Slide 2 PRESENTATION TITLE Orientation Press the spacebar to
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each page. 2 www.workforcewv.org Slide 4 Welcome to WorkForce West
Virginia! This computer-based orientation is designed to provide
you with an overview of the services available through the
WorkForce West Virginia system. For Assistance If you have
questions at any time, do not hesitate to ask a staff person to
help you. 3 www.workforcewv.org Slide 5 Let WorkForce pave the way!
WorkForce West Virginia is a partnership of employment and training
organizations working together to connect employers and job
seekers. Our Career Centers provide a central location to receive
information and services regarding employment, labor market,
careers, education and training. 4 www.workforcewv.org Slide 6
WorkForce West Virginia offers a wide range of services. To help
you understand which services will best meet your needs, this
orientation will explain: Where the Career Centers are located What
services are available How WorkForce West Virginia can help with
specific needs What steps are needed to take advantage of these
services 5 www.workforcewv.org Slide 7 We are located in all
regions in West Virginia. Our hours of operation and services
offered vary depending on location. Please contact your local
office if you have any questions. For addresses and contact
information, please click on the title Region X of the region you
need. Region 7 Region 6 Region 5 Region 4 Region 3 Region 2 Region
1 Locations Close to You 6 www.workforcewv.org Slide 8 WorkForce
offers support you may need to make the best career decisions
Explore in demand jobs on our Labor Market Information site. Online
career exploration through mySkills myFuture. See how you can use
your skills in a different career path with MyNextMove. Find a job.
WorkForce has the largest listing of jobs in the state with an
average of 2,750 jobs listed monthly. 7 www.workforcewv.org Slide 9
Explore Your Career Options On our Labor Market Information site,
you can plan for your future by seeing what job opportunities are
growing throughout the state.Labor Market Information mySkills
myFuture offers personalized career suggestions based on your
interests and level of work experience. Just input what you like to
do and what you have done to see what job prospects are out there.
mySkills myFuture MyNextMove is a tool that allows job seekers to
learn more about their career options. No matter what you have done
before, this tool will show you what else is available with your
current skill sets or with a little bit more training. MyNextMove 8
www.workforcewv.org Slide 10 Upgrade Skills/Education Once you
develop your goal, we can assist you with upgrading your skills
through: Workshops Job Readiness Training On the Job Training
Classroom Training Technical Training Computer Based Tutorials 9
www.workforcewv.org Slide 11 WorkForce West Virginia utilizes the
job skills assessment system known as WorkKeys to measure real
world skills that employers believe are critical to job success.
The benefits of receiving a WorkKeys certificate: To show employers
you are ready to work Receive a nationally recognized certificate
signed by the Governor of West Virginia The certificate is a
work-related skills credential it provides proof of your job skills
nationwide. 10 www.workforcewv.org Slide 12 Job seekers can use
KeyTrain to help them improve skill levels and to assess their
potential levels on the WorkKeys tests. KeyTrain lets you review
topics in each skill area and allows you to do practice problems
similar to those on the actual tests. Will help you learn how to
budget your time on the tests so you will be able to complete each
test in the time allowed. Sample test questions and practice
quizzes are also available online at www.workkeys.com.
www.workkeys.com 11 www.workforcewv.org Slide 13 Public Computer
Centers In many of our locations, our Public Computer Centers are
available to aid with: Job searches WorkKeys testing KeyTrain
remediation Workstation for the disabled at every office 12 Resume
creation Typing courses Free printing, copying, and scanning of
documents WiFi available at Charleston, Elkins, and Parkersburg
www.workforcewv.org Slide 14 Saturday Hours Three of our Public
Computer Centers Charleston, Elkins, and Greenbrier Valley will now
be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Services offered on Saturdays
include: Basic computer use for job searches, resume building, etc.
