Presents

Retooling and Refueling

Workforce Connection College of Central Florida Donnah Ross and Bryan Sykes College of Central Florida Presented by:

Training and support services for displaced workers. A collaboration between WWDA Workforce Connection and the College of Central Florida.  Professionals–2004  Veterans–2006  Extended displaced workers–2011 Served more than 2,500 professionals and 175 veterans YTD. Refueling and Retooling

Purpose To address issues that will improve finding a career, direction and gainful employment.

Program Objectives Develop coping skills to weather the layoff. Gain insight into getting finances and insurance in order to make it through the transition. Discover personal knowledge, skills and abilities. Re-evaluate career goals and create a personal plan. To be successful in today’s workplace. Create an effective resume and cover letter. Practice networking and interviewing techniques.

Program Design Participants referred from One-Stop. Conducted same time/days each month at College of Central Florida. Training does not duplicate or replace services provided by One-Stop.

Factors for Success Developed by a team of training specialists, One-Stop/veteran association staff, area psychologists and CF training director. Instructors are outstanding in their field and very caring people. Collaboration creates strength. Adjusted each year to meet needs of community. Part-time coordinator who is committed and connected.

Benefits of Collaboration Provides a holistic approach. Does not duplicate other community resources. Provides psychological and cognitive training. Supports neutral services. Provides expert trainers/change agents. Promotes communication between agencies.

Program Content for Professionals Career assessment/transferable skills. You in the process. Who am I and how do I tell you about my talents? Resume workshop. How do I get out of the prison of unemployment? Developing your compass. Interviewing skills. Now, what do I do next? Tying it all together.

Program Content for Veterans Career assessment/transferable skills. Temperament at work. Employment and action planning. Review of veteran benefits. Resume workshop. Interviewing skills and practice. Homecoming hassles and civil solutions. Career coaching.

Career Coaching One-on-one motivational coaching and advisement. Career coaches are retirees who have had successful employment and have been in active duty in the armed forces. Role of a career coach: motivator, advisor, coach, career counselor, positive role model, advocate, self-esteem builder, listener and referral person for additional resources.

Program Content for Extended Displaced Workers You in the process. First things first. Weathering the financial storm. Career launch services. Career pathways. If your life were a business, would you invest in it? Community Resources Fair.

Many thank yous and personal testimonials. Employment stats better than average. Support along the way. R & R veterans recognized nationally in 2010 in Washington, D.C., at the Department of Labor. Success Stories

Create a clear vision of the desired outcomes. Decide what will it take achieve it. Take focused, intelligent, and effective action. Measure progress to evaluate what’s working. Action Planning Process

You are here Why? – How people perform correlates to how situations occur to them. How? – How a situation occurs arises in language. What? – Future-based language transforms how situations occur to people. Creating A Clear Vision

Positioning criterion for success Which strategies will position individuals for success? How can mastery principles improve performance? What support systems will anchor momentum? Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Applying what I know How people organize what they do. How people think about what they do. How people do what they do. Taking Massive Action

Sustaining future momentum How a personal audit sustains future momentum. How the practice of “feed forward” bridges the gap to achieve desired outcomes. How to utilize recovery strategies to sustain progress. What’s Working?

Thank you Donnah Ross and Bryan Sykes College of Central Florida