CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
There is still time for you to register to take one of these informative and valuable workshops coming up this month!
CDO Workforce, Sidney
CDO Workforce and BEAM (Bridge to Employment and Academic Marketplace) are offering a free Interviewing Workshop on Wednesday, December 20, 11 am, at the CDO Workforce Center, 2nd Floor, at the Sidney Civic Center. Learn about the job interview process; communicating non-verbally; clarifying interview questions; knowing your resume to sell your skills; anticipate questions and answering difficult questions. If you are interested in making job interviews less stressful, please join us for this informative workshop. Where & When: Wednesday, December 20, at 11 am, at the CDO Workforce Center, 2nd Floor, at the Sidney Civic Center. Please make reservations for this popular workshop by visiting the CDO Workforce Center or Calling: 607-832-5776 (Reservations preferred, walk-ins welcome).
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CDO Workforce, Oneonta
Bridging the Gap to Education Workshop. Explore lifelong learning and career advancement opportunities through BEAM, CDO Workforce, and web-based resources. Learn about On-line training & educational resources: - Learn about Excelsior Scholarship (Free Tuition at SUNY Colleges) - Labor Market Information: facts about training & educational benefits - Orientation to training and college support resources - Information will be provided about demand occupations, available training, funding sources, and average wage information - Do you want help navigating the admissions, financial aid, training and academic challenges? This workshop is for you! Where & When: Thursday, December 21, 11 am – Noon, CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz St., Oneonta, Visit or Call: 607-432-4800 x 100 For Reservations (Reservations preferred, walk-ins are welcome).
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CDO Workforce, Sidney
Meet with BEAM, the Bridge to Employment and Academic Marketplace, on Friday, December 29, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm at the CDO Workforce Center, 2nd Floor, at the Sidney Civic Center . If you want help with finding affordable college and training opportunities, please stop in and visit with our BEAM Rep. You can explore learning and career advancement opportunities through classroom and web-based resources, including SUNY Delhi programs that will qualify you for in-demand jobs. This is a free consultation! Learn about free on-line training, On-the-Job Training, and classroom educational resources. Information will be offered about the local labor market , especially demand occupations, locally available training, training while working, and average wage information. Find out more about resources that will help with your search for job training or educational opportunities, come and meet your local BEAM Rep. Where & When: Friday, December 29, 12:30 pm at the CDO Workforce Center, 2nd Floor, in the Sidney Civic Center. Please make reservations for this popular workshop by visiting the CDO Workforce Center or Calling: 607-832-5776 (Reservations preferred, walk-ins welcome).
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CDO Workforce, Oneonta
Meet with BEAM, the Bridge to Employment and Academic Marketplace, on Friday, December 29, 10 am to 11 am at the CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz Street in Oneonta . If you want help with finding affordable college and training opportunities, please stop in and visit with our BEAM Rep. You can explore learning and career advancement opportunities through classroom and web-based resources, including SUNY Delhi programs that will qualify you for in-demand jobs. This is a free consultation! Learn about free on-line training, On-the-Job Training, and classroom educational resources. Information will be offered about the local labor market , especially demand occupations, locally available training, training while working, and average wage information. Find out more about resources that will help with your search for job training or educational opportunities, come and meet your local BEAM Rep. Where & When: Friday, December 29, 10 am to 11 am at the CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz Street in Oneonta. Visit or Call: 607-432-4800 x 100 For Reservations (Reservations preferred, walk-ins are welcome).
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.