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Louisiana Workforce Commission www.laworks.net

Career Builder www.careerbuilder.net

Louisiana ePortal www.laeportal.com

America’s Job Bank – nationwide job posting service http://www.ajb.dni.us

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Everything you need to: look for a job make career choices develop skills select the right school

Get: Information Guidance and counseling Training referrals Computer access or other services provided by their knowledgeable

staff who are eager to help you succeed in achieving your goals

http://www.lwia20.org/

 

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Tangipahoa Parish Workforce Center 1745 SW Railroad Ave.  Hammond, La 70403 Ph. 985-345-4134  Ph. 1-800-257-0270  Fax: 985-542-0491 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Belinda Cason

Ascension Parish Satellite Center / WIA Office 204 Mississippi St. Ste. B  Donaldsonville, La. 70346 Ph. 225-437-5712  Fax: 225-635-4529 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Edrice Thomas /  Edna Alexander

Pt. Coupee Parish Satellite Center / WIA Office 305 East Main St.  New Roads, La. 70760 Ph. 225-638-6852  Fax: 225-638-4825  8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Ronald Bellezaire

East and West Feliciana Parishes Satellite Center / WIA Office 5681 Commerce St St. Francisville, La. 70775 Ph. 225-635-6635  Fax: 225-635-4529 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Greta Scales

St. Helena Parish  Satellite Center / WIA Courthouse Square Hwy 10  Greensburg, La. 70441 Ph. 225-222-6962  Fax 225-222-4962 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Janice King

Livingston Parish Workforce Center  9384 Florida Blvd, Ste. B  Walker, La. 70785  Ph. 225-667-1874  Fax: 225-667-1840 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Bryan Taylor

Washington Parish Workforce Center / Job Center 438 Avenue B  Bogalusa, La. 70427 Ph. 985-735-2006 Ph. 985-732-2007 Ph. 985-732-2008  Fax: 985-735-0934  8a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Tammy Crain

Ascension Parish Workforce Center / Job Center 1827 BS. Burnside  Gonzales, La. 70737  Ph. 225-647-7394  Ph. 225-644-1113  Fax: 225-647-9350 8 a.m. - 4:30 Monday - Friday  Contact: Brendalen T. Scott

Iberville Parish Workforce Center / WIA Office 23425 Railroad Ave. Ste. 1  Plaquemine, La. 70764 Ph. 225-687-0969  Fax: 225-687-9113 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Lan D'Albor / Mary Young

West Baton Rouge Parish Satellite Center / WIA  Office 1643 Louisiana Ave.  Port Allen, La. 70767  Ph. 225-343-5919  Fax: 225-387-5930 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday  Contact: Joyce Hawkins

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River Center Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

http://www.careercenterbr.com/Louisiana Jobs & Career Center http://lajacc.state.lib.la.us/

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Service Locator: http://www.laworks.net/ServiceLocator.aspWorkers Resources: https://www.voshost.com/default.aspOnline Services: http://www.laworks.net/

OnlineServices.aspCareer Solutions: http://www.laworks.net/CareerSolutions.as

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http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LMI/LouisianaCareerPlanningGuide.pdf

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https://www.voshost.com/careers.asp

Career Tips - View a guide to the steps you should take to follow the path of selecting the ideal career or occupation.

Career Explorer - If you do not have a specific career in mind, select this option to learn what career or type of job best suits you as well as areas for which you might want to receive more training and education.

Career Informer - If you have a career in mind, select this option to highlight a specific occupation and display information on wages, employers and jobs that are available as well as the details of available education and training, the job requirements and the nature of the work involved.

Job Market Explorer - Choose a career or occupation by analyzing the current labor market trends where you want to work, including wages, employment projections and educational requirements.

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Simple self-tests No wrong answers Helps you discover your “career

personality” Identifies jobs you might enjoy

Part of your personal portfolio› Says a lot about YOU› Shows a potential employer that you have

developed a career plan, etc.

