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Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

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Job Retraining
Occupation Specific Job Training

Prepares women for employment by helping them transition from jobs to careers and preparing them to advocate for a living wage, benefits, and dignity in the workplace. Education and training courses are available in the following areas:

- Electrical technician.

- Plumbing.

- Welding.

- Truck driving.

- General carpentry.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Occupation Specific Job Training
Provides FIP recipients with work experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will be of benefit to the community. Participants in Promise Jobs are assigned to work sites three days per week (or more), eight hours per day, for a maximum of six months. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Welfare to Work Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training
Job Search/Placement

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
General Youth Employment Programs
On the Job Training
Scholarships
Educational Testing
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Training
Job Training Resource Lists
Veteran Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
WIOA Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Categories

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
General Youth Employment Programs
On the Job Training
Scholarships
Educational Testing
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Training
Job Training Resource Lists
Veteran Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
WIOA Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training
Provides FIP recipients with work experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will be of benefit to the community. Participants in Promise Jobs are assigned to work sites three days per week (or more), eight hours per day, for a maximum of six months. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

Categories

Welfare to Work Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training
Job Search/Placement
Assistance for eligible persons interested in obtaining a CDL license or CNA certification including tuition, books, and testing. Some allowable courses are available and subject to approval based on length of the course and date the course completes.

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Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
Occupation Specific Job Training

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

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Job Retraining
Occupation Specific Job Training

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

Categories

Job Retraining
Occupation Specific Job Training

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

Assistance for eligible persons interested in obtaining a CDL license or CNA certification including tuition, books, and testing. Some allowable courses are available and subject to approval based on length of the course and date the course completes.

Categories

Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
Occupation Specific Job Training
Provides FIP recipients with work experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will be of benefit to the community. Participants in Promise Jobs are assigned to work sites three days per week (or more), eight hours per day, for a maximum of six months. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

Categories

Welfare to Work Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training
Job Search/Placement

Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs

Offers bus driver training. Providing two types of Bus Driver courses. An 8-hour initial training is required for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit and 2-hour refresher workshop is required in the 12-month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs

Offers two types of bus driver courses:

- 8-hour initial training is required for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit.

- 2-hour refresher workshop is required in the 12 month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Categories

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
General Youth Employment Programs
On the Job Training
Scholarships
Educational Testing
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Training
Job Training Resource Lists
Veteran Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
WIOA Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Categories

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
General Youth Employment Programs
On the Job Training
Scholarships
Educational Testing
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Training
Job Training Resource Lists
Veteran Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
WIOA Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training
Improves the quality of life of individuals by providing training, education and employment programs.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT services are designed to provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities. Encouragement in independence by helping job-seekers get the skills necessary to find and maintain employment in the community. Program is focused on finding and utilizing individual strengths. Through job coaching and hands-on training, participants learn to understand their abilities and determine which jobs will allow those abilities to shine and go for their full potential.

BENEFITS PLANNING enables beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed choices about going to work also supporting them as they continue progress toward self-sufficiency. Team members will work with beneficiaries to provide in-depth counseling about benefits and the effect of work on those benefits. Education about benefits is provides in order to help beneficiaries attain independence and confidence. Team members counsel beneficiaries on Work Incentive Summary, Benefits Summary and Analysis, PASS plan, Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) and resolve benefits issues.

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Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Occupation Specific Job Training
Vocational Education
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Prevocational Training

Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

Categories

Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

Provides American Indian employment and training programs.

Provides access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Navigators enhance service offered by agencies supporting the local disability workforce, by supporting job seekers with information and connection with service programs providing career enhancement.

Categories

Job Retraining
Occupation Specific Job Training
The Regional Office of Education is responsible for the delivery of initial and continuing education for school bus drivers. Schedule can be found on the website.