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Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas is an equal opportunity employer/program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
For more information please visit dfwjobs.com.
Statewide initiative in collaboration with Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Provides employability skills training and paid work experience opportunities for customers with disabilities during the summer months when students are out of school
Customers have the opportunity to earn money, gain valuable work experience, and develop work readiness skills
Staff provided an overview of Summer Earn and Learn program and work experience activities
Parents attended with most customers
Customers completed required new hire paperwork to prepare for work experience
Orientations conducted on multiple days, times and locations to accommodate customers
VR staff referred 269 customers and 196 VR customers attended an orientation
WSNCT partnered with Collin College to offer a three (3) day Employability Skills Training workshop to provide work readiness activities.
June 6–8 and June 27-29, 2017 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sessions were conducted at:
• Collin College (McKinney and Plano locations)
• Workforce Centers (Greenville, Denton, Weatherford, Stephenville, Waxahachie and Terrell)
The Employability Skills Training curriculum included:
Learn & Earn pay
Professional Etiquette
Teamwork in the Workplace
Workplace Responsibility
Workplace Safety
Career Discovery
174 Students attended
Employability Skills Training
Greenville Workforce Center
Staff matched VR customers to participating employer worksites for a minimum of 5 weeks of work experience
Students received a wage of $8.00 an hour
Typical work week consisted of 20 hours/week with varied days, shifts and hours
Students were paid bi-weekly with reloadable debit cards
A total of 161 VR customers were placed for an average of 5.2 weeks worked.
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