Title: New Jersey State Library, New Jersey State Library Association, the New Jersey Regional Library Coop
1New Jersey State Library, New Jersey State
Library Association, the New Jersey Regional
Library Cooperative, Department of Labor and
Workforce Development Training Seminar
- David L. Socolow Jon S. Corzine
- Commissioner Governor
2Goals
- Partner with the New Jersey Library
Association and provide essential Workforce
information and services to clients in a
alternative location - Empower Library Association staff to assist
unemployed clients file a unemployment insurance
claim online at Library facilities.
3 Objectives
- Review the connection between Workforce
Development and the New Jersey Library
Association. - Discuss the Workforce system.
4Why Collaborate?
Leverage resources to meet customer needs
Develop Effective relationships
Assist underserved
Develop strategies to meet business needs
Build system competencies
5State of New Jerseys Economy
- Employment Changes in Industry
- Rising Unemployment
6Economic and Social conditions
- Currently, the national unemployment rate
is at 8.5 compared to New Jerseys rate of 8.2.
As the economy worsens, the public is
increasingly turning to Libraries and One-Stop
Career Centers for assistance.
7State of New Jerseys Economy
8 Unemployment Claims by Counties
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10Labor Market Changes
11Who we serve in the WorkforceSystem
- Adult
- Dislocated Workers
- Youth
- Business
12 Special Population
- Adults
- Reentry
- Veterans
- Disable
- Youth
- Juvenile Reentry
- At Risk Youth
- Drop-Outs
13Programs and Services in the NJ Workforce System
- Job search
- Resume Preparation
- Interviewing Skills
- Customized Training
- Testing / Assessment
- Employment Plans
- Reentry Services
- Literacy Programs
- Vocational Counseling
- Job Development
- Subsidized Employment
- Vocational Training
- Recruit and Refer
14Partners in the Workforce System
- Workforce Investment Boards
- One-Stop Career Centers
- New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce
Development - Economic Development
- Community Colleges
- Business/
- Employers Public/Private
- Trade Organizations
- Education
- Service providers
- WIRED Regional Grants
15Ways to Collaborate
- Referrals
- Coordination with Workforce Investment Boards
- Service / Training Providers
- Collaborations with One-Stops
16 One-Stop / Non-Profit Collaboration
- Can help to address the growing needs of New
Jerseys workforce, especially in times of
economic hardship. - Will create additional access points for those
people who need help from government, especially
for those already served by Non-Profit
Organizations. - To meet the increasing numbers of people filing
new UI claims, this partnership can allow
Non-Profit Organizations to facilitate online
application process for participants.
17To connect with your local
WIBhttp//www.njsetc.net/boards/names_in.htm
18To find a local One-Stophttp//lwd.dol.state
.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/findjob/onestop/services.html
19For NJ Department of Labor and
Workforce Development Contact informationhttp//
lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/index.shtml
20 Questions or Comments
21NJ Department of Labor andWorkforce
Development Key Contacts
- Emanuel (Gary) Paige, Sr.
- Faith and Community Based Representative
- Emanuel.Paige_at_dol.state.nj.us
- (609) 292-6574
- Fax (609) 777-3020
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