Help with resume preparation by WorkForce West Virginia staff Mock
interviews to help build interviewing skills Preparation for
WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificate testing Certificates for
completing typing classes and other computer skills classes (Note:
There will be no unemployment claims accepted during Saturday
hours) 13 www.workforcewv.org Slide 15 Find a Job If you are
looking for a new job, a better job, or even a new career,
WorkForce West Virginia will assist you in achieving your
professional goals. Assistance is available to: Enroll in our
system (click here to enroll) Enroll in our system Find job
openings Apply for positions Understand the local job market
Network with employers Prepare for the interviewing and hiring
process Prepare for and complete pre-employment testing (including
apprenticeships) 14 www.workforcewv.org Slide 16 Your 1 st step is
to register with WorkForce West Virginia You may register on-line
at www.workforcewv.org at the nearest WorkForce office or at any
internet based computer.www.workforcewv.org By including your
information on this computer database, you will be: Making a resume
that you can email to employers Pick out jobs you like that will
match you with what you want to do and signing up for job
notifications in those fields Getting connected with our system to
be able to apply for those jobs through WorkForce West Virginia 15
www.workforcewv.org Slide 17 After registering on line, you should
contact a WorkForce office to make sure that you are fully
registered. Key Things To Remember About Registration Make sure
your information is updated every 30 days You will only receive
notifications of new job postings that match the job preferences
youve selected Contact us or go online if you need to update any of
your personal information 16 www.workforcewv.org Slide 18 Receiving
Job Notifications When a new job is posted to the system, WorkForce
West Virginia staff notify the job seekers who match the specific
job preference and qualifications. Job seeker may be notified
through: Automated phone notification system Personal phone calls
Letters 17 www.workforcewv.org Slide 19 What You Can Do To Help
Yourself Find A Job You can help yourself in the job search process
by: Logging on daily to the WorkForce West Virginia
websiteWorkForce West Virginia website Looking through the Job
Postings in our lobby Looking through other job posting websites on
the internet (website list available by request) Attending local
career fairs and workshops. Information is available through
WorkForce West Virginia centers and on WorkForce West Virginias
website 18 www.workforcewv.org Slide 20 Specialized services are
also available to meet specific needs. Click on a service below to
learn more about it. Hit the space bar to continue. Adult Youth
(14-21) Seniors (55 & Older) Veterans Individuals with
Disabilities Dislocated Workers Unemployment Compensation Trade Act
19 www.workforcewv.org Slide 21 Congratulations! You have taken the
first steps to a new or better job! Ask our staff for assistance if
you have any questions. 20 www.workforcewv.org Slide 22 Region 1
Beckley WorkForce WV Career Center 200 New River Town Center
Beckley, WV 25801 Job Service: 304-256-6792 Unemployment:
304-256-6796 Mercer County WorkForce WV Career Center 195 Davis
Street Suite 102 Princeton, WV 24740 Job Service 304-487-2248
Unemployment: 304-425-1896 Welch WorkForce WV Career Center 110
Park Avenue Suite 100 Welch, WV 24801 Job Service: 304-436-3131
Unemployment: 304-436-2527 Greenbrier Valley WorkForce WV Career
Center 20 Red Oaks Shopping Center Ronceverte, WV 24970 Job
Service: 304-647-7410 Unemployment: 304-647-7410 Summersville
WorkForce WV Career Center 830 Northside Drive Suite 123
