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Challenge Industries & Career Resources
Challenge Industries & Career Resources offer a broad range of services for individuals experiencing employment obstacles such as disability, transportation, childcare, low economic/educational levels and individuals moving from welfare to work.
Job Seekers can access employment support and gain assistance with any or all of the following: vocational counseling, case management, resume/interview assistance, travel training, job coaching or on-the-job instruction, long term employment supports, social security benefits advisement, computer and office skill training, networking and job seeking skills training and volunteer opportunities.
Contact:
(607) 272-8990
On the web: www.aboutchallenge.org
New York State Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) is New York State’s primary agent for job creation, job listing, job placement and economic growth through the Workforce Development system. Other regional DOL services include: employer counseling services; unemployment benefits via the automated Telephone Claim Centers; and enforcement and consultation of safety and health regulations for public employees.
Contact:
(607) 272-7570
On the web: www.labor.state.ny.us
DSS Employment Programs
The Tompkins County Department of Social Services Employment Unit located in the Workforce Development Center was created to meet the Welfare-To-Work program requirements of applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, and is designed to address the needs of temporary assistance and food stamp recipients by providing access to employment referrals, educational activities and supportive services to prepare these individuals to compete in the labor market.
Contact:
(607) 272-5348
or (607) 272-5201
On the web: www.tompkins-co.org/dss/
Experience Works
Experience
Works provides
part-time community service employment, training and job search to
low-income
persons age 55 and over.
Contact: (607) 272-7570
On the web: www.experienceworks.org
VESID (Vocational Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities)
NYS VESID (Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities) provides services to prepare eligible individuals for employment in a variety of careers, from entry-level to professional positions. VESID can offer tax incentives and wage reimbursement programs to employers who hire our qualified job seekers. NYS VESID can also provide information regarding special programs for individuals with disabilities seeking civil service employment.
Contact:
(607) 734-5294
(TTY 734-4676) or 1-800-888-5020
On the web: http://web.nysed.gov/vesid/
Tompkins Community Action
As
the designated Community Action Agency for Tompkins
County, Tompkins Community Action administers a variety of programs to
benefit
low-income families such as Head Start, Primary School Family Support
Program,
Housing Choice Voucher Program, Supportive and Transitional Housing,
Family
Self-Sufficiency/Home Ownership Option Program, and Energy Services
(Weatherization
and Home Energy Assistance (HEAP) Programs. TCAction’s Family Resources
Dept.
operates the in-school portion of the Job Link Program and also
provides
dropout prevention, tutoring and after school enrichment programs at
Dewitt and
Boynton Middle Schools. TCAction, as a multi-purpose anti-poverty
agency,
tailors its programs to meet the needs of a changing community.
On the web: www.tcaction.org
Office for the Aging Employment Programs
The Title V or SCSEP (Senior Community Service Employment Program) is an employment and training program for individuals age 55 or older with incomes below 125% of poverty. The program assists individuals who cannot get a job on their own. It provides participants with a community placement where they make minimum wage for 20 hours a week while they gain the skills to obtain unsubsidized employment.
Contact:
(607) 274-5482
On the web: www.tompkins-co.org/cofa/
Women’s Opportunity Center
The Women’s Opportunity Center assists displaced homemakers in all facets of their job search. Their goal is to help displaced homemakers become self-sufficient.
Contact: (607) 272-1520On the web: www.womensopportunity.org
Tompkins County Office of Employment and Training
Workforce Investment Act Title IB Programs offer employment services for Adults, Dislocated Workers and Youth. Employment services may include job development, job readiness, assessment, one-on-one employment counseling and training.
New regulations state there are no income eligibility guidelines, however, intensive and training services are priority based, as determined by the local workforce investment board.
Contact:
(607) 272-7570 (TTY 272-3285)
On the
web: www.TompkinsWorkforceNY.org
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) is a two-year community college of the State University of New York, offering 39 degree-granting programs, including nursing, business administration, criminal justice, hotel and restaurant management communications, and more.
TC3.biz is the workforce development arm of TC3, offering customized training with the mission to put the expertise of its professional facilitators to work for area businesses, industries, government, and not-for-profit agencies. TC3.biz programs are ideal for individuals or businesses looking to develop or upgrade skills to remain competitive in the ever-changing workplace. A wide range of workshops are offered, including leadership development, Microsoft Office-based computer skills, web development, graphic design, ServSafe food safety training, health and education, communication skills, digital photography, database management, security guard training, and more.
Contact TC3 at 607.844.8211, or TC3.biz at 607.844.6586.
On the web: www.TC3.edu and TC3.biz
T-S-T
BOCES
Services provided
primarily
for adults include: GED High School Equivalency for ages 18 and
over,
(607) 273-8804, GED Home Study GRASP for ages 21 and over, English as a
Second
Language (607) 273-4095, Incarcerated Education Program, Even Start
Family
Literacy Program, and Business and Industry Training (607) 257-1561.
At the Career and
Tech
Center, academics and Career and Technical curricula are integrated,
providing
a total education for High School students. Student can receive credits
in
math, science and Physical Education while completing a NY state
approved
career and technical program. Programs are available in: Computer
Technology,
Electrical Trades, Criminal Justice, Certified Nursing Assistant/Home
Health
Care, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Occupations, Cosmetology, Heavy
Equipment/Conservation, Auto Technology, Auto Body Technology, Visual
Communications, Carpentry and Welding.
Students needing
to develop
skills necessary to be successful in a career and technical program may
start
their education at the Career and Tech center in a World of Work
program. The
World of Work allows students to develop work place skills while
studying a
life skills curriculum. The goal of the
WOW program is to prepare students for either entry in a Career and
Tech class
or completion of high school with readiness for the workforce.
Contact:
(607)
273-8804 Adult Learning Center
(607) 257-1551 Career and Tech Center
On the web: www.tstboces.org