FOR
NATIONAL
FARMWORKER
JOBS PROGRAM |
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The Illinois MIgrant Council is
continuing its major initiative to recruit farmworkers who are
eligible inder
the Workforce Investment Act to enroll in its
training programs for high growth occupations.
Staff of agencies and
organizations in
Illinois' workforce development system and any other service providers
are encouraged to contact the nearest IMC
office
when they meet with any farmworkers who may be eligible for the program.
IMC offers eligible farmworkers the opportunity
to:
- learn English to prepare for
the
workplace
- obtain on-the-job training
- individualized counseling
leading to employment
that meets the particpant's needs, interests and abilties
- assistance with attending
vocational / occupational
schools
- developing a job that is
stable,
year round
with higher wages than seasonal farmwork
- assistance with accessing One
Stop Career Center services and using the Illinois workNet portal.
- many other services leading
to
employment
IMC offers employers:
- pre-screening of employee
prospects
- assistance in fulfilling
equal
employment opportunity
goals
- full time employees
- a pool of job ready employees
- employees with ESL
proficiency
- matching employees to job
order
specifications
- a dependable resource for
talent
development
In 2007, IMC began
participating through its memberships on Local
Workforce Investment Boards in Illinois' Workforce Innovation in
Regional Economic Development (WIRED) activities.
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