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The Department's career management services currently being provided by the Team USDA Career Managment Resource Center are being transferred by to the individual mission areas effective September 27, 1999. Employees interested in these continued services should contact their appropriate mission area Training Office. The Center is being disbanded effective September 27, 1999.

Below are some useful resources:

Dislocated Worker Units - Nationwide Mailing Addresses and Telephone Numbers
Department of Labor - Dislocated Workers Information
Job Search Resources on the Internet
Planning Your Future - A Federal Employee's Survival Guide

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Dislocated Workers Information -JTPA Services for Laid-Off Federal Employees Reemployment services, including retraining and relocation assistance, are available to eligible dislocated workers through Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Services can be accessed through State Dislocated Worker Units (DWUs) and local substate grantees.

ELIGIBILITY: Workers who have lost their jobs or who have received a notice of layoff, and are unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation are eligible for the program. This includes federal employees who are losing their jobs and have received a RIF notice or Notice of Expected Separation.

Receipt of services is not an entitlement. It is based on individual need and the availability of resources.

SERVICE DELIVERY STRUCTURE: The Governor ofeach State designates a Dislocated Worker Unit (DWU)which has the primary responsibility for overall administration and management of the program in the State, and one or more substate grantees which are responsible for providing services to eligible dislocated workers. Telephone numbers for all State DWUs may be found below.

The programs are designed and operated at the local level, where decisions about who can be served and which services will be offered are made based on local labor market needs and opportunities, and available resources.

AVAILABLE SERVICES: Title III authorizes acomprehensive array of retraining and readjustment services. States and local substate grantees can tailor the services to meet participants' Individual needs based on the funds available. These services include:

* Rapid Response. The DWU, upon receiving informationon impending plant or facility closures, or layoffs of 50 ormore workers, provides onsite orientations for affected workers on available services.

* Retraining Services. Workers can receive classroom,occupational skills, and/oron-the-job training to qualify forjobs in demand. Basic and remedial education, entrepreneurial training, and instruction in literacy or English-as-a-Second-language may be provided.

* Readjustment Services. These include: outreach: skills testing and career counseling; financial management counseling; labor market information; job development; job search and placement assistance; supportive services (including child care and transportation allowances); and relocation assistance.

* Needs Related Payments. Dislocated workers who have exhausted their unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may receive needs-related payments while they complete training.

* Certificates of Continuing Eligibility. These certificates allow eligible dislocated workers to defer the start of retraining, or to obtain their own retraining without losing their eligibility for assistance in the program.

FUNDING: Eighty percent of the funds appropriated annually for the JTPA Title III program are allocated by formula among the States and substate areas to provide services to eligible workers. For layoffs of large numbers of workers in a specific area, the States or substates may apply for grants from funds (20%) of the annual appropriation) which are reserved by the Secretary of Labor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Workers, employers, and anyone interested in learning more about the Title III program, and the services available, should contact the appropriate State Dislocated Worker Unit at the phone number listed below, or write: Office of Worker Retraining and Adjustment Programs, U.S.Department of Labor, RoomN-5426, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,Washington, D.C.20210.

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Dislocated Worker Unit - Nationwide Mailing Addresses and TelephoneNumbers

Alabama

Alabama Department of Economic and
Community Affairs
401 Adams Avenue
Post Office Box 5690
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5690
Telephone: (334) 242-5300
FAX: (334) 242-5855

Alaska

Division of Community and Rural Development
Department of Community and Regional Affairs
333 West 4th Avenue, Suite 220
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2341
Telephone: (907) 269-4658

Arkansas

Arkansas Employment Security Department
Post Office Box 2981
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2981
Telephone: (501) 682-3137
FAX: (501) 682-3144

Arizonia

Telephone: (602) 542-2484
FAX: (602) 542-2491

California

Displaced Worker Services
Section Manager, Job Training
partnership Division, MIC 69
Employment development Dept
Post Office Box 826880
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001
Telephone: (916) 654-8274
FAX: (916) 653-2467

Colorado

Planner, Dislocated Worker Unit, Governor's
Job Training Office
Suite 550
720 South Colorado, Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80222
Telephone: (303) 620-4200
FAX: (303) 620-4257

Connecticut

Title III Coordinator
State Department of Labor
dislocated Worker Unit
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
Telephone: (203) 566-4290
FAX: (203) 566-4893

Delaware

Technical Service Manager
Delaware Department of Labor
Division of Employment and Training
University Plaza
Post Office Box 9499
Newark, Delaware 19714-9499
Telephone: (302) 761-8117
FAX: (302) 761-6617

District of Washington

TEL: (202) 724-7130
FAX: (202) 673-4437

Florida

Chief, Bureau of Job Training Div of
Labor, Employment and Training
1320 Executive Center Drive
Atkins Building - Room 211
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0667
Telephone: (850)488-9250
FAX: (850) 488-0249

