WIA Youth Servicesat the Fairbanks Job

Center

Presented by Missy Lizotte, Career Development Specialist III

Department of Labor & Workforce DevelopmentEmployment Security Division

Career Support & Training ServicesOctober 29, 2012

Who do we serve?Youth between the ages of 14-21 who are:

Low Income ANDPossess one or more of the following barriers

to employment: Literacy skills deficiency Dropout Homeless, runaway or a foster child Pregnant or parenting An offender Requires additional assistance to complete an

educational program or to secure and hold employment

Recruitment/Coordination of Services

In-SchoolInterior School Districts

Special Education Teachers Guidance Counselors Youth First Career Guides/Coordinators

Recruitment/Coordination of ServicesOut-of-School

Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)Office of Children’s Services (OCS)Work Services (DOL)Employment Services (DOL)Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)Access AlaskaTanana Chiefs Conference Youth Employment

ServicesFairbanks Counseling and AdoptionUniversity of Alaska – Career & Technical College

(CTC)

FJC Vocational Counselors

Tammi Burns Rene Nordin

Quality AssessmentTest of Adult Basic Education (TABE)Career 101/Work KeysSelf Directed Search (SDS)Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)O-Net on-line career assessment

Vocational CounselingTranscript/Accuplacer evaluationCareer exploration/Labor Market Information

(LMI)Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS)O-NetDOL Trends Magazine

Education/Training/Financial Aid research & information

Job search skills & strategy development

Case Management

Julie Donahue

Case ManagementLinkages to resourcesBarrier resolutionBudgetingBasic skills/occupational skills trainingSupportive servicesMentoringFollow-up services/activities

Success Stories

Success Stories

Success Stories