WIA Youth Services at the Fairbanks Job Center
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Transcript WIA Youth Services at the Fairbanks Job Center
Presented by Missy Lizotte, Career Development Specialist III
Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Employment Security Division
Career Support & Training Services
October 29, 2012
Who do we serve?
Youth between the ages of 14-21 who are:
Low Income AND
Possess one or more of the following barriers to
employment:
Literacy skills deficiency
Dropout
Homeless, runaway or a foster child
Pregnant or parenting
An offender
Requires additional assistance to complete an educational
program or to secure and hold employment
Recruitment/Coordination of
Services
In-School
Interior School Districts
Special Education Teachers
Guidance Counselors
Youth First Career Guides/Coordinators
Recruitment/Coordination of
Services
Out-of-School
Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
Office of Children’s Services (OCS)
Work Services (DOL)
Employment Services (DOL)
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Access Alaska
Tanana Chiefs Conference Youth Employment Services
Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption
University of Alaska – Career & Technical College (CTC)
FJC Vocational Counselors
Tammi Burns
Rene Nordin
Quality Assessment
Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Career 101/Work Keys
Self Directed Search (SDS)
Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)
O-Net on-line career assessment
Vocational Counseling
Transcript/Accuplacer evaluation
Career exploration/Labor Market Information (LMI)
Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS)
O-Net
DOL Trends Magazine
Education/Training/Financial Aid research &
information
Job search skills & strategy development
Case Management
Julie Donahue
Case Management
Linkages to resources
Barrier resolution
Budgeting
Basic skills/occupational skills training
Supportive services
Mentoring
Follow-up services/activities
Success Stories
Success Stories
Success Stories