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Words of the Month: Career Pathways
Career Pathways is a strategy used by workforce development centers to help people who are underemployed, and unemployed to advance to a better job and receive higher levels of education, training and learning opportunities. It is a structured collection of programs and services to develop core academic, technical and employable skills. This will allow them to increase their opportunities in high-demand, high-opportunity jobs. These programs are structured around a series of certificates/credentials that lead towards higher levels of education and work. In theory, career pathways are designed so that credentials are portable and stackable.
Career Pathways involve partnerships throughout the community such as community college, local school systems, workforce development centers, employers, and social service providers.
The Workforce Development Center (WDC) offers multiple career pathway programs in the following: healthcare, culinary arts; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and energy. Click
here for more information on WDC's career pathways.
Sources: CareerLaddersProject.org
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Jiffy Lube Program
WDC in partnership with Jiffy Lube, have implemented a training program that will lead to a career. The organization will train individuals through their private university, while working at a local Jiffy Lube.
Requirements:
- Must have GED or High School diploma by June 2016
- Must have a driver's license or learners permit
- Must be 18 years of age, but is willing to accept younger if individual has a license
- Must be highly motivated and willing to learn
NEW CLASSES ARE FORMING NOW!!!
For more information, contact Tiffany Gray at 703.746.6046 or email
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Calendar of Events
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Click the date to register
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| Orientation of WDC Programs and Services |
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| Completing an Effective Employment Application Online |
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| Core Soft Skills: Workplace Essentials |
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| Managing Your Money While Job Searching @ Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority |
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| Introduction to Microsoft Word |
06/13-06/16 |
| Basic Resume Writing |
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| Career Pathways & Training Programs (WIOA) |
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| Basic Resume Writing @ Ellen Coolidge Burke Library |
06/22 |
| Employment Strategies for the Experienced Worker 50+ |
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| How to Create a LinkedIn Account |
06/28 |
| Ace the Interview @ Charles Beatley District Library |
06/29 |
| Meet the Employer: Interviewing from the Employer's Perspective |
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Upcoming Hiring Events and Job Fairs
WDC Events
Yellow Cab Hiring Event on Wednesday, June 8 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Workforce Development Center, 1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22311. Click
here to register. For more information, contact Dana Matthews at 703.746.5873 or
dana.matthews@alexandriava.gov.
Senior Helpers Pre-Screening and Hiring Event on Thursday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the Workforce Development Center, 1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22311. Click
here
to register. For more information, contact Evelyn Quiles at 703.746.5882 or
Matchmg Hiring Event
on Thursday, June 9 at 10 a.m. at the Workforce Development Center, 1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22311. Click
here
to register. For more information, contact Ralph Critten at 703.746.5861 or
Labor Ready Hiring Event on Wednesday, July 6 at 10 a.m.
at the Workforce Development Center, 1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22311. Click here to register. For more information, contact Aster Alemayehu at 703.746.5859 or aster.alemayehu@alexandriava.gov.
Community Hiring Events and Job Fairs
Washington Nationals Recruitment Event on Tuesday, June 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Stratford University, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043. Click here to register.
Unity Health Care Recruitment Event on Wednesday, June 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Stratford University, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043. Click
here to register.
SC3, a government contracting company, Recruitment Event
on Wednesday, June 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Stratford University, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043. Click here to register.
Waste Management On-Site Interviews on Thursday, June 9 from 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 8101 Beechcraft Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Walk-Ins Welcome!! Pre-registration strongly encouraged. Click
here to register.
Community Residences, Inc. Job Fair on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn - Quantico Center, 3901 Fettler Park Drive, Dumfries, VA 22025. Please bring your resume and driver's license. You will not be interviewed without these documents.
Security University Job Fair on Thursday, July 7 from 3 - 7 p.m. at 510 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170. To register and post/link your resume click
here.
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