Summersville, WV 26651 Job Service: 304-872-0820 Unemployment:
304-872-0821 Region 1 Workforce Investment Board 200 New River Town
Center Suite 200 Beckley, WV 25801 Office: 304-253-3611 Region 1
WIB Website www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the
map. Slide 23 Region 2 Huntington WorkForce WV Career Center 2699
Park Avenue Suite 240 Huntington, WV 25704 Job Service:
304-528-5525 Unemployment: 304-528-5538 Logan WorkForce WV Career
Center Fountain Place Plaza 300 Prosperity Lane Logan, WV 25601 Job
Service: 304-792-7010 Unemployment: 304-792-7020 Putnam County
WorkForce WV Career Center #19 Putnam Village Shopping Center
Teays, WV 25569 Job Service: 304-757-7270 Unemployment: N/A Region
2 Workforce Investment Board 2699 Park Avenue Suite 240 Huntington,
WV 25704 Office: 304-429-5900, 1-800-942-7344 Region 2 WIB Website
www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map. Slide 24
Region 3 Charleston WorkForce WV Career Center 1321 Plaza East
Charleston, WV 25325 Job Service: 304-558-0342 Unemployment:
304-558-0292 Region 3 Workforce Investment Board PO Box 3726
Charleston, WV 25337 Office: 304-344-5760 Region 3 WIB Website
www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map. Slide 25
Region 4 Parkersburg WorkForce WV Career Center 300 Lakeview Center
Parkersburg, WV 26102 Job Service: 304-420-4525 Unemployment:
304-420-4625 Point Pleasant WorkForce WV Career Center 404 Main
Street Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Job Service: 304-675-0857
Unemployment: 304-675-0857 Ripley WorkForce WV Career Center 206
Stone Drive Ripley, WV 25271 Job Service: (304) 373-0313 Region 4
Workforce Investment Board 531 Market Street Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone: 304-424-7271 Region 4 WIB Website www.workforcewv.org Click
the arrow to return to the map. Slide 26 Region 5 Weirton WorkForce
WV Career Center 100 Municipal Plaza Suite 300 Weirton, WV 26062
Job Service: 304-794-2001 Unemployment: 304-794-2000 Wheeling
WorkForce WV Career Center Warwood Shopping Plaza 1275 Warwood
Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003 Job Service: 304-238-1045 Unemployment:
304-238-1035 New Martinsville WorkForce WV Career Center 257 North
State Route 2 New Martinsville, WV 26155 Job Service: 304-455-0902
Unemployment: 304-455-0902 Region 5 Workforce Investment Board
Warwood Shopping Plaza 1245 Warwood Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-231-1170 Region 5 WIB Website www.workforcewv.org Click
the arrow to return to the map. Slide 27 Region 6 Clarksburg
WorkForce WV Career Center 16 Sterling Drive Bridgeport, WV 26630
Job Service: 304-627-2125 Unemployment: 304-627-2120 Elkins
WorkForce WV Career Center 1023 N. Randolph Ave Elkins, WV 26241
Job Service: 304-637-0255 Unemployment: 304-637-0257 Fairmont
WorkForce WV Career Center Veterans Square 320 Adams Street, Suite
107 Fairmont, WV 26654 Job Service: 304-363-0654 Unemployment:
304-363-0654 Morgantown WorkForce WV Career Center 304 Scott Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26508 Job Service: 304-285-3120 Unemployment:
304-285-3124 Region 6 Workforce Investment Board 17 Middletown Road
White Hall, WV 26554 Phone: 304-368-9530 Region 6 WIB Website
www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map. Slide 28
Region 7 Martinsburg WorkForce WV Career Center 891 Auto Parts
Place Suite 1314 Martinsburg, WV 25403 Job Service: 304-267-0065
Unemployment: 304-267-0065 Moorefield WorkForce WV Career Center
1929 State Road 55 Moorefield, WV 26836 Job Service: 304-538-7741
Unemployment: 304-538-3176 Region 7 Workforce Investment Board 1929
State Road 55 Moorefield, WV 26836 Phone: 304-530-3917 Region 7 WIB
Website www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map.
