PROGRAMS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS
The recession, advancing technology and global outsourcing -- these are just a few of the economic factors that have created a turbulent and uncertain workplace. At Quality Career Services we understand the key issues and challenges that you're facing. That's why we offer a spectrum of services to put you on the road to a new job or career path.
Retraining programs
Placing you in the highest quality job in the shortest period of time -- that's the key goal of the Dislocated Workers Program (DWP). Our strong track record of success means results for you.
With more than 25 years of experience counseling, training and placing dislocated workers in a spectrum of new jobs, we have the skills, expertise, knowledge and resources to do the same for you. Effectively. Efficiently. Personally.
Quality Career Services is funded by the Minnesota Workforce Development Fund and the U. S. Department of Labor.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for the DWP program, you must be:
- Laid off through no fault of your own.
- Eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
- Unlikely to be able to return to previous industry or occupation.
- Employed at least six of the previous 36 months and working at least 20 hours per week.
If you meet these eligibility requirements and want to enroll for services, please call us at 651-647-9322. We'll have you come into our office to complete registration paperwork and speak with a career counselor.
Services offered
- Career counseling, assessment, and testing
- Job seeking skills workshops
- Job leads
- Monday Morning Networking
- Clerical support
- Funding for classroom training
- Adult skills enhancement program
- Computer lab
- Family services
Why choose us?
Quality Career Services takes a "high-tech, high-touch" approach and offers you:
- The ability to meet face-to-face either in person or using mobile technology.
- Career services with permanent, highly trained and experienced staff that doesn't charge fees.
- Our career counselors:
- Have a Master's Degree in counseling.
- Are professionally trained in career counseling and in the administration and interpretation of vocational tests.
- Individualized, one-on-one counseling from qualified, highly trained professionals with years of industry experience.
- An in-house computer lab with an instructor to provide computer training.
- Mobile services that enable us to bring our services directly to you anywhere in the Twin Cities metro area, greater Minnesota and Wisconsin.
