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.
Oneonta Job Corps in partnership with Hudson Valley Community College, SkyOp, and the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport (formerly Oneonta Municipal Airport) is offering its 4th Drone Pilot advanced training class in March 2020. Ten students will prepare for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot exam to become a licensed commercial drone pilot.
This is a 300-hour training program that consists of the following modules:
• Introduction to SUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
• Federal Aviation Administration Remote Pilot Test
• Hands-On DJI Phantom Training
• Introduction to Photo & Video Drone Production
• Understanding Autonomous Flight Uses and Applications
• Introduction to Pix4D Graphical Information System
Eligibility – (Application attached) Students who are 18 years of age, have TABE Reading & Math scores of 580, have completed a Career Technical Trade in any field, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, are medically fit to be a pilot, and are non-smokers (Oneonta JC is a Smoke & Tobacco Free campus), are eligible to apply. Preference is given to those students in the following areas:
• Military Pathway (Please submit ASVAB test score)
• Information Technology
• Security
• Construction
Please check out the attached drone report from Goldman Sachs on market size and growth expectations: http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/technology-driving-innovation/drones/
Questions? – Please contact Lisa Peck at 607-431-1431;
Preferred requirements: MPH, MPA or MSW
"Seeking visionary leader for effective administration of a community-based rural health network. Proven experience with health care reform and planning, grant writing and grant management. Collaboration with government agencies, elected officials, hospitals, and non-profits. Competitive salary and benefits, EOE."
Submit cover letter of interest and resume in PDF to: Search Committee at
Starting in January, CDO Workforce will be offering three new workshops!
CIVIL SERVICE: Learn how to locate job openings and listings for State, County and Federal employment.
EXPERIENCED WORKER: Have you been told you are “too experienced” or feel that chronological age is a barrier? This workshop will offer tips to highlight your skills and may increase your success in your job search.
TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS: Participants will learn the value of and how to identify their transferrable skills and how it relates to their job search process.
CDO Workforce is your American Job Center partner; there is NEVER A CHARGE for our workshops or services.
Learn more about these and other workshops and how to register.
Applications are due December 18th, 2019 for the SMART GRID Underground Residential Distribution Advanced Electrical Trade Program.
Please see attached application, Wellness checklist, and calendar(s) of important dates.
Questions? Interested in a tour (for centers in NE)? Please contact the Program Coordinator:
All CDO Workforce offices will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28th.
Please Note:
Norwich and Oneonta CDO Workforce offices are open the day after Thanksgiving. Sidney and Delhi CDO Workforce offices are closed the day after Thanksgiving.
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.
