott Fromader

• Education Consultant
• WI Department of Workforce Development
• 201 East Washington Avenue, Room E100
• Madison, WI 53702
• 608 261-4863
• 608 261-6968 (fax)
• e-mail fromasc_at_dwd.state.wi.us