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.
August 2016 workshops at our CDO Workforce offices are available. To view the workshops, come to any CDO Workforce location or log on to www.cdoworkforce.org and click the Events tab to view the workshops.
Stumped by the financial aid process? This workshop is geared towards prospective students and parents who are facing the challenge of applying for financial aid. Learn how to navigate the process from figuring out how much college will cost, applying for federal and state aid, reviewing and comparing award letters, to accepting awards and preparing to pay back borrowed money.
Otsego County Chamber of Commerce 2016 Job Fair
Wednesday, April 6, 1 to 4 pm, Holiday Inn, State Rte 23, Oneonta
Participating Businesses and Agencies
Cooperstown Dreams Park is Holding a Job Fair!
Where:
Foothills Performing Arts Center
24 Market Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
There will be a job fair held at Southside Mall in Oneonta on May 20, 2016 and May 21, 2016.
May 20, 2016: 5:00pm-8:00pm
May 21, 2016: 10:00am-7:00pm
Look for the stores with the balloons and talk to an associate inside the store to get more details about the application process.
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.