Slide 29 Adults Specialized services are available to individuals
at least 18 years of age that meet income guidelines established by
WorkForce West Virginia. These services are most appropriate for
individuals who are in need of more intensive and personalized
attention to achieve their career goals. These services are
available through out Workforce Investment Act partners. Please ask
a WorkForce West Virginia associate for more information on this
service. www.workforcewv.org Slide 30 Adults Case Managers work
one-on-one to assist with: Career goal development Assessing needs,
skills, interests Resume development Job Readiness training
Occupational training Referrals to partner agencies Linking to
opportunities for skill upgrade and job placement
www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map. Slide 31
Youth (14-21) If you are between 14-21 years old and meet
eligibility requirements, WorkForce West Virginia will create as
many real life experiences as possible to help you reach your
goals. Work Readiness Skills Work Experience Leadership Development
Educational Support Contact your local Workforce Investment Board
for youth opportunities as they are provided through our Workforce
Investment Act partners. Click here for a map of office
locations.here www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the
map. Slide 32 Seniors (55 & Older) Specialized services are
designed to help older, lower income persons find employment.
Participants receive personalized assistance to develop new skills
and expand current skills while also supplementing their income
through part- time/full-time employment. www.workforcewv.org Slide
33 Seniors (55 & Older) Participants receive training through:
Subsidized Training Placement at non-profit organizations, public
agencies, and private business Quarterly training related to health
care, legal issues, and more as well as socializing with other
senior workers. Job Search training workshops focused on resume
writing, interviewing skills and testing. www.workforcewv.org Slide
34 Seniors (55 & Older) Taking advantage of the services
offered to seniors offers additional benefits: Reimbursed Physical
Examination Prior to employment (Optional) Free Assessments to
match your skills, interests, and capabilities Opportunities to
meet new people Assistance every step of the way by staff dedicated
to the needs of older workers These services are offered by the
West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services through the Workforce
Investment Act. Please ask a WorkForce associate for more
information or visit www.wvseniorservices.gov to learn
more.www.wvseniorservices.gov www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow
to return to the map. Slide 35 Veterans Veterans Services
Specialists are trained to work exclusively with veterans to:
Provide vocational guidance Ensure priority treatment for job
referrals Link to resources and programs Develop job opportunities
www.workforcewv.org Slide 36 Veterans In accordance with U.S. Code,
Title 38 and state legislation, qualified veterans receive priority
in all government funded employment/training programs and services.
Using the Workforce West Virginia registration database, veterans
receive advance notification of job openings for which they are
qualified. Program designed to promote the hiring of veterans
include: Tax Incentive Programs Federal Contractor Job Listing
Program www.workforcewv.org Slide 37 Veterans Tax Incentive
Programs Employers can receive tax credits for hiring veterans
through: Military Incentive Act of 1991 - offers West Virginia
employers up to $5,000 in tax credits on their West Virginia
corporate or personal tax liability for hiring veterans who are
either: Economically disadvantaged Vietnam era or Korean conflict
veterans Disabled Unemployed active members of National
Guard/Reserves Work Opportunity Tax Credit - offers $1,500 in
federal tax credits to employers who hire eligible veterans.
www.workforcewv.org Slide 38 Veterans Federal Contractor Job
Listing Program Employers having federal contracts of $100,000 or
more are required to take affirmative action to employ veterans who
either: Served during the Vietnam Era Have special disabilities
Recently separated from duty Served on active duty during a war or
campaign in which a campaign badge was authorized These West
Virginia employers must list (with some exceptions) all job
listings with WorkForce West Virginia. www.workforcewv.org Slide 39
Veterans Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights
Act Veterans, Reservists, and National Guard members are granted
certain job rights by law. Veterans Services Specialists assist
individuals with submitting claims by making referrals to the
appropriate resources (such as Veterans Employment & Training,
Department of Labor, etc.). Please contact your local office for
more information on Veterans Opportunities. Check out the local map
for sites.local map www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return
to the map. Slide 40 Individuals with Disabilities WorkForce West
Virginia provides specialized services for individuals with
disabilities including: Accommodation Assessment Individualized