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Interests grouped into clusters Describeds knowledge, skills &

interests that connect with industries, jobs & educational programs

Louisiana has 16 Career Clusters› Go to the Louisiana Career Planning Guide

for more information

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1. Check activities that you like2. Add up your scores3. Evaluate yourself4. Think about the future

You will use your results to select a career that you will research

Refer to pages 4-7 of the Louisiana Career Planning Guide (http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/LA_CareerPlanningGuide.pdf)

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Helps you describe yourself Identifies clusters & careers that match YOU Assists with preparing for the interview process

You will use your results to select a career that you will research

LA ePortal › https://www.laeportal.com/main.aspx?stg=module_explore&item=ass

essyourself_takeassessments

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Explore Careers tab (https://www.laeportal.com/main.aspx?stg=module_explore&item=assessyourself_gettingstarted)

Getting Started Take Assessments Self Appraisal Questions Know What You Want Ask for Help

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www.laeportal.com Sign in Access the Assessment Center Assessment takes approximately 1

hour Report with results provided

› Sample report: https://www.laeportal.com/docx/user_assessments/pdf/pathway_ready_sample_report.pdf

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http://www.ioscar.org/la/

Quick Trip Search by Work Value

› Work Importance Locator self-assessment helps you find occupations based on your work values

› Work Values Scores – if you have already taken the Work Importance Locator, you may enter your work values scores no

o Search for similar attributes o Best Match – uses the characteristics of your current (or most

recent) occupation to find similar occupationso Advanced Best Match – lets you select which

characteristics of your current or most recent occupation are more important in your search of similar occupations

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Full Flight Assessment - explore career options using the Work

Importance Locator of the Interest Profiler I enjoy – find occupations based upon things that you enjoy

doing at home or away from your job Clusters – see occupations within each cluster. Search – find new occupations based upon selected

knowledges, skills & abilitiies Best Match – match the knowledges, skills & abilities you

use in your current occupation to new occupations Compare – compare your current or most recent

occupation to a chosen occupation Profile – produce a profile for one occupation of your choice

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High School Diploma› A diploma awarded for the completion of

high school› Considered the minimum education

required for government jobs and higher education

General Equivalency Diploma (GED)› A group of five subject tests which, when

passed, certify that the taker has high school-level academic skills

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High School Diploma Endorsements-graduating seniors who meet certain requirements for a College & Career diploma & satisfy performance indicators› Career Endorsement› Academic Endorsement

Requirements http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/

grad_reqs.html http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/

grad_reqs.html

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Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs) tangible evidence that an individual has

successfully demonstrated skill competencies in a specific set of work related tasks, single occupational area, or a cluster of related occupational areas.

http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/IB_web.pdf

Currently there are 51 IBCs available to Louisiana high school students

Bulletin 741, Chapter 3115, B, 3 (May 2010) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/23745424/Industry-

Based-CertificationD R A F T

Provides recognized employment credentials

IBC courses may result in dual enrollment or articulated credit

Provides a “jump start” for post-secondary pursuits

Gives students a sense of accomplishment Helps students become more employable

with higher starting salaries

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Types: International National State 51 IBCs approved

by BESE

Program Areas Agriscience Business Family & Consumer

Sciences Health Science Marketing Technology Education Trade & Industrial General CTE

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Allow and high school students to earn college credit and acquire higher-level knowledge and skills by enrolling in college-level courses at local technical or community colleges and four year universities

http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/DualEnrollment_LOWres.pdf

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Eases the high school to college transition Students who participate in dual enrollment in high school

have had significantly higher cumulative college GPAs three years after high school graduation than their peers who did not participate in dual enrollment programs

Dual enrollment students earned more college credits than non-participating peers

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KeyTrain› A comprehensive, easy-to-use system for

improving the basic skills measured by the WorkKeys® Assessment System

› http://www.keytrain.com/keytrain/ktn_over.asp

WorkKeys› A job skills assessment system that helps

employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce

› http://www.act.org/workkeys/D R A F T

Licensing formal permission from a governmental or

other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession

Trade Certificates a document attesting to the fact that a person

has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma

Source: dictionary.com

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