Job Preparation and Employment
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) SUMMARIES
This section presents TA Summaries addressing employment strategies such as job creation, attainment, training, retention, advancement and wage progression.
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Job Attainment | ||
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Job Readiness/Training | ||
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Maryland Site Visit to Pennsylvania, September 2008 |
At the request of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, this Site Visit was initiated to visit a training center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in order for Maryland to begin developmental strategies for a program of similar services. The goal of this Site Visit was to assist Maryland in exploring the types of education and training facilities that assist unemployed and underemployed individuals with career opportunities to increase their skill set and earning potential. |
Short Summary [PDF - 110 KB] |
Job Retention | ||
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Description |
Documents and Media |
Supporting Work Attachment and Job Retention in the Rural States, November 2007 |
At the request of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Welfare Peer TA sponsored this event to assist participants in improving job retention among TANF recipients who have relocated to new areas. The Roundtable’s intent was to address systems and resources for providing services to TANF participants residing in rural areas. This Roundtable included participants from the Mississippi Department of Human Services Regional Offices, and representatives from partner programs in Mississippi, North Dakota, Nevada, and Ohio. Features of the roundtable included interactive dialogue among participants to facilitate action planning for Mississippi to strategize about next steps for necessary programmatic and policy changes, and opportunities for participants to learn from one another and share ideas. |
Agenda [PDF - 46 KB] Short Summary [PDF - 95 KB] Final Report [PDF - 1,080 KB] |
Wage Progression | ||
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