Purpose:
To help permanently laid-off Missouri workers to reenter the workforce.
Services Provided:
- Assessment of worker's education, experience and skills;
- Assistance with basic education skills or in obtaining a General Equivalency Diploma;
- Skill Training through the classroom or vocational training, necessary for laid-off workers to reenter the workforce in a new occupation;
- On-the-Job Training to provide laid-off workers the opportunity to train for a new job while working and earning a paycheck;
- Job development and placement are provided to help laid-off workers find employment in high demand occupations; and
- Counseling to help workers overcome the trauma of job loss, loss of health care and other company benefits, strain of financial obligations, family problems and uncertainties about remaining in the community.
Who can Participate:
Individuals permanently laid-off from a job due to a work force reduction, layoff, closure or farm failure including displaced homemakers.
For more information contact the Division of Workforce Development at 1-800-877-8698.
Additional Information:
NAFTA-TAA
Rapid Response
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