Services

Services are provided throught the 1 Stop Jobs Workforce Development System of Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry and Vinton Counties. There are three levels of service available to all jobseekers:

• 1. Core services - includes outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information;
• 2.Intensive services - includes more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning; and
• 3.Training services - available to those who have been unable to find employment through intensive services. Customers are linked to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills. Participants use an "individual training account" to select an appropriate training program from a qualified training provider.
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Additional Services

• 1. "Supportive" services such as transportation, childcare, dependent care, housing and needs-related payments are provided under certain circumstances to allow an individual to participate in the program.
• 2. "Rapid Response" services at the employment site for employers and workers who are expected to lose their jobs as a result of company closings and mass layoffs are also available.
• 3. Individuals whose layoff was created or affected by international trade, may access information and services under the Trade Act programs.
• 4. States are responsible for program management and operations including enrollment, service delivery, and certification of training providers.
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Target Population

• 1. Adult 18 years
• 2. Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff;
• 3. Is eligible for, or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate attachment to the work force, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation, and is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation; or
• 4. Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff from employment as a result of a permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise; or
• 5. Is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that the facility will close within 180 days; or
• 6. Was self-employed but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions; or
• 7. Is a displaced homemaker