1. Services and Resources for Businesses in North-Central CT
December 4, 2018
Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Garewski: Manager, Special Programs and Business Engagement
Mohamed Chaouki: Business Engagement Lead

2. Capital Workforce Partners
A strong workforce is vital to the region’s fiscal health and sustainability.
WHAT WE DO
We help Businesses Find, Retain ,and Grow a qualified workforce
We help Job Seekers overcome barriers to employment
We close the gap between job seeker skills and the needs of businesses in our region

3. Capital Workforce Partners Service Area
Hartford 3580 Main Street, 1st Floor Hartford, CT Phone:
New Britain 260 Lafayette Street New Britain, CT Phone:
Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street Hartford, CT Phone: or
Jobs Funnel
Veeder Place – 20 Sargeant Street Hartford, CT Phone:
Bristol at Tunxis Community College 430 North Main Street
Manchester 893 Main Street Manchester, CT 06040
Bristol,CT  
Phone:
Enfield at Asnuntuck Community College 170 Elm Street
Enfield, CT Phone:

4. Sectors of Focus
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Construction IT

5. Talent Pipeline American Job Center Customers
19,516 Last year (13,143 in Hartford)
Students at CT Community Colleges and other Educational Partners
Asnuntuck, Tunxis, Capital, and Manchester Community Colleges
Goodwin College, CCSU, UConn, Charter Oak State College
Connecticut Adult Education
Youth and Young Adults through community based organizations
Job seekers registered on CT Hires (state job bank)

6. The HUB of job-seeker and business programs and services
1/24/2017
The HUB of job-seeker and business programs and services
Demand Driven System
How do the AJCs prepare the talent pipeline?
Career Assessments
One to one Coaching
Résumé Critique and Interview Preparation
Online Training and Certification Programs
Workshops and Networking opportunities
Training Scholarships
demand driven system
Business Services - understand business needs, match making
Employment prep directly linked to articulated employer needs.
empowered to get back to work quickly through immediate career preparation and placement, with a focus on strategies that directly link job-seekers to available employment opportunities.
The AJC is the hub of CWP job-seeker programs
CWP will improve alignment, coordination and co-enrollment between AJCs and other CWP programs and initiatives, including Jobs Funnel, Best Chance, Ready-to-Work/REACH, Healthcare and Manufacturing Sector Initiatives, and Opportunity Youth programs.
CWP will retain, expand, and improve special initiatives targeted to job-seekers with barriers: individuals with disabilities, former offenders, individuals with low literacy or limited English, the long-term unemployed, public assistance recipients, people transitioning from homelessness, and out-of-school/out-of-work youth (Opportunity Youth).
The AJC will provide job-seekers with:
high quality and timely assessment and individual career planning
short-term skill development opportunities
support for navigation of career pathways through retention and career advancement services beginning shortly after placement
The AJC will establish a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
The AJC will ensure effective use of public resources to achieve positive program outcomes
maximize the use of technology for training and customer engagement and
maximize resources allocated to serving WIOA enrolled customers

7. CWP Business Services Our Team Business Solutions Consultants
Sector Coordinators
CBO Youth Provider Business Coordinators
The Jobs Funnel
Partners of the Regional Business Services Team
Includes Department of Labor, Adult education, DORS, Community Colleges, DECD, community based organizations, and others

8. CWP Business Services: Need and Impact
Survey of Hiring Demand
Manufacturing: Positions
Healthcare: 1500 Positions
IT and other technology: 100 Positions
Our Impact
This year alone, we have supported 253 Businesses through workforce development initiatives
Helped these businesses fill over 400 positions
Extended business partner network: 2000 Businesses

9. Services Available at No Cost
Talent Screening and Matching
Recruitment Assistance
Job Posting and Promotion on
OJT, Apprenticeships, and Work-Based Learning
Internship and Work Experience Programs
Incumbent Worker Training

10. Talent Screening and Matching
We serve as an extension of your HR team
Screen candidates for:
Qualifications, Experience, Interest, Job Readiness
Outcomes
Efficiency in hiring
Better retention
Connections to incentive programs
Recent Successes

11. Recruitment Events Recent Successes
We support with the logistics of finding and screening candidates that are interested in your company through events that are open to the public
Resources
Space to meet and interview candidates
Event promotion
Draw on a large pool of job seekers from various sources
Appropriate for small scale and large scale hiring needs
Recent Successes

12. Job Posting and Promotion

13. On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeships
We help you improve the way you onboard, train, and retain new hires
State & Federal Programs Supporting On-the-Job Training
National Dislocated Worker Grant
$5.8 million through 2020
Provides tuition funds and training reimbursements to hire and train dislocated workers
REACH (Reemployment Alliance for Careers in Health)
$6.7 million through 2019
Provides tuition funds, incumbent worker training, and training reimbursements for hiring and training long-term unemployed job seekers
STEP-UP: State of CT hiring incentive program
Recent Successes

14. Internship and Work Experience Programs
Opportunity for your business to build capacity and try out new employees with no risk
Time-limited work placements funded by CWP or its partners
Job seekers gain valuable work experience and opportunity to transition to permanent work
Various programs exist tailored toward youth and adult candidates
Recent Successes

15. Incumbent Worker Training
Keeping your workforce equipped with the latest trade skills and credentials can be expensive
Offset costs associated with keeping your workforce up to date with the skills needed to remain competitive
Increase the skills of your current employees to create opportunities for advancement and new entry-level positions
Recent Successes

16. BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP IN HEALTCHARE (Video Link)
Sector Partnerships
Healthcare
The Metro Hartford Alliance for Careers in Health (MACH)
Co-convened with Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP IN HEALTCHARE (Video Link)
Manufacturing
The Advanced Manufacturing Employment Partnership (AMEP)
Co-convened with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)
Construction/Energy
The Jobs Funnel Advisory Committee

17. Business Engagement Lead
Get Started
Mohamed Chaouki
Business Engagement Lead