Welcome to the Connecticut Department of Labor

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Welcome to theConnecticut Department of Labor
This presentation was created byThe Office for
Veterans Workforce Development www.ctvets.org
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Thank You for Your Service!
We counted on you . . . NOW You can count on us
for . . .

• Job Opportunities
• Training
• Resources

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Our Mission

• The Office for Veterans Workforce Development
  assists veterans/ covered persons with their
  employment and training needs
• Job service assistance
• Referral to supportive services
• Intensive career services (case management)
• State and federal program information/referral

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Our Mission

• Provide priority services to ensure that all
  covered persons are treated with dignity and
  respect at all CT Department of Labor facilities
  and by all CTWorks staff
• Encourage the use of CTWorks as Veterans
  Resource Centers
• Work as an advocate for Veterans (Covered
  Persons) interacting with public and private
  agencies

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Transitional Assistance Program (TAP)

• Provide job service assistance for military
  members separating/retiring from active duty
• Assist National Guard and Reserve units at
  pre-mobilization and demobilization centers with
  information on employment and training
  opportunities

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Serving the Connecticut Veteran population of
more than 300,000
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Veteran Employment Representative Locations

• 5 Regional Offices and 9 Satellite Offices
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational
  Rehabilitation Employment Office
• 3 Outstations
• U.S. Submarine Base
• West Haven VA ERRERA Community Care Center
• West Haven Vet Center

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Veterans Eligible for Services

• Military members who have separated within the
  past 36 months
• Service connected disabled veterans
• Campaign badge veterans
• Veterans with non-service disabilities
• Veterans with 180 consecutive days active duty
  (not including training), not serving in support
  of any conflict
• National Guard/Reserves members (Title 10)
• Homeless veterans
• Covered Persons

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Program Overview

• Priority of Service
• Veterans Intensive Services
• DOL CTWorks One-Stop Career Centers

• Resource Centers
• Workshops
• Training Options
• Additional Resources

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Priority of Service

• The Jobs for Veterans Act of November 2002
  created priority of services for Covered Persons
  for all U.S. Department of Labor federally funded
  employment and training programs

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Intensive Services (Case Management)
For Veterans/covered persons with barriers to
employment training that may include

• Disabled
• Recently separated
• Campaign badge
• Chronic unemployment

• Homeless
• Ex-offender
• Legal/medical issues
• 18 to 24 year old veterans

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Veterans Representatives the Career Centers

• Job Searching
• Career/Vocational Assistance
• Labor Market Information
• Training
• Resource Centers (workshops, fax, computers,
  internet, copiers, telephones, newspapers, résumé
  paper envelopes)
• Résumé Assistance
• Eligibility for Referral to Other Benefits and
  Programs

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Professional Development Workshops
Available throughout the state. Click here and
select your area.

• Workforce Investment Act
• Orientation
• Job Searching Techniques
• Networking
• Job Applications

• Résumé Writing Critique
• Cover Letters
• Interviewing Skills
• Computer Skills
• Job Retention

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Education Training Opportunities

• Workforce Investment Act Training
• Apprenticeships
• Education and Training Connection
• Universities
• Community Colleges
• Vocational/Technical Schools

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Additional Resources

• G.I. Bill
• Connecticut Veteran Tuition Waiver
• Vocational Rehabilitation Employment
• CT Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
• Small Business Administration
• Community Economic Development Fund
• Adult Education

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Disability Accommodations

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• Human Rights Opportunities Commission
• Office of Protection Advocacy
• ADA Coalition of Connecticut
• CT Department of Veterans Affairs
• Office of Advocacy Assistance

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USERRA
USERRA

• Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment
  Rights Act

• Prevents Veterans from being discriminated
  against as a result of military service
• Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor,
  Veterans Employment Training Service (VETS)

For information/assistance, click here, call
860-263-6490, or contact ESGR (Employment Support
for the Guard and Reserve)
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We hope this presentation has been of
assistance. If you have further questions,
please click here to contact your local Veteran
Employment Representative. Thank you for your
service.