Workforce Training Programs

AACF has two programs that assist residents of Cook County to obtain self-sufficiency through the WIA. The Core Direct Placement Program assists walk-in clients with direct job placement services. The Career & Employment Assistance Program (CEAP) provides career planning through workshops, on-the-job training and full-time job placement service. CEAP focuses on client job placement with particular emphasis on those considered "hard to serve". The program provides the following services to clients:

• Skills, needs, and interest assessment
• Career counseling and guidance
• Life and job readiness skills training
• Interviewing and resume writing preparation
• Development of realistic goals
• Matching client profiles with available jobs and job placement
• Transitioning into newly acquired jobs
• Case management and follow-up service

The Career & Employment Assistance Program (CEAP) consists of mandatory one-week job readiness workshops and computer classes followed by job placement assistance. Workshop speakers from local companies and civic organizations present and discuss special topics that are relevant to program participants (i.e., family law, domestic violence, criminal record expungements, etc.). The four-week curriculum includes sessions on:

• Orientation, assessment and testing
• Job Readiness Skills (i.e., resume preparation, interviewing skills, completing job application, etc.)
• Life Skills (i.e., coping skills, money management, building self esteem, childcare, transportation, etc.)
• Interpersonal Skills (i.e., relationship building, workplace communication, conflict resolution, etc.)
• Computer Based Skills (i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel, Microsoft Windows, Internet navigation)

WIA Summer Jobs for Youth

Dislocated Worker Program's Program