PLEDGING TO FILL JOBS TODAYWORKING TO CHANGE LIVES TOMORROW

Welcome

WEBINAR PROTOCOL

Email questions to:

Lisa Dove

DoveL@michigan.gov

• MI Opportunity Partnership• Employer Pledge Campaign• Why me?• MTB Resume Search• Employer Tracking System• Employer Contact Protocol• Electronic Toolkit

AGENDA

MICHIGAN OPPORTUNITY PARTNERSHIP

2005 Goals– Place 30,000 unemployed Michigan residents into jobs– Contact 35,000 employers– Conduct pilots within 4 Regional Skills Alliances in Healthcare

& Skilled Trades 2005 Resources

– Medicaid Disproportionate Share Funds to support training in Healthcare

– Federal, State, local funds and In-Kind contributions 2006-2007 Goals

– 40,000 job placements in each year

EMPLOYER PLEDGE CAMPAIGN

You Might Be Asking…

Why me???????

Why am I involved in MI-OPPS?

You Say…

Hey!!! I’m not new to this!!!I’ve been contacting businesses for a long

time!!

What Are the Steps for MI-OPPS?

Ask for pledge of jobs Do you have openings?

How many? What kind?

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EMPLOYER TRACKING SYSTEM

EMPLOYER TRACKING SYSTEM

Access the One-Stop MIS at:

services.michworks.org

Referral Protocol

Identify additional business need Determine appropriate referral organization

– MEDC, MRS, CFB, MWA, Other (Vets, Ag Specialist, etc.) Determine appropriate contact at referral organization Inform employer

– who will be contacting him/her Identify by position only, if necessary

– he/she can expect contact within 2 business days Inform organization contact of referral

•Service guarantees are familiar to MWA and partner staff – ie. Answer phone calls within 3rd ring.

•Staff making referrals will inform the business that they will be contacted within 2 business days.

•It is important that information be entered into the Tracking System within 5 days so that

•Follow up can be done•MWA and state staff know if there are additional actions that need to be taken.

Service Guarantees

•Upon receiving a referralContact employer within 2 business days

•After making contact with employerInformation entered into Employer Tracking System within 5 business days

Business Services

For

Michigan Employers

You Say…

This Doesn’t Sound New To

Me!

Workforce DevelopmentProgram and Services

Fact Sheets

WIA Adult ProgramCareer Portal

Work-FirstWIA Youth

Trade Adjustment AssistanceAdult Education

TTOOOOL L KKIITT

TTOOOOL L KKIITT

Economic DevelopmentProgram and Services

Fact Sheets

Foreign Labor CertificationEDJT Program

PTACsMichigan Business Ombudsman

M-TECCET

PLEDGING TO FILL JOBS TODAYWORKING TO CHANGE LIVES TOMORROW

This Is a BIG INITIATIVE – 30,000 Jobs!!

And There’s No Way It Can Be Done Without You!!!