WDB/HMO
News & Opportunities
Stay up to date with the latest job opportunities, training, and more on our website!
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Madison County Working Solutions Success Story
"Recently I had the pleasure of helping a gentleman find and secure employment. The man is in his 70’s and recently moved to Madison County from another state to live with family. He hadn’t worked for some time but has a lot of experience in business and is extremely creative.
"At the initial meeting, we worked together on his paperwork, the job search process, updated his resume, identified his interests and how to apply them to the workforce.
"In our next morning meeting, I talked about this gentleman with my Supervisor and co-workers. They had some very good recommendations. Taking that information, I thought a 'two-pronged attack' would work best for him. Find employment that would help him to start generating income immediately and secondly, look for a job that best fits with his work experience.
"So, in five business days, our customer secured a good paying job that starts this week and we connected him for HEAP and SNAP.
"He is extremely excited and happy for the help he received from the Madison County Working Solutions team."
Story Submitted by Peter DeBottis, Workforce Development Counselor
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State of the State
“Achieving the New York Dream”
Governor Kathy Hochul recently delivered her first State of the State address. This year’s theme, “Achieving the New York Dream” focused on the top issues affecting New Yorkers and included 147 initiatives to create a more affordable, more livable and safer New York.
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ICYMI
The WDB Has Added Texting Services!
You can now get notified by text when we have new opportunities for you, such as job fairs, hiring events, and new learning opportunities!
Simply text HMO to 315-470-0055 or use the QR Code below:
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Spotlight on Workers with Disabilities |
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National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD)
News and Resources
In LEAD's January newsletter they are providing several resources related to inclusive career pathways, including:
• an interactive online tool to help support underserved populations, such as people with disabilities,
• one state’s approach to creating inclusive career pathways,
• an individual’s career pathways success story, and
• webinars on inclusive work-based learning and other related topics of interest.
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Businesses: The deadline to register is February 8th. REGISTER NOW to ensure your spot.
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BUSINESSES: WE CAN HELP YOU UPSKILL YOUR WORKFORCE
The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida (WDB/HMO) has partnered with the NYCAN (NY College Apprenticeship Network) grant to reimburse on-the-job training costs for advanced manufacturing companies that have less than 50 employees and a registered apprentice program.
Wages can be reimbursed at 50% up to $25 an hour for six months of on-the-job training (OJT) with minimum paperwork. The undirected funding provides many benefits for small to medium-sized manufacturing companies and ensures the apprentice is trained in accordance with the company’s standards and procedures.
If you would like to know how your company can take advantage of this funding or know of a company that would benefit, please contact Meghan McBennett at mmcbennett@working-solutions.org. |
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Community Events & Opportunities |
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New Catalogs from BOCES Continuing Education! |
New catalogs from BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education are being delivered to mailboxes throughout the region and new classes are starting soon!
Spring 2023 brings back student favorites and many new offerings to the community. The catalog is available for view online at moboces.org/adulted.
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CanCode
This spring, CanCode will offer Beginner's Computer Training, Front End Web Development programs, Python for Data Analytics, SQL / ETL, and JavaScript Fundamentals. You can apply to any program here: cancode.org/apply-now
Cancode offers full-tuition scholarships for individuals in the Mohawk Valley. This scholarship can cover the cost of any of our programs, including the beginners or a software program.
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Job Seeker Opportunities & Resources |
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DEADLINE TO REGISTER is Friday, February 3, 2023
Interested parties have until this Friday, February 3rd, to reach out to Nicole and complete an application.
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Students: Find Internships and Part-Time Job Opportunities
On our FREE website: Connect Mohawk Valley
The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB HMO), is hosting a website called “Connect Mohawk Valley” that allows local businesses to post their internships and part-time job opportunities for students for free.
Students, you can view and apply to them in one central repository. And you can sign up to get notified right away when a new opportunity is posted.
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Workforce Development Training Grant Programs: NOW ENROLLING!
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The Workforce Development Board has learning/training grants that you may be eligible for!
DYK the WDB also has a Facebook page where we'll be featuring news about our grant learning programs and incentives. Please Like/Follow us and share our posts to get the word out about these great programs! https://www.facebook.com/WDBHMO
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Job Seekers: DYK about our online resources?
We post hiring events and featured job opportunities on our website. We also have a custom job search right on our website's front page that you can use to search job opportunities across six counties: Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego.
Go here to explore, and see more programs and resources. While you are there subscribe to our blog to get notified of new opportunities!
We also post new jobs every day on our Working Solutions Facebook page. Stop by often, because they won't all show up in your newsfeed!
Go here to Follow us:
Working Solutions:
Workforce Development Board (Stay up to date on our learning/training grant programs!):
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Free Online Skills Training |
Take Classes for FREE on our Metrix Online Learning Platform!
NEW CLASSES ADDED: Training, Performance, and Compliance “TPC”
Focuses on In-Depth Courses for Construction and Advanced Manufacturing
- Self Sign-Up
- Go At Your Own Pace
- Take as Many Classes as You Want
There are more than 6,000 free courses on the self-paced learning platform!
There are courses in IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business and many more. And you can take as many courses as you want. Some can be completed in less than 30 minutes!
This FREE self-paced online skills training is available to all businesses and job seekers in Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Counties!
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The New York State Department of Labor is Offering FREE Online Virtual Workshops!
>Resumes
>Interviewing
>Transferable Skills
>Job Search
>Networking
>And lots more!
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Happy February!
Next Month's Issue:
Do you have something you'd like to share? A hiring event, learning/training opportunity, announcement, community news, program news, staff news, success story or personal achievement? Photos are always welcome! Please email Jodi Delapaz,
Communications Coordinator:
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Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc.
209 Elizabeth Street
Utica, NY 13501
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