Beyond the Pink Slip

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Beyond the Pink Slip

• Serving the Unemployed
• WAAC Conference
• Highline CC
• 5/5/06
• Curtis Takahashi
• Worker Retraining Coordinator
• Lake Washington Technical College

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We Do What We Can

• What up with these Unemployed People???
• Curtis Takahashi
• Worker Retraining Coordinator
• Lake Washington Technical College

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Chances Are

• Safety
• Have Fun
• Work

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Strong Enough

• The Economy has a direct relationship with the
  Unemployment Rate
• UP Economy Low Unemployment
• DOWN Economy High Unemployment

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I Know Why

• Have you noticed a similar trend at your college?
• UP Economy Low Enrollments
• DOWN Economy High Enrollments

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Good is Good

• Whats happening now???
• Economic recovery
• There is strong job creation
• We have replaced most jobs lost
• HOWEVER

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Hard To Make A Stand

• The proportion of the population employed or
  looking for work has not returned to levels seen
  in the 1990s
• Individuals still suffer job losses
• Employers are having a hard time finding
  skilled workers

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Live It Up
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The First Cut is the Deepest

• Layoff

Grieving Process
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Happy
Recovery
Grieving Process
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A Change Would Do You Good

• Training
• Skills Upgrade
• Basic Skills
• Career Change

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Light In Your Eyes

• Career Assessment
• Living Expenses
• EMPLOYMENT

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Hole in My Pocket

• Employment Security
• Unemployment Insurance
• Regular Benefits 26 wks
• Training Benefits 26 wks (maybe)
• Unemployment Does Not Last Forever

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What I Can Do For You

• Anger Management
• Childcare
• Mental Health
• Financial Assistance
• Healthcare
• Homelessness
• Landlord/Tenant

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No One Said It Would Be Easy

• ESL
• Tutoring
• Study Skills
• Job Search Skills
• College Strategies

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Lucky Kid

• Worker Retraining
• WIA
• TAA
• QTTP
• GI Bill
• DVR
• Financial Aid (Reevaluation)

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Always on Your Side

• Gaining Perspective

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Leaving Las Vegas

• "A life is not important except in the impact it
  has on other lives."
• Jackie Robinson

Curtis.takahashi_at_lwtc.edu Lets do lunch