Monthly Archives June 2012

The Spotlight! is once again shining brightly on the Power of Partnership!  Last month, we highlighted how KRA’s Workforce Development operations serve two customers simultaneously: jobseekers in need of career guidance, educational/occupational development, and job placement; and private, public, or non-profit partner organizations that provide jobseekers with valuable employment, training, and other skill-building opportunities.  In that light, this month’s Spotlight! is right on target.  KRA’s Camden, New Jersey operation*, Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment Program,  has partnered with Gloucester County College to offer the nationally recognized Serv/Safe Food Safety Manager Training and Exam Program, a 16-hour certification course
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Last week,  we reported on KRA’s ongoing, highly successful Job Fairs in June campaign in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s request that states, local WIBS, and American Job Centers sponsor a job fair during June to create opportunities for the workforce system, the One-Stop Career Centers, and all partners in the American Job Center Network.  In addition to the Hiring Event hosted by KRA/CTWorks for business-partner Solar City on June 7, 2012, they held another one for new business-partner, Cianbro. We will continue to report on the success of more KRA Job Fairs in June events
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Tacara Scott, who is 29, and single with one child, was totally focused on her goal of financial independence when she enrolled in the Norfolk KRA/VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare) Program on January 3, 2012.  She had attended Tidewater Community College, majoring in  Business Management, and had prior work experience with a law firm as an Administrative Assistant.  However, Cora Brown-Campbell, KRA Career Agent, knew this was not enough for Tacara to be competitive in today’s job market; she needed more recent work experience on her new resume.  So, following a comprehensive Needs Assessment, Brown-Campbell placed Tacara in
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Last month, we reported that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) proclaimed June as American Job Fair Month to create opportunities for the workforce system, the One-Stop Career Centers, and all partners in the American Job Center Network.  To promote their services to business customers, ETA encouraged states, local WIBS, and American Job Centers nationwide to sponsor a Job Fair during June.  Answering the call, KRA programs went into high gear for the mutual benefit of their jobseeker- and business-customers.  We will continue to report on the success of more KRA Job Fairs in June events
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On April 20, 2012, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) announced “Jobs4Jersey” on its website as a multi-service online resource for linking jobseekers with employers.  Officials described the site as a virtual one-stop place to bring jobseekers together with the businesses considered at the forefront of New Jersey’s economic development, and that users will find the website to be a quick and easy portal to the vast and previously scattered assortment of state and federal data, weblinks, and programs designed to assist with training, financial assistance, and advice. Anita Davis, Program Manager of KRA’s Job Skills Training Directly Related
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When we hear the latest government unemployment statistics, certain images might come to mind: homemakers returning to the workforce; workers dislocated due to downsizing; recent college or high school grads; or welfare recipients struggling to regain independence.  However, there is one image that rarely…or never…comes to mind: the newly-released, or soon-to-be-released, prison population; ex-offenders re-entering society and, hopefully the workforce lest they fall prey to recidivism.  All KRA workforce services programs serve the employment and training needs of ex-offenders on a case-by-case basis; however, one program in particular has created a specific outreach/re-entry program for this special-needs population: the KRA
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In October 2011, John Codianni, 48 and married with two children, enrolled in the KRA/CTWorks program, in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut, seeking assistance in gaining fulltime, meaningful employment.  Despite a strong work history, as well as a BS degree in International Business, John had been unemployed for almost 2 years; his family was experiencing critical financial hardship, and in fact, in danger of losing their home. During intake, Steve Duncan, KRA Business Services Consultant, determined that John was eligible for services under the WIA Adult/Dislocated Workers Program, and scheduled him for a series of assessments to pinpoint his specific aptitudes, interests,
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Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced June as American Job Fair Month to create opportunities for the workforce system, the One-Stop Career Centers, and all partners in the American Job Center Network, to promote their services to business customers. In the announcement, ETA encouraged states, local workforce investment boards, and American Job Centers nationwide to participate by sponsoring a Job Fair during the month of June. Although KRA’s One-Stop operations…and other workforce services programs…routinely organize successful Job Fairs for the mutual benefit of their jobseeker- and business-customers, the company took the ETA request
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