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		Overview NIWIB MEMBERSHIP YOUTH COUNCIL RFPS AND LINKS Program Links JOB SEEKERS YOUTH PROGRAMS BUSINESS SERVICES IdahoWorks PARTNERS One Source INFORMATION Contact Us NIWIB STAFF		Job Seeker Services North Idaho’s One Stop Career System can help you secure employment or find a better job. The Idaho Works One Stop Career System is collaboration among Idaho’s workforce development organizations to improve access to services for Idaho residents. A contact to any Idaho Works partner will connect you to a wide range of services available. While each Idaho Works partner offers a unique set of services, the collective efforts of the partners assures that you can obtain the services you require to reach your employment goals. Idaho Works partners have resources available to retrain eligible laid off employees and provide vocational training through any one of Idaho’s approved training institutions. The partners can also point you in the direction of a variety of community resources to assist you. Through the One Stop System you can get information about: · Career Assessment and Counseling · Child Care · Community Service/Volunteering · College Courses · GED and Basic Skills Education · Interviewing Skills · Job Search · Living Assistance/Special Needs · On-the-Job Training/Work Experience · Resume Preparation · Unemployment Benefits · Vocational Skills Training Services are available to those seeking employment and training, and additional services are available for the following populations through a variety of different programs: · Dislocated Workers · Displaced Homemakers · Individuals with Disabilities · Injured Workers · Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers · Older Workers · Veterans Services · Youth (Low Income) Programs serving adults, dislocated workers and youth—funded by the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA)—are available through the North Idaho One-Stop Career System.  A consortium of partners delivers these services through a variety of offices throughout the region. Contact information for these agencies is listed at the bottom of this page.   Program Services Eligible individuals may receive assistance through job referrals and labor market information or specialized employment services such as GED preparation or out-of-area job search assistance. Job training opportunities are also available for individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive, self-sufficient employment. The program provides three levels of service. Based upon the needs of the individual to obtain or retain employment for self-sufficiency, a customer may receive all or part of the services identified below. Core Services would be followed by Intensive Services, which in turn would be followed by Training Services. Program services include but are not limited to: CORE SERVICES Orientation to the information and services available Initial assessment of an individual’s needs and abilities Job search and placement assistance Labor market information and statistics Assistance in establishing eligibility for other federal, state, or local programs Follow-up services to help individuals obtain or maintain employment INTENSIVE SERVICES Diagnostic testing and evaluation Career counseling Out of area job search assistance Basic skills training such as GED, language, math or computer skills Relocation assistance Work experience Internship assignments TRAINING SERVICES Occupational skills training/vocational training On-the-job training Customized training Entrepreneurial training Skills upgrading and retraining Adult Eligibility An individual must meet the following criteria to be eligible to receive services. (Note: Priority for adult intensive and training services will be given to applicants from low income households.) · Be 18 years of age or older; and · US citizen or eligible to work in the US; and · Comply with Selective Service registration requirements when appropriate; and · Comply with local or state residency requirements when imposed. Dislocated workers must meet the requirements cited above and one of the following: · Unemployed due to a plant closure within the last 2 years (includes pending closures) · Unemployed due to a lay off within the past 2 years or received a notice of layoff, and is unlikely to return to his/her previous occupation · Self employed but business has failed or is failing · Displaced homemaker Priority for Veterans: The Jobs for Veterans Act was enacted into Public Law on November 7, 2002 (P.L. 107-288). The Act made a number of amendments to encourage veterans' access to services within the One-Stop system. A new section of the law established a priority of service requirement applicable to all United States Department of Labor programs that offer employment and training related services (P.L. 107-288 Section 4215 (b)). A "covered person" is entitled to priority of service under all WIA Title I-B funded programs, including the Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Programs, 10% funded projects, and National Emergency Grant (NEG) projects. "Veterans priority of service" means that any covered person shall be given priority of service over non-covered persons for the receipt of training, employment and placement services provided under any WIA Title I funded programs, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Covered persons must first meet the program's eligibility requirements, and those determined eligible will receive priority over non-covered persons, with the exception of the priority of service established by law for the WIA Adult Program. CONTACT INFO Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Services IdahoWorks One Stop Career Center Commerce and Labor 1221 Ironwood Drive #200 Coeur d'Alene ID 83814 (208) 769-1558 Bonners Ferry Commerce and Labor 6541 Main Street Bonners Ferry ID 83805-9779 Phone: (208) 267-5581 Sandpoint Commerce and Labor 2101 West Pine Street Sandpoint ID 83864-9399 Phone: (208) 263-7544 St. Maries Commerce and Labor 105 North 8th Street St. Maries ID 83861-1845 Phone: (208) 245-2518 Silver Valley Commerce and Labor 35 Wildcat Way, Suite B Kellogg ID 83837-2253 Phone: (208) 783-1202 Adult Services North Idaho College Qualified Worker Retraining Program  Workforce Training Center 525 W. Clearwater Loop Post Falls ID  83854 Phone: (208) 666-8013 Youth Services Anchor House 1609 Government Way Coeur d'Alene ID 83814 Phone: (208) 667-3340 Boundary County School District P.O. Box 899 Bonners Ferry ID 83805 Phone: (208) 267-0887 Project CDA 725 Hazel Ave. Coeur d’Alene ID 83814 Phone: (208) 667-7460 St. Maries School District 424 Hells Gulch Road St. Maries, Idaho 83861 Phone: (208) 245-2142 Silver Valley Economic Development Corp. (SVEDC) 11100 N. Airport Drive Hayden ID 83835 Phone: (208) 772-0584 x3008 TESH 3803 Industrial Park Ave. Coeur d’Alene ID 83814 Phone: (208) 765-5105 W. Bonner County School District 100 S. McKinley Priest River ID 83856 Phone: (208) 448-2860	“NIWIB’s goal is to provide businesses with the services they need to grow and prosper and advance individuals in their career goals to enhance the regional economy.”
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