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.
Students will get a schedule on the first day of classes from the instructor.
Attendance is mandatory and students are not able to miss any classes; if they do, they will be removed from the program.
April 9, 2025, from 11am to 2pm
The Virtual Career Fair kicks-off with a Preview Day on April 8th, 2025, starting at 9 am. The Preview Day is an opportunity for attendees to view participating businesses and available positions, as well as become familiar with navigating the site before the live event.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity! Register today! https://nysdolvirtual3.easyvirtualfair.com/
There will also be staff available from our training grant programs to talk to job seekers about how our free grant programs can help job seekers get started in a satisfying and good paying career.
>Employers and Job Seekers can chat one-on-one using text and can also meet over video
>Comprehensive reporting features for both employers and job seekers
>Easy-to-use Premier Virtual Job Fair platform
Register today! The combined registration link for businesses and job seekers is:
https://pvapi.premiervirtual.com/s/86qVGW
(Businesses select: "Organization"
Job Seekers select: "Attendee")
If you have previously attended one of our Premier Virtual Job Fair platform job fairs, select "Log In"
Job Seekers can log in to "preview" the job opportunities on Monday, April 28th, 2025, at 8am. (There will be no representatives in employer booths during the preview period.)
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.
