Layoff Aversion: Savings Jobs in CT
Many Connecticut employers may be forced to streamline or reinvent their operations to remain competitive. When these workplace changes take place, employees with outdated skills may find themselves disadvantaged and faced with the possibility of job loss.
The Connecticut Department of Labor has been awarded grant funds from the U.S. Department of Labor to administer an Early Warning Demonstration Program. The project targets manufacturing companies in Connecticut experiencing critical workforce training needs that, without this assistance, might be forced to layoff workers.
Through this program, workers whose skillsets are lacking receive hard skills training. This results in new or increased skills, and subsequently job retention and enhanced upward mobility. Skilled workers allow businesses to potentially expand their market base, diversify, and remain competitive in our increasingly global marketplace.
This Labor Department project is being administered in partnership with our local Workforce Investment Boards. In our area, interested employers can contact Business Services Consultants Sal Galasso (sal.galasso@ct.gov or (203) 437-3274) or Joseph Bannon (joseph.bannon@ct.gov or (203) 574-6971 ext. 427) at the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board. Also, we encourage you to review the “Early Warning Demonstration Program: Layoff Aversion through Incumbent Worker Training” application.
For information on recent job listings and career fairs, check out http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/jcc/ctworks.asp and http://www.ctjobfairs.com.
