opportunities. The cost will be shared with employers on a sliding scale based on employer size. The WSO will utilize information gathered from business Employers may improve their Does the center have a feedback to inform the need for incumbent worker business by improving the feedback mechanism to training and will market available opportunities, as skills of their existing inform the need for B12 appropriate. workforce. incumbent worker training? Job seekers may benefit from What might a feedback increased openings in the mechanism look like? local area. WSO staff will provide services to employers for posting Employers have the option of Does the center have business vacant positions in the local labor exchange system. Jobs listing their openings on their services staff qualified to may be entered via automated mechanisms, self-service own or through the assistance enter listings in iMS? B13 features, or staff-assisted services. of WSO staff. Are there additional avenues Job seekers are presented to post the listing in the local with employment directly area? through WSO. WSO staff will be knowledgeable about available Effectively marketing Do WSO staff have the incentives in order to effectively market them to incentives to employers could information and skills B14 businesses increase the number of necessary to effectively listings posted in the market incentives to community. business? All areas will provide Rapid Response activities to Employers and workers will be Does the rapid response employers and workers when a layoff or closure is going supported during a layoff or process support employers B15 to occur, is occurring or has occurred, in compliance with closure. and workers? state and federal regulations. Rapid Response activities are time-sensitive and all LLTs Employers and workers will be Does the local area deliver will develop local protocols to ensure contact with served quickly to eliminate rapid response services in a affected parties within 48 hours of receiving notice of a confusion and provide a path timely manner? layoff, closure or crisis event. forward. What are the services B16 provided at a rapid response? Are an adequate number of staff trained to perform this function? Co-Location
opportunities. The cost will be shared with employers on a sliding scale based on employer size. B12 The WSO will utilize information gathered from business feedback to inform the need for incumbent worker training and will market available opportunities, as appropriate. Employers may improve their business by improving the skills of their existing workforce. Job seekers may benefit from increased openings in the local area. Does the center have a feedback mechanism to inform the need for incumbent worker training? What might a feedback mechanism look like? B13 WSO staff will provide services to employers for posting vacant positions in the local labor exchange system. Jobs may be entered via automated mechanisms, self-service features, or staff-assisted services. Employers have the option of listing their openings on their own or through the assistance of WSO staff. Job seekers are presented with employment directly through WSO. Does the center have business services staff qualified to enter listings in iMS? Are there additional avenues to post the listing in the local area? B14 WSO staff will be knowledgeable about available incentives in order to effectively market them to businesses Effectively marketing incentives to employers could increase the number of listings posted in the community. Do WSO staff have the information and skills necessary to effectively market incentives to business? B15 All areas will provide Rapid Response activities to employers and workers when a layoff or closure is going to occur, is occurring or has occurred, in compliance with state and federal regulations. Employers and workers will be supported during a layoff or closure. Does the rapid response process support employers and workers? B16 Rapid Response activities are time-sensitive and all LLTs will develop local protocols to ensure contact with affected parties within 48 hours of receiving notice of a layoff, closure or crisis event. Employers and workers will be served quickly to eliminate confusion and provide a path forward. Does the local area deliver rapid response services in a timely manner? What are the services provided at a rapid response? Are an adequate number of staff trained to perform this function? Co-Location
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