Georgia

Chief, Worker Adjustment Section
Georgia Department of labor
Sussex Place
148 International Blvd, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Telephone: (404) 656-6336
FAX: (404) 651-6175

Hawaii

Administrator
Office of Employment and Training Administration
Department of labor and Industrial Relations
830 Punchbowl Street, Rm. 316
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: (808) 586-8812
FAX: (808) 586-8822

Idaho

Bureau Chief
Planning, Employment and Training Programs
Department of Employment
317 Main Street
Boise, Idaho 83735-0001
Telephone: (208) 334-6298
FAX: (208) 334-6430

Illinois

Manager
Job Training Division
Department of Commerce and Community
Affairs
620 East Adams Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Telephone: (217) 785-6006
FAX: (217) 785-6454

Indiana

EDWAA Coordinator
Indiana Department of Employment
and Training Services
Program Operations Division
10 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Telephone: (317) 232-7461
FAX: (317) 233-2679

Iowa

Administrator
Division of Workforce development
Iowa Department of Economic Development
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Telephone: (515) 281-5365
FAX: (515) 281-4698

Kansas

Job Training Director
Department of Human Resources
Division of Employment and Training
401 SW Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Telephone: (913) 296-7876
FAX: (913) 296-5112

Kentucky

Staff Assistant
Office of Training and Reemployment
Workforce development Cabinet
275 East Main
3 Floor West
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Telephone: (502) 564-5360
FAX: (502) 564-8974

Louisiana

Assistant Director
Special programs Section
Office of Labor
Federal Training Program Division
Post Office Box 94094
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9094
Telephone: (504) 342-7637
FAX: (504) 342-7664

Maine

Director of Workforce Development
Maine Department of Labor
Bureau of Employment and Training
Programs
20 Union Street
State House Station 55
Augusta, Maine 04330
Telephone: (206) 624-6390
FAX: (206) 624-6499

Maryland

Office of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Department of Economic and Employment
Development
1100 North Eutaw Street
Room 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Telephone: (410) 767-2803
FAX: (410) 767-2842

Massachusetts

Director
Industrial Services Program
The Schrafft Center
529 Main Street
Suite 400
Boston, Massachusetts 02129
Telephone: (617) 727-8158
FAX: (617) 242-3072

Michigan

TEL: (517) 373-6234
FAX: (517) 373-7794

Minnesota

Program Coordinator
State Dislocated Worker Unit
Minnesota Department of Jobs and Training
390 North Robert Street
First Floor
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Telephone: (612) 296-7918
FAX: (612) 297-5820

Mississippi

Director
Employment Training Division
Mississippi Department of Economic
and Community Development
301 West Pearl Street
Jackson, MS 39203-3089
Telephone: (601) 949-2234
FAX: (601) 949-2291

Missouri

Director
Division of Job Development and Training
Department of Economic Development
Post Office Box 1087
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1087
Telephone: (314) 751-7796
FAX: (573) 751-6765

Montana

DWU Coordinator
State Job Training Bureau
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Post Office Box 1728
Helena, Montana 59624
Telephone: (406) 444-4500
FAX: (406) 444-3037

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Labor
Job Training Program Division
550 South 16th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68609
Telephone: (402) 471-9903
FAX: (402) 471-9966

Nevada

DWU
State Job Training Office
Capitol Complex
400 West King St
Suite 108
Carson City, Nevada 89710
Telephone: (702) 687-4310
FAX: (702) 687-8917

New Hampshire

DWU Director
New Hampshire Job Training
Coordinating Council
64-B Old Suncock Road
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Telephone: (603) 228-9500
FAX: (603) 228-8557

New Jersey

Director, Rapid Response Team
Labor Management Committee
New Jersey Department of Labor
CN 058
Trenton, NJ 08625-0058
Telephone: 1-800-343-3919
FAX: (609) 396-1685

New Mexico

Planner/EDWAA Coordinator
Post Office Box 4218
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Telephone: (505) 827-6828
FAX: (505) 827-6812
New York

DWU Director
NY State Department of Labor
State Office Campus
Bldg 12
Albany, New York 12240
Telephone: (518) 457-3101
FAX: (518) 485-1445

North Carolina

Director
Division of Employment and Training
NC Department of Commerce
111 Seaboard Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604
Telephone: (919) 733-6383, ext: 212
Fax: (919) 733-6923

North Dakota

Director Job Training Division
Job Service North Dakota
1000 E Divide Avenue
Post Office Box 5507
Bismarck, ND 58502-5507
Telephone: (701) 328-2843
FAX: (701) 328-2414

Ohio

DWU Supervisor
OH Bureau of Employment Services
145 South Front Street
Post Office Box 1618
Columbus, OH 43215
Telephone: (614) 466-3817
FAX: (614) 466-3817

Oklahoma

Chief, DWU Unit
Oklahoma Employment Security
Commission
Will Rogers Building
Room 408
2401 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Telephone: (405) 557-7294
FAX: (405) 557-1478

