Provides vocational guidance and counseling, sponsor training and education, assists in job placement; and helps individuals obtain employment.

"YouthBuild will help individuals earn their high school equivalency diploma, gain hands-on construction skills, develop leadership skills and become involved with the local community in a positive manner.

- TASC Preparation Classes

- Occupational Skills Training

- Leadership Development

- Pathways to College & Careers

- Job Search Assistance

- Supportive Case Management

To qualify, you must be a Utica resident between ages of 18-24 and have dropped out of school or be basic skills deficient. You must also be a member of disadvantaged youth population (must meet one) such as a member of a low income family, spent your youth in foster care, spent time as a youthful adult offender or the child of an incarcerated parents, have a disability, or be a migrant youth."

Provides services for a one-stop approach to job search, bringing together both employers and job seekers. Functions as a full service human resources facility, staffed with professionals from several private and public entities. Supplies tools necessary for a self-directed or staff assisted job search and provides employers with facilities and workforce support. Maintains job banks and specializes in job clubs, job fairs, employability, computer workshops and focus groups. Visitors can perform such tasks as resume writing and navigating the internet for a job search. Employers may interview prospective employees on-site. Youth career services are also available. Disability accomodations are available. Call for additional information or schedule an appointment for an informational meeting and immediate access. Wheelchair Accessible. (631)853-6600 Hauppauge;(631)687-4800 Patchogue;(631)853-6923 Business Services/Labor Market Information;(631)853-6526 Youth Career Services

Programs that enable individuals with disabilities, people who abuse drugs or alcohol, or people who have emotional problems to obtain the training and employment experiences they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services may include vocational evaluation, work adjustment, work experience, training in marketable skills and placement in competitive employment or a sheltered work environment.

Employment resources and training

OJT refers to training by an employer that is provided to a paid trainee who is engaged in productive work in a job.

-Provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job;

- Runs for a duration appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the training content as well as the trainee's knowledge and prior work experience.

Federal Workforce Investment Act funds reimburse the employer up to 50% of the wage rate of the trainee for the extraordinary costs of providing training and supervision related to training.

OJT is the process of directing and managing employee performance of assigned tasks in the actual work setting. OJT is a good way to prepare a candidate who has some of the skills, but not all of the skills required to perform a job.

Formal, structured on-the-job training is set up based on job and task analysis. The employer outlines the essential steps required to perform a position, including both tasks and knowledge. This ensures that all employees learn all of the job's components in a consistent manner.

Qualified, seasoned, employees servers as trainers. A dedicated trainer will make the on the job trainee comfortable with all of the following phases of training on the job:

- Preparing for the task

- Introducing the training topic

- Demonstrating the task

- Breaking the task down and providing time for practice

_ Evaluating task performance

A formal, structured on the job training opportunity assures that the new employee will the skills and knowledge required to perform a job, meeting the employer's standards for quality productivity as well as work ethic.

Matches seniors who want to help seniors who need help. Services available include: cooking, light housekeeping, companionship, personal care, shopping, transportation, yard work, home maintenance and small repairs, respite care, and more. Call for more information.

Programs that enable individuals with disabilities, people who abuse drugs or alcohol, or people who have emotional problems to obtain the training and employment experiences they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services may include vocational evaluation, work adjustment, work experience, training in marketable skills and placement in competitive employment or a sheltered work environment.

Programs that enable individuals with disabilities, people who abuse drugs or alcohol, or people who have emotional problems to obtain the training and employment experiences they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services may include vocational evaluation, work adjustment, work experience, training in marketable skills and placement in competitive employment or a sheltered work environment.

The Suffolk Works Employment Program (SWEP) helps Temporary Assistance applicants and recipients obtain the skills they need to find employment. Once employed, families can receive help with childcare and other work-related expenses.