1. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Workforce Investment Act Our mission is to provide the highest quality workforce development services available to our customers. Informational Session for Dislocated Workers Informational Session for Dislocated Workers

2. The SC Works Trident Centers are your one stop location for all of your employment needs. As part of the South Carolina Works system we offer a full array of re-employment services at each of our centers listed below: SC Works Berkeley 100 South Highway 52 Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (843) 761-4400 SC Works Charleston 1930 Hanahan Road, Suite 200 North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 574-1800 SC Works Dorchester 2885 W. 5 th North Street (Hwy 78) Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 821-0695 Website: www.tridentscworks.org

3. Managing career choices Accessing training Developing workforce opportunities The program assists customers with: TheWorkforceInvestmentAct(WIA) is a federally funded employment and training program. Website: www.tridentscworks.org Dislocated Worker * Unemployed Under-Employed The WIA benefits those who are: * A dislocated worker is someone who has lost, or will lose, their job as a result of a layoff or company closure.

4. Uniforms, Supplies or Tools Drug Screenings National or SLED Background Check WorkKeys Assessment Tuition and Book Payment Assistance Three Levels of Service: Core, Intensive and Training The WIA program offers: Website: www.tridentscworks.org

5. Free Typing Test Job/ Career Fairs Job Search Resources Applicant Pre-Screening for Employers Workshops Labor Market Information, Printers, Copiers, Fax Machines Access to the Resource Room which provides: Access to WorkKeys Assessments Website: www.tridentscworks.org

6. WIA Enrollment Case Management Services Job Clubs Review Receipt of Information/ Service Agreement Form Maintain monthly contact with your Workforce Specialist Identifies Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Individual Assessment Website: www.tridentscworks.org

7. On-The-Job Training (OJT), Educational Training (GED), Occupational Skills Training Types of WIA Training Include: To qualify for training services you must be determined as needing training to do the following: Retain current employment, or Gain new employment Website: www.tridentscworks.org

8. High School Diploma or GED, WorkKeys Assessment, National/SLED Background Check, Drug Screen Training is limited to those occupations which fall within the Target Industry Clusters approved in the TWIB Five Year Strategic Plan. If you are approved for training we will need copies of your: Attendance Records Grade Reports Certificate of Completion Requirements for Occupational Skills Training: Website: www.tridentscworks.org

9. Training Clusters are occupations that are grouped together into a category (cluster) and approved by the Trident Workforce Investment Board for training. The Approved Clusters are: * Manufacturing * Transportation & Logistics * Biomedical and Medical * Information Technology Services * Specialty Trade Contractors Website: www.tridentscworks.org

10. Return your application plus the attached results from your SCOIS assessments to the Front Desk * Once you have turned in your application you will be contacted by an Eligibility Workforce Specialist at a later date to schedule an appointment. At your scheduled appointment please bring in all your documentation needed for verification. Website: www.tridentscworks.org Complete SCOIS assessments and print-out the results Fill out all the forms in your WIA application packet * If you are eligible for the program then you will need to complete a TABE assessment at a participating Adult Education testing location

11. Thank you for attending today’s Workforce Investment Act Informational Session. Website: www.tridentscworks.org