CareerTrack Inc http://tricountyct.com/index.php/16-general-information 2024-09-11T01:22:36+00:00 CareerTrack itdept@tricountywib.org Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Welcome To Career T.R.A.C.K. 2012-01-31T03:56:21+00:00 2012-01-31T03:56:21+00:00 http://tricountyct.com/index.php/16-general-information/19-welcome Super User itdept@tricountywib.org <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Are you unemployed? Are you working but making very little?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Are you looking for full-time employment?  If you live in Armstrong, Butler, or Indiana County, we can help!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Career T.R.A.C.K.’s <span style="color: #7fad28;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Training Resources and Career Knowledge </b></span>will provide you with the assistance you need to get your career on track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We are a local, non-profit agency offering services to eligible residents including:<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Assessment</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Career Exploration</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Job Search Assistance</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Computer Training</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Occupational Skills and On-the-Job Training</span></p> <!-- <div class="largemarginright"> --> <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">We invite you to explore the list of <span style="color: #7fad28;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FREE </b></span>services available to our job seekers and review our eligibility information to see if you may qualify.  We look forward to meeting you!</span></p> <!-- <div class="largemarginright"> </div> <div class="rt-demo-block rt-demo-width-50"> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> <p></p> --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Are you unemployed? Are you working but making very little?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Are you looking for full-time employment?  If you live in Armstrong, Butler, or Indiana County, we can help!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Career T.R.A.C.K.’s <span style="color: #7fad28;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Training Resources and Career Knowledge </b></span>will provide you with the assistance you need to get your career on track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We are a local, non-profit agency offering services to eligible residents including:<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Assessment</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Career Exploration</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Job Search Assistance</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Computer Training</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Occupational Skills and On-the-Job Training</span></p> <!-- <div class="largemarginright"> --> <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">We invite you to explore the list of <span style="color: #7fad28;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FREE </b></span>services available to our job seekers and review our eligibility information to see if you may qualify.  We look forward to meeting you!</span></p> <!-- <div class="largemarginright"> </div> <div class="rt-demo-block rt-demo-width-50"> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> <p></p> --> Eligibility Requirements 2015-04-23T19:07:09+00:00 2015-04-23T19:07:09+00:00 http://tricountyct.com/index.php/16-general-information/43-eligibility-requirements Super User itdept@tricountywib.org <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Career T.R.A.C.K. offers services free of charge through the use of federal grants designed to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible residents of Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana Counties. There are several ways you may qualify for our services, but we always encourage you to contact your local office directly to see if you meet eligibility requirements. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">  </span></p> <p>The following are some of our general eligibility criteria:<br /><br /><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Low-Income Adult</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">In order to qualify as a low-income adult, your family’s combined income must fall below guidelines set using Federal Poverty and Lower Living Standard Levels.  Individuals who are receiving benefits from the County Assistance Office are generally eligible. However, it is not necessary to be receiving these benefits to qualify for our services.  Your local Career T.R.A.C.K. office can provide you with current income guidelines.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #7fad28;">Dislocated Worker</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">There are three kinds of dislocated workers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(1)    If you find yourself out of work through no fault of your own and are unlikely to return to a previous occupation, you will most likely qualify as a dislocated worker.  This type of job loss usually includes those who have been laid off due to lack of work, workers who are a part of a substantial layoff, or those workers impacted by a complete company closure.   If you voluntarily quit your job or were fired, you may still qualify if you have established eligibility for unemployment compensation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(2)    Are you primarily a stay-at-home mom or dad who depends on the income of another family member?  If that source of income disappears and you are unemployed or underemployed, then you may be considered a displaced homemaker, which is a form of dislocated worker.  The most common type of displaced homemaker we see is the individual who has recently separated and/or divorced. </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(3)    You may also be a dislocated worker if you were self-employed (i.e. farmer, handyman) but have dissolved your business as a result of general economic conditions.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Young Adult</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">You may be eligible as a young adult if you are between the ages of 16 and 24 AND your family meets specific income guidelines.  Additionally, most of our young adult programs require participants to possess at least one specific “barrier to employment” to be deemed eligible.  Qualifying “barriers” include the following:  </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(1)    you have a verifiable disability</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(2)    you are a high school drop-out in need of a GED</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(3)    you are homeless, a runaway, or a foster child</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(4)    you are pregnant or already a parent</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(5)    you are an offender</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(6)    your basic math and/or reading skills fall below a 9th grade equivalency</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(7)    you are in need of additional assistance to complete an education program or to secure and hold employment.