Step 2: From Education to Employment

Employment – that’s why you get an education, right? But as we all know, getting an education is no guarantee you’re ready to go to work. Finding people who are both qualified for the job and ready to work is one of the biggest headaches in running a successful business. Couple that with figuring out what kind of person you’re really looking for and how much to pay them and you’ve got a business owner’s nightmare. Fortunately, that’s where The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and your local workforce center come in. A taxpayer-funded program, the statewide system of workforce centers assist job seekers with job readiness and access to employment opportunities while helping businesses find qualified staff through hiring events, applicant pre-screening, free job posting and more.

If your business hasn’t taken advantage of your local workforce center, you could be missing out on the free resources and expertise that are available to make providing employment a lot easier. Job seeker and employee certification, job readiness and job matching are the basic services everyone thinks about-but did you know that your workforce center can help you with things like figuring out how much to pay your employees, how to connect to the education system to find the workers with the most up-to-date skills, hiring youth, veterans and ex-offenders, and how to provide an accommodation to a disabled employee? A partnership with your workforce center can be a gold mine of services saving you time and money, keeping the employment piece of the E 3 running smoothly for everyone.

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Need help putting it all together? Consider a partnership with Jefferson County Workforce Center. Call Priscilla Bohl at 303.271.4745 or send an email.