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Whether you’re a new business owner looking to hire your first employee or an established entrepreneur looking to expand your staff, Commerce can help you find qualified workers who have the skills and technical knowledge to join your team. To ensure that all Kansas businesses can find capable employees, the Department administers its redesigned workforce services initiative, a comprehensive workforce services system that connects job seekers, educators, and businesses. Our workforce services system includes a variety of programs and services that help businesses find skilled employees and improve the skills of current workers.
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Federal Bonding Program:
The Federal Bonding Program provides individual fidelity bonds for job applicants with histories that might otherwise prevent them from being hired. (More...)
Foreign Labor Certification:
The FLC program qualifies an employer to hire foreign or alien workers if an employer cannot find qualified and available U.S. workers to fill vacancies. (More...)
Investments in Major Projects and Comprehensive Training:
The IMPACT program is designed to respond to the training and capital requirements of major business expansions and locations in the state. (More...)
Kansas Industrial Retraining Program:
The KIR job retention program provides grants to restructuring companies whose employees are likely to be displaced due to obsolete or inadequate job skills or knowledge. (More...)
Kansas Industrial Training Program:
The KIT program provides funds to help new and expanding companies train workers for new jobs. (More...)
Local Workforce Centers:
Workforce centers are located across Kansas and help employers find skilled workers by offering complete employee recruitment services, including assessment, testing, screening, job development, and job placement. (More...)
Neighborhood Improvement and Youth Employment Act:
This program encourages businesses to employ students. (More...)
Older Kansans Employment Program:
This program strives to find meaningful employment for older Kansans. (More...)
Registered Apprenticeship:
The Registered Apprenticeship program is designed to provide employers with a skilled workforce while training existing workers in the latest technologies without loss of production time. (More...)
Senior Community Service Employment Program:
This program strives to find meaningful employment for older Kansans. (More...)
Work Opportunity Tax Credit:
This tax credit can help employers reduce their federal income tax by hiring within one of nine targeted groups of job candidates. (More...)