Training and Resources Newsletter

Week of January 18, 2021

Training Resources & Information

Training Partners

CareerCenter training partners offer financial training assistance to eligible individuals. Check out these agency offerings:

• Aroostook County residents: Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP)
• Androscoggin, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington County residents: EMDC -Eastern Maine Development Corporation
• Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York County residents: Workforce Solutions

Impacted by the Opioid Crisis ~ Out-of-work people who believe they have been affected, either personally or through family/friends, by the OPIOID CRISIS can apply at no cost for help getting back to work. Additionally, people who are unemployed and want to go into occupational fields related to addiction/recovery can also apply, for help with training and education related to working in these fields. For details, contact one of the Workforce Partners above..

• The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, also known as "VR," is a Department of Labor program that helps people who have disabilities to get and keep a job. VR helps people who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.

• Maine Adult Education is a public education and career pathways system that enables adults to be prepared for post-secondary education and/or employment.

• Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP): Age 55+, unemployed, low income, and looking for work; A4TD (Associates for Training & Development) can help: apply at a4td.org or call (207) 577-6492.

• Maine’s Community Colleges are offering more than 25 free online training programs that are tied to skills and jobs currently in demand in Maine at no cost to participants.
  
  
• Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) - Federally funded program that works with adults to assist them in going on to college. Also provide help with filing FASFA and finding grants to help pay for schooling.
  
  
• Common Threads helps create new lives for immigrants & others living with poverty

MDOL WORKSHOPS

Creating and Navigating Your Maine JobLink Account Workshop - offered every Tuesday and Thursday, 2-3:30 PM & Wednesday’s 9:30 – 11 AM. To reserve your space; call    1-800-760-1573 or email augusta.careercenter@maine.gov type Maine Job Link Workshop in your subject line with day/time you would like to attend

Virtual Resume Workshop -  Offered Every Tuesdays, 1:30pm to 3:00pm & Thursdays, 10:30am to noon. Email Portland.CareerCenter@maine.gov and type “Resume Workshop” as your subject.

Partner Workshops

• Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) – ongoing Financial Aid Information Sessions
• Maine Community College’s Calendar
• LinkedIn Learning Job Search Courses
• Free Webinars Hosted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
  • Writing Your Federal Resume
  • Navigating USAJOBS – Finding and Applying for Federal Jobs
  • Interviewing
• Benefits Counseling Services (BCS) - A free statewide service to help people understand how working affects their Social Security disability and other benefits. 1-888-208-8700

State of Maine COVID-19 Response website Keep up-to-date on latest news and updates  for the State of Maine

Additional Job Seeker Assistance and Resources

Maine JobLink – Search recent job openings or training and education providers.  View resources and programs to assist you in your job search.

5 Quick Tips for Maine Job Link Resumes

Maine Job Fairs ~ list of upcoming Hiring Events

Do you have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Check out these websites for starting your own business; many have ongoing free workshops!

• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)
• Current Small Business Resource Guide
• Maine SBA
• Maine Small Business Development Center
• New Ventures Maine
• SCORE Mentoring
• Women’s Business Center

Events and Other Opportunities

• Waste Management is Hiring in Portland
• Don’t forget to file your taxes – Free Tax Assistance
• Adult Education CDL B Training - Virtual and Falmouth Lot ~ 1/18
• ELL Child Development Associate Training – 1/20
• Northern Light Health Statewide Virtual Career Fair ~ 1/21
• BIW Drive-Thru Hiring Event in Lewiston ~ 1/21
• SMCC “Grant Funded” Customer Service Consultant Online Training Course ~ 1/25
• New Ventures Maine eNews January 2021 Newsletter
• KVCC “NO COST / PAID” Heavy Equipment Operator Training ~ 2/1
• JobsInME Virtual CareeerFair ~ 2/11
• CMCC On-Line Precision Machining Training Fundamentals – 2/2021
• FREE COMPTIA A+ Training for Maine Residents ages 17 - 19 ~ Through 3/2021
• Medical Assistant Apprentice Opportunity - Earn While You Learn!
• LincolnHealth CNA “FREE” Training – Various start dates
• SMCC Ongoing “NO COST / PAID” Manufacturing Training
• SMCC Ongoing “NO COST / PAID” Welding Training
• SMCC Ongoing Professional Education Online - 500 FREE Licenses to qualified applicants
• SCORE’s Small Business Training Workshops

Veterans’ Corner

Veteran Specific Workshops & Other Events

• Boots to Business/SBA 2 Day Entrepreneurial Training for Vets ~ 2/24 – 2/25
• Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits: What You Need to Know ~ 2/25
• VA Recruitment Events
• Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA)
• Veterans Upward Bound TRIO Programs at USM - eNews
• Hiring Our Heroes Virtual Hiring and Networking Events
• Recruit Military Hiring and Networking Events
• Job Fair Directory via Military.com
• Corporate Gray Job Fairs for the Military Communit

Military Skills Translators

• O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk - Search codes or titles from the Military Occupational Classification (MOC). 
• Veterans Employment Toolkit – Veterans & their family members can find employment resources
• Career Onestop - match military skills and experience to civilian occupations. 
• Stars and Stripes - convert your MOS code to a civilian occupation, then search for jobs that match the civilian occupations.

 Free Employment Resources  WWW.VETERANS.GOV

• Career OneStop Veteran and Military Transition Center
• Connect with A Maine DOL Veterans Representative
• Boots to Business entrepreneurial education and training program
• Explore Your Career Options mynextmove.org/vets
• Prepare for Transition with DOL Vets' New Tap Employment Workshop
• Find A Job Where You Want to Be vets.gov/veterans-employment-center/

Protect Your Employment Rights https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/userra

The Maine Department of Labor provides equal opportunity in employment and programs.
Auxiliary aids and services are available to people with disabilities upon request.

Maine Department of Labor and Maine CareerCenters provide equal opportunity in employment and programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request.