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One-Stop Career Center System
An Overview of the One-Stop Career Center System
The One-Stop Career Center system
brings together a wide variety of Federal, state,
and local program partners, integrates the provision
of their services and provides a full-range of
help to job seekers and employers, all under one
roof. The following is only a sampling of the
many services One-Stop Career Centers provide:
- Job-search and job-placement assistance
- Free access to computers,
Internet, fax machines, and printers for job
search purposes
- Access to millions of job listings
- Labor market information
- Assistance preparing resumes
- Comprehensive assessment of job skills,
abilities, aptitudes, and needs
- Career counseling
- Workshops on topics such as interviewing skills
- Case management
- Pre-vocational services
- Information on Unemployment
Insurance
- Individual employment plans
- Training in literacy skills
- Rehabilitative services
- Referrals to training, education, and related
supportive services (such as transportation and child care)
- Outreach
and recruitment for business
One-Stops are convenient to most
communities in the United States. Services are
advised by business and focus on customer choice.
There are two types of One-Stop Career Centers:
comprehensive and
affiliate. Comprehensive
One-Stop Centers provide access to all the services
described here either on-site, or through referral.
Affiliate One-Stop
Centers have some, but not all of the services
available. When helping your client locate a local
One-Stop Career Center, be sure to look for a
comprehensive One-Stop Center.
When using www.servicelocator.org
to locate a One-Stop Career Center, all the centers
in the area are identified as comprehensive or
affiliate, and you can view the available services
for each center by clicking on the icon for "Detailed
Info" next to each center listing. When using
the toll-free help line at 1-877-US2-JOBS (1-877-872-5627)
and TTY: 1-877-TTY-JOBS (1-877-889-5627) to locate
a One-Stop Career Center in your area, ask for
a comprehensive One-Stop Center.
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