Title III Dislocated Worker Services

The Title III Dislocated Worker Program is a Federally funded program operated by the states through locally based agencies to serve workers who lose their jobs due to plant closures or mass layoffs.

• Dislocated workers are succcessful career oriented workers.
• Many dislocated workers need help in transitioning to a new career.
• The Title III Dislocated Worker Program provides resources to expedite the reemployment process.

Services Available

• Job Search Assistance -- building an effective employment marketing strategy
  
  
  
  • Individual skills assessment, career counseling, and seminars

  Seminar Topics

  Resume and cover letter preparation

  Labor Market information

  Networking techniques

  Interviewing skills

  Financial Counseling

  Job search through internet

  
  
• Retraining Assistance -- develop new occupational skills for the changinb labor market

  Retraining Areas

  Occupational skills training

  On-the-job training

  Entrepreneurial training

  Skill enhancement training

  Classroom and individual training

  Educational remediation

  
  
• Supportive services -- to meet the special needs of dislocated workers

  Supportive Services

  Child Care

  Needs related payments

  Transportation

  Relocation Assistance

Page created 29 Oct 1996