Overview of Careers for Life Center

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Overview of Careers for Life Center

• Rita Fields
• Director, Workforce Diversity AA/EEO Compliance

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Purpose

• The goal of the Careers for Life Center (CLC) is
  to provide career development programs to entry
  level main campus employees and non-union and
  non-managerial employees employed on the main
  campus between July 1998 and Sept. 2005 who are
  seeking clinical careers in nursing, radiology
  technology or respiratory therapy.
• More than 1 million has been committed to the
  CLC

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Center Hours and Staffing

• Hours of operation are Tuesday and Thursday from
  8am-430pm and Wednesday from 730am-11am. The
  number to the center is 313-916-4100.
• The CLC is staffed by Zipora Golenberg through a
  partnership with Jewish Vocational Services. She
  has more than 20 years of experience providing
  career counseling, predominately in the Detroit
  area.
• The CLC is located in the Clara Ford Pavilion on
  the 4th Floor (opposite end of HR).

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Programs

• There are four program components to the
• Careers for Life Center
• Career Guidance Coaching
• Professional Development Programs
• Diversity Training
• Mentoring and Coaching

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Career Guidance and Counseling

• Details This program provides assistance with
  internal job searches, skills assessments and
  training, resume and interviewing assistance, and
  general career coaching.
• Eligibility All system employees initially, to
  be weighed heavily in favor of main campus entry
  level employees and non-union and non-managerial
  employees employed on the main campus between
  July 1998 and Sept. 2005.

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Career Guidance and Counseling (continued)

• Skills Assessments are provided for employees to
  assist in determining skill level in the areas of
  reading and math. These can be requested by
  interested employees but are required for
  individuals who have not obtained a HS diploma or
  GED and/or have not successfully completed at
  least two college level courses.
• Participants will receive a meal pass on the day
  of the testing and receive a one-time taxable
  stipend of 25 at the completion of the entire
  assessment.
• Partnership We have teamed with FocusHOPE to
  provide the skills assessment and are currently
  developing the subsequent training courses. We
  anticipate creating the first training course by
  the end of this year.

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Professional Development Programs(PDPs)

• Details The PDPs provide pathways for employees
  to obtain a Career for Life in the critically
  short, market sensitive positions of nursing,
  radiology technology, and respiratory therapy.
  Participants will be assisted in earning degrees,
  provided intense careers counseling, and receive
  financial support.
• Additional benefits include
• Monthly stipends of 400 (50 if part-time)
• Reduced work hours while maintaining benefit
  level
• Home computer, if needed
• Tuition assistance (tuition reimbursement and
  remainder of program tuition paid directly to
  school)

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Professional Development Programs (continued)

• Eligibility Main campus entry level employees
  and non-union and non-managerial employees
  employed on the main campus between July 1998 and
  Sept. 2005 who have been accepted into an
  accredited program in one of the three targeted
  job areas.
• Participants have to have been employed with the
  system for at least one year and must have
  received (minimally) a commendable rating on
  their most recent performance review.

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Mentoring and Coaching

• Details This program is designed to provide
  support and assistance to help participants
  propel their careers forward by matching them
  with main campus system leaders. Participants
  will have the opportunity to participate in
  workshops focusing on career enhancement, skill
  building and formal coaching. There will be
  approximately 20-25 mentor/mentee pairs per year.
  We are currently evaluating expressions of
  interest from vendors and following up on
  internal leads for an external consultant to
  develop this program.
• Eligibility Main campus entry level employees
  and non-union and non-managerial employees
  employed on the main campus between July 1998 and
  Sept. 2005 are eligible to participate in the
  program.

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