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Unemployment Compensation
Public
Notice
On the Job Training for Oil Spill Related Dislocated
Workers
The Gulf Coast Workforce Board is offering an On the Job Training
program to assist individuals in Bay, Gulf, or Franklin counties that have
been displaced as a direct result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Through this federally funded grant program, the Gulf Coast Workforce
Board will help place qualifying individuals into a job where they can
get hands on experience in a new field.
If you have lost your job due to the oil spill and are interested in on the job training assistance, please contact
(850) 872-4340 ext. 138 in Bay County or call Cathy Rutherford at
(850) 323-0312 in Gulf and
Franklin Counties.
Announcements/Events
Job Seeker
Workshops
The Workforce Center is
now offering free employment workshops to
assist individuals
find jobs. The workshops last approximately one
hour and will cover valuable information including job search tools,
interviewing techniques, resume instructions,
referrals to career counselors, and unemployment compensation benefits.
Workshops will be held every Wednesday at 10 AM at the Workforce
Center. Space is limited.
Please call (850) 872-4340 ext. 106 for more information or to reserve
your seat.
Resume Writing
Workshops
The Workforce Center is
now offering free Resume Writing
Workshops every Wednesday from 1:30 - 4:00 PM at the Center.
Whether you’re creating a resume for the first time or trying to
revamp or update an old one, the Resume Writing Workshop can help!
Sign up today to learn valuable tips on how to develop a resume that
stands out from the crowd.
Space is limited. To reserve your
seat, please contact the Workforce Center at (850) 872-4340.
For more information, contact Jacquelyn Ellis at
ellisj@workforcecenter.org
or call (850) 872-4340 ext. 144.
Free Computer Classes
The Gulf Coast
Workforce Board is offering
free computer training classes every Wednesday during the month of
February. Classes are
designed with a beginner in mind and cover information needed for
basic computer usage, effective internet use as well as an introduction to Microsoft Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint. Space is limited. To register for classes,
sign up in Resource Room at the Workforce Center.
Available
Computer Courses:
Basic Computing Course
Dates: Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Microsoft Excel
Course
Date: Feb. 8th
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Microsoft
PowerPoint Course
Date: Feb. 15th
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Microsoft Word
Course
Date: Feb. 22nd
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Effective Internet Use Course
Date: Feb. 29th
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*All computer
classes are free of charge and will be held at A. D. Harris Learning
Village in Bldg. 1, Room 3. For more information
click here
or contact Ben Snow at 850-769-1551 ext. 4915.
Unemployment
Compensation
Unemployment Compensation (also called unemployment insurance)
provides temporary wage replacement benefits to qualified
individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own.
The
Employ Florida Marketplace, Florida's online job matching and
workforce resource website can help with your job search while you
are out of work.
Claims Process
All unemployment compensation claims must be filed online at
https://www2.myflorida.com/fluid/.
If you do not have
internet access, public computers are available at the Workforce
Center and other one stop career centers as well as local public
libraries, community centers and colleges and universities (if you
are a student). Unemployment compensation claimants filing a
new claim are required to complete the
Initial Skills Review before receiving benefits and must
prove that they are actively looking for work while receiving
benefits.
For more information
visit
http://www.floridajobs.org/job-seekers-community-services/unemployment-compensation-benefits-center/file-a-claim.
Annual Report
To view the 2007/2008 Annual Report from the
Gulf Coast Workforce Board,
click here
Equal
Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services are available upon
request to individuals with disabilities. For persons with speech or hearing
impairments via the Florida Relay Service: 1-800-955-8771 (TTY/VCO)