Oregon

DWU Coordinator
Economic Development Dept
255 Capitol Street, NE
3rd Floor
Salem, Oregon 97310
Telephone: (503) 373-1995
FAX: (503) 378-3365

Pennsylvania

Director DWU
Labor & Industry Building
Room 1112E
7th and Forester Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Telephone: (717) 772-0781
FAX: (717) 783-7115

Rhode Island

EDWAA Coordinator
Department of Employment and Training
109 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Telephone: (401) 828-8283
FAX: (401) 828-8168

South Carolina

Program Coordinator
Manpower Training Unit
Post Office Box 995
Columbia, SC 29202
Telephone: (803) 737-2601
FAX: (803) 737-2757

South Dakota

JTPA Administrator
SD Department of Labor
Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: (605) 773-5017
FAX: 9605) 773-4211

TENNESSEE

DWU Manager
TN Department of Labor
Gateway Plaza
710 James Robertson Parkway
4th floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Telephone: (615) 741-1031
FAX: (615) 741-3003

TEXAS

Director
Work Force Development Division
Texas Department of Commerce
211 East 7th Street
Suite 1000
Post Office Box 12728
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2728
Telephone: (512) 936-0474
FAX: (512) 936-0313

UTAH

DWU Supervisor
Utah Office of Job Training for
Economic Development
324 South State Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-7162
Telephone: (801) 526-4312
FAX: (801) 536-7808

VERMONT

DWU Coordinator
Department of Employment and Training
Post Office Box 488
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Telephone: (802) 828-4177
FAX: (802) 828-4374

VIRGINIA

Virginia Employment Commission
Post Office Box 1358
Richmond, Virginia 23211
Telephone: (804) 786-6091
FAX: (804) 786-6091

WASHINGTON

Assistant Commissioner
Employment and Training Division
605 Woodland Square Loop, SE
MS-6000
Post Office Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
Telephone: (360) 438-4629
FAX: (360) 438-3224

WEST VIRGINIA

Manager
Governor's Administered Programs & DWU
Bureau of Employment Programs
Job Training Programs Division
112 California Avenue
Charleston, WV 25305-0112
Tel: (304) 558-1847
FAX: (304) 558-0675

WISCONSIN

Supervisor
Worker Retraining and Employer
Services Section
Department of Labor, Industry and
Human Relations
201 E Washington Avenue
Post Office Box 7972
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Telephone: (608) 266-0745
FAX: (608) 267-0330

WYOMING

Coordinator
Job Training Program
Department of Employment
100 West Midwest
Post Office Box 2760
Casper, Wyoming 82602
Telephone: (307) 235-3601
FAX: (307) 235-3278

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DWU Chief
1000 U Street, N.W.
Suite 331
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 724-7130
FAX: (202) 673-4437

PUERTO RICO

President
Technological-Occupational Education Council
431 Ponce de Leon, 16th Floor
Hato Rey, PR 00918
Telephone: (787) 754-5504
FAX: (809) 763-0195

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Assistant Commissioner
Employment and Training
VI department of Labor
7 & 8 Queen Street, C'sted
St Croix, VI 00820
Telephone: (809) 773-1994
FAX: (809) 773-1515

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Job Search Resources on the Internet

Listed below are some of the best job search sites:

CareerPath Classifieds - http:www.ajb.dni.us/

Career Search -http://www/greatinfo.com/business_cntr/career.html

DICE Consultants Data Base - http://www.dice.com

Federal Career Opportunities - http://www.fedjobs.com

Netshare - http://www.netshare.com

Adams Job Bank Online - http://www.adamsonline.com

Career Magazine - http://www.careermag.com/careermag

Career Net - http://www.careers.org

Career Web - http://www.cweb.com

Heart Career Connections - http://www.career.com

The Monster Board - http://www.monster.com

NationJob - http://www.nationjob.com

Recruiters OnLine Network - http://www.ipa.com/careers

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Planning Your Future - A Federal Employee's Survival Guide

This guide provides a wide range of critical information toFederal employees who are affected by downsizing and are attempting to make successful career transitions, especially to occupations in the private sector. The Internet address is: Department of Labor. The site provides detailed information regarding:

Starting a New Career: Everything one needs to consider,including details on thejob search process, going back toschool, resumes and cover letters, interviewing skills, and researching the job market.

Job Opportunities: Connections to OPM's USAJOBSInternet Site(http://www.usajobs.opm.gov), American's Job Bank, State Job Banks, and a huge number of private sector job opportunities. Also, you will find information about starting your own business.

Career Transition Assistance Plans: All the details one needsto know about career transition assistance services available from Federal agencies.

Federal Retirement Benefits: Information on savings requirements, investing, annuities, health care and life insurance, and tax considerations. In addition, a great deal of information on keeping active in retirement, including healthand travel information.

Reduction in Force: Regulations and guidance, employee guides to RIF, RIF Separation Benefits, Career Transition, and Buy-outs.

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