The Jobs
First Employment Services (JFES) program provides employment services such as
job search assistance and skills training to recipients who receive Temporary
Family Assistance (TFA). All recipients of TFA who are subject to time-limits
are required to participate in employment services.
Some TFA
recipients may qualify for further education and training such as on-the-job
training, occupational skills training, adult basic education, GED preparation
and English as a second language.
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DEFINITIONS
Job Search Skills Training
Series of modules
presented in a group setting that, at a minimum, provide instruction in:
- Identifying job leads
- Researching jobs and industries
- Completing job applications
- Interviewing techniques
- Employer expectations
Department of Labor's Job
Search Guide:
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/jsguide.htm
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GED Preparation
High School
diploma equivalency option in which adults demonstrate, through a
multi-part written examination, the attainment of academic skills and
concepts normally acquired through completion of secondary school.
Web Site:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2620&q=322386
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Individual Structured Job Search
This is a supervised individualized activity that assists individuals with
job search efforts including:
- Employment-related
assessment and career planning
- Exploration of an
individual's employment options
- Assistance with completing
job applications
- Assistance with preparing
for job interviews and résumé development
- Assistance accessing the
one-stop self-help area
May also include assistance
with accessing support services such as researching and arranging for child care
and transportation options.
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Job Readiness Training
This is a
supervised group and individual job search activity. May include:
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Classroom
instruction in job search techniques, completing job applications,
interviewing techniques,
résumé development
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Life
skills training, orientation to the world of work, motivational exercises,
family budgeting, etc.
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Job
placements and job development
-
Job
seeker's support groups (job clubs)
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Life Skills Training
Life
skills training engages Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) participants
in the orientation to the world of work, motivational exercises and family
budgeting.
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
Literacy instruction
in a life skills or employability context for adults who have limited
proficiency in the English language as well as difficulty in numeracy,
computing and problem solving at levels necessary to function on the job,
and/or in
the family.
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Vocational Education
Formal
occupational skills training that prepares individuals for employment in a
current or up-and-coming occupation. The training is provided in a classroom or
workplace setting or a combination of the two.
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Subsidized Employment
Employment in the private or public sector. The employer receives a subsidy
from federal or other public funds to pay for some or all of the wages and costs
of employing an individual. Subsidized employment provides individuals with
valuable job-readiness skills and work experience that can be useful towards
attaining unsubsidized employment.
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