Services www.workforcewv.org Slide 41 Individuals with Disabilities
Reasonable accommodations may include: Acquiring or modifying
equipment or devices Job Restructuring Modified work schedules
Reassignment to vacant positions Adjusting or modifying
examinations, training materials, or policies Providing readers and
interpreters Making the workplace readily accessible to and usable
by people with disabilities www.workforcewv.org Slide 42
Individuals with Disabilities Rehabilitation services are available
to individuals who: Have a physical or mental impairment which
interferes with your ability to work Will benefit from
rehabilitation services Require rehabilitation services in order to
work Information from you, medical records, educational records,
and other records are used to learn about your disability, how it
affects your work, capabilities and limitations, and whether
rehabilitation services can help you become employed
www.workforcewv.org Slide 43 Individuals with Disabilities
Searching for and finding a job is a joint effort for you, your
counselor, an employment specialist and others. Training in areas
such as: resume writing interviewing techniques job-seeking skills
Your counselor can also help you deal with: issues in the workplace
covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act your right to
confidentiality On-the-job support may be provided to help you
adjust to the job demands and limitations that may occur because of
your disability. www.workforcewv.org Slide 44 Individuals with
Disabilities Individuals interested in vocational rehabilitation
services may call, write or visit any West Virginia Division of
Rehabilitation Services office. The individual must complete and
sign an application to initiate the eligibility determination
process. If determined eligible, the client and rehabilitation
counselor make an informed choice and develop an Individualized
Plan for Employment. Placement into suitable employment is the goal
of vocational rehab services. Please see a WorkForce representative
for more information on vocational rehab services.
www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to the map. Slide 45
Dislocated Workers Specialized services are available to
individuals that are at least 18 years old: Have lost their job
through no fault of their own or Have been unemployed for 12 out of
26 consecutive weeks and can no longer find employment with their
current skills. These services are most appropriate for individuals
who are in need of more intensive and personalized attention to
achieve their career goals. Additional benefits may be available
through Unemployment Insurance. www.workforcewv.org Slide 46
Dislocated Workers Case Managers work one-on-one to assist in:
Career goal development Assessing needs, skills, interests Resume
development Job Readiness training Referrals to partner agencies
Linking to opportunities for skill upgrade and job placement
Occupational training funded through the Workforce Investment Act.
www.workforcewv.org Slide 47 Dislocated Workers Some dislocated
workers may be eligible for Trade Act Assistance (TAA) if they have
been dislocated from a company in which: Jobs were sent overseas or
is downsizing due to foreign competition A TAA petition has been
filed and approved by the Department of Labor TAA includes:
Training Trade Readjustment Allowance Alternate Trade Adjustment
allowance www.workforcewv.org Slide 48 Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment Compensation (UC) is designed to provide benefits to
eligible persons who are temporarily unemployed through no fault of
their own, and who would be employed full-time if suitable jobs
were available. www.workforcewv.org Slide 49 Unemployment
Compensation Requirements You must be either totally or partially
unemployed as defined by the law. You must have sufficient wages in
employment covered by a state or federal unemployment compensation
law. You must be able to work and available for full-time work.
www.workforcewv.org Slide 50 Unemployment Compensation Applying for
Benefits When you become totally unemployed, you should report to
the claims office that serves your area as soon as possible after
you lose your job. www.workforcewv.org Click the arrow to return to
the map. Slide 51 Trade Act Some dislocated workers may be eligible
for Trade Act Assistance (TAA) if they have been dislocated from a
company in which: Jobs were sent overseas or is downsizing due to
foreign competition A TAA petition has been filed and approved by
the Department of Labor TAA includes: Training Trade Readjustment
Allowance Alternate Trade Adjustment allowance www.workforcewv.org
Slide 52 Trade Act Training Financial assistance is available to
TAA participants who are seeking to obtain skill upgrades and
transferable skills to become re-employed. Assistance is available
for short or long term training. Trade Adjustment Allowance (TRA)
TAA participants can qualify for weekly compensation after their
unemployment has been exhausted. Alternate Trade Adjustment
Assistance Wage supplement is available for TAA participants 50
years old who find employment within 26 weeks after layoff.
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