Transcript EMPLOYERS VETERANS OUTREACH DINNER HOSTED BY THE …

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EMPLOYERS
VETERANS OUTREACH DINNER
HOSTED
BY
THE LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE
PATRICK PRESTON
&
WorkSource Northwest
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY
Purpose for this Dinner
•Meet the needs of our local employers
•Meet the needs of our Veteran within our Local Work Force
•Meet the needs of our Local Work Force
•We need to act now on the Road to Recovery
•How can we serve our community
–More effectively
–Share resources
–Provide better product
–Communicate
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additional result of this Dinner
•Synchronize employers and the work force??
•Connect with WorkSource Northwest
•Learn the resources to meet my (the Employers) needs
•Ways we can work together
–to develop the skills our local work force needs
–To meet your hiring needs??
•Communications
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Local Veterans Employment
Representative
•LVER Patrick Preston
•Out Reach to Employers
•Advocate for Veterans
•Find resources
•Seek ways to reduce and eliminate barriers to
employment for our veterans
•Ensure that veterans receive Priority of Services
•Initial Skills Review
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DOL VETERANS AFFAIRS
Director of USDOL- VETS Ron Cannon
Assistant Director Tonja Pardo
Salem 503-947-1490
Tualatin 503-612-4328
Access to grant funds through non-profits
JVA, VWIP, HVRP, Stand Down, IVTP
special needs, certification/licensing, brief trng, OJT
Incentive programs when available
Liaison with support resources
ODVA – USDVA – Trades –
USERRA – Tech Asst & Investigation
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER
Steve Weld
Chapter #31 for Disabled Veterans
Other services
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Disability Navigator
Kathie Van Loh
Career Mapping Workshop
Strength, talents, transferable skills
Workplace preferences
Employment possibilities
Resource Planning
Short and long-term goals
Barriers to employment
WorkSource and partner resources
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TILLAMOOK BAY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dean of Instruction
Student Service
Lori Gates
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Oregon State University
Extension Service
Troy Downing
Tillamook County Staff Chair
New program called Oregon Open
Campus
Focusing on educational needs in
our community not being met
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WorkSource Northwest
MTC WORKS
Stephanie Hurliman
MTC Works
3600 E Third Street Ste B
Tillamook, OR 97141
503-842-3244
503-842-3747 (fax)
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OREGON EMPLOYMENT
DEPARTMENT
David Lindstrom
IMatchSkills
WIN
WOTC
other resources available
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What is our next step
•Identify the work
•Identify the applicants (Target group)
•Work with partner agencies to
develop/Train the local labor workforce
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YOUR OPTIONS ARE CLEAR
Option #1
You continue to advertise and use
valuable resource trying to
(hopefully) get the workers that you
are seeking “Maybe”.
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YOUR OPTIONS ARE CLEAR
Option #2
You can work with what you have
and get further behind in the
development and profitability of your
business.
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YOUR OPTIONS ARE CLEAR
Option #3
You can work with partners and the local
community to train the force using all of
the resources that have been identified
and that we can continue to obtain.
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YOUR OPTIONS ARE CLEAR
OR ARE THEY ?????
One thing is crystal clear “In Tillamook
County: It will take everyone’s efforts to
get through this difficult economic
situation”
It Starts with YOU
We are hear to address your needs
&
Develop a plan to meet those needs.
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