Development News From Southwest Indiana (12/20/00)
Evansville "WorkOne" Center Recognized As National Model
"WorkOne", has recently been recognized as a national model for integrating services to job seekers and employers in need of new workers under one roof, by the Commissioner of the Federal department of Rehabilitation Services Administration. Fredric K. Schroeder praised the staff and the facility during his recent visit to the facility recognizing the unique partnerships that bring a broader set of services to those looking for work. By assuring that the front door of the "WorkOne" center opens the way to a network of service providers throughout Vanderburgh County and beyond, customers have easy access to the services they need.
Representatives of these three organizations have made recent presentations at national conferences in Philadelphia and Albuquerque, New Mexico on the model of service integration and delivery that has been established in Evansville.
Partners and services available directly from the WorkOne Center include:
- Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation academic remediation programs including adult education and literacy
- Job placement services through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
- Job Training Services through Career Choices Incorporated and other WIA service providers
- Veterans Services
- Unemployment Insurance Services
- Job Matching services for employers
- Assessment services
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Job Corps Services
- Welfare to Work Programs
- Community Service Block Grant programs
Those services and providers which can be accessed through the OneStop System include:
- Older Worker programs
- HUD Employment and Training Services
The "WorkOne" center is chartered by the Workforce Investment Board as having met quality and service delivery standards and is subject to the WIB established continuous improvement criteria to maintain the charter. All services are provided free to both job seekers and employers.
For more information on WorkOne, contact Tom Horstman 812-424-4473, thorstman@dwd.state.in.us
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