</span><br /><br /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Career T.R.A.C.K. offers services free of charge through the use of federal grants designed to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible residents of Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana Counties. There are several ways you may qualify for our services, but we always encourage you to contact your local office directly to see if you meet eligibility requirements. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">  </span></p> <p>The following are some of our general eligibility criteria:<br /><br /><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Low-Income Adult</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">In order to qualify as a low-income adult, your family’s combined income must fall below guidelines set using Federal Poverty and Lower Living Standard Levels.  Individuals who are receiving benefits from the County Assistance Office are generally eligible. However, it is not necessary to be receiving these benefits to qualify for our services.  Your local Career T.R.A.C.K. office can provide you with current income guidelines.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #7fad28;">Dislocated Worker</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">There are three kinds of dislocated workers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(1)    If you find yourself out of work through no fault of your own and are unlikely to return to a previous occupation, you will most likely qualify as a dislocated worker.  This type of job loss usually includes those who have been laid off due to lack of work, workers who are a part of a substantial layoff, or those workers impacted by a complete company closure.   If you voluntarily quit your job or were fired, you may still qualify if you have established eligibility for unemployment compensation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(2)    Are you primarily a stay-at-home mom or dad who depends on the income of another family member?  If that source of income disappears and you are unemployed or underemployed, then you may be considered a displaced homemaker, which is a form of dislocated worker.  The most common type of displaced homemaker we see is the individual who has recently separated and/or divorced. </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(3)    You may also be a dislocated worker if you were self-employed (i.e. farmer, handyman) but have dissolved your business as a result of general economic conditions.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Young Adult</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">You may be eligible as a young adult if you are between the ages of 16 and 24 AND your family meets specific income guidelines.  Additionally, most of our young adult programs require participants to possess at least one specific “barrier to employment” to be deemed eligible.  Qualifying “barriers” include the following:  </span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(1)    you have a verifiable disability</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(2)    you are a high school drop-out in need of a GED</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(3)    you are homeless, a runaway, or a foster child</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(4)    you are pregnant or already a parent</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(5)    you are an offender</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(6)    your basic math and/or reading skills fall below a 9th grade equivalency</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">(7)    you are in need of additional assistance to complete an education program or to secure and hold employment.</span><br /><br /></p> Training Providers 2015-04-23T18:45:16+00:00 2015-04-23T18:45:16+00:00 http://tricountyct.com/index.php/16-general-information/42-training-providers Super User itdept@tricountywib.org <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">If you are considering classroom training, the program and school you select will have to be state approved. To search those that are already approved, please visit <a href="https://www.jobgateway.pa.gov/jponline/Admin/Common/Portal.aspx?nATbLKpFQDJa0RL7MjoGGzHm9SqlZqnaTFpZDo@unIOVeSghERT7af_H6gL0fRsmjSPkrY2nmOhO6yVsYrXLNxwSkUNigtp_EvbrRo8Fzds-3qJV7vsQLMJYTX3yDez9Qpj446gI2JaK8QOWnTUxBJ1SvgZ4V479" rel="alternate">JobGateway</a> then do the following:</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Select "Career Services" on the blue menu bar at the top of the page.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Select “Training Opportunities."</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Use the keyword box to search schools and programs, or use the location box to quickly see programs within a 25 mile radius.</span></span></li> </ol> <p>To view more information on a program, click on the Course Title.</p> <p><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Tips for Searching</span></p> <p>• Search using different key words. For example, if you are searching for a CDL program you should also try searching for commercial driver’s license, truck driver, tractor trailer driver, etc. Different schools have different names for their programs so keep that in mind.</p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Try searching for providers near you by entering your zip code and adding a 10, 25, 50, or 100 mile radius.</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"> </p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">If you are considering classroom training, the program and school you select will have to be state approved. To search those that are already approved, please visit <a href="https://www.jobgateway.pa.gov/jponline/Admin/Common/Portal.aspx?nATbLKpFQDJa0RL7MjoGGzHm9SqlZqnaTFpZDo@unIOVeSghERT7af_H6gL0fRsmjSPkrY2nmOhO6yVsYrXLNxwSkUNigtp_EvbrRo8Fzds-3qJV7vsQLMJYTX3yDez9Qpj446gI2JaK8QOWnTUxBJ1SvgZ4V479" rel="alternate">JobGateway</a> then do the following:</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Select "Career Services" on the blue menu bar at the top of the page.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Select “Training Opportunities."</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Use the keyword box to search schools and programs, or use the location box to quickly see programs within a 25 mile radius.</span></span></li> </ol> <p>To view more information on a program, click on the Course Title.</p> <p><span style="color: #7fad28; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Tips for Searching</span></p> <p>• Search using different key words. For example, if you are searching for a CDL program you should also try searching for commercial driver’s license, truck driver, tractor trailer driver, etc. Different schools have different names for their programs so keep that in mind.</p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">• Try searching for providers near you by entering your zip code and adding a 10, 25, 50, or 100 mile radius.</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"> </p> Additional Resources 2015-04-22T23:45:17+00:00 2015-04-22T23:45:17+00:00 http://tricountyct.com/index.php/16-general-information/40-additional-resources Super User itdept@tricountywib.org <p>
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