SCMW! Can Help
South Central Michigan Works! is the region's largest and most effective employment resource for job seekers. Along with the Michigan Talent Bank, the statewide Internet-based labor exchange system, South Central Michigan Works! offers a wide variety of programs and services to help job seekers of all skill levels and backgrounds find a job.
South Central Michigan Works! delivers services to job seekers in four essential areas: work-to-work, unemployment-to-work, welfare-to-work, and school-to-career. Regardless of a job seeker's situation, education level, experience, and skill level, the Service Center staff will work to provide the assistance needed to overcome the barriers they face in finding employment.
Specialized activities and career counseling is available, as well as training and workshops that can help a job seeker develop the materials and skills necessary to reenter the workforce.
All South Central Michigan Works! activities and services are offered completely free of charge!
The following is a list of ways we can help.
Joint Adjustment Committees
A Joint Adjustment Committee (JAC) is an ad hoc group of workers and managers who organize to provide adjustment services on behalf of the employees in their plant or office who are about to lose their jobs due to a plant closure or a mass layoff.
- Mission:
- Structure:
- Goals:
- Forming a Joint Adjustment Committee:
- JAC Organizational Meeting:
- Benefits:
JACs also provide an opportunity for workers and management to develop outplacement strategies and reach consensus on the best approaches. In this way, affected workers have input into decisions about which services should be provided.
A Joint Adjustment Committee is a cooperative effort between employers and employee representatives that seeks to relieve the effects of a shared misfortune in a positive and responsible manner. By choosing the JAC approach, employers show that they are committed to helping their employees cope with the traumatic effects of job loss and make a speedy transition back into the workforce.
Workforce Investment Activities
- Employment Referrals:
We work with local employers to find employment opportunities for every type of job seeker. Our Business Services Managers recruit employers for Career Fairs, Employer of the Day and hiring and training opportunities. Information and applications are available in all three service centers.
- Career Management:
We work with job seekers to improve their job search, resume writing and interviewing skills in order to help them find employment. We supply referrals for assessments, GED or High School Diploma preparation, community resources such as budgeting, family counseling, or childcare and other supportive services that may be necessary.
- Training:
We offer training opportunities to job seekers who need to upgrade their skills through vocational education in order to find employment. Training can be On-The- Job with a local employer leading to a certificate, or in a classroom setting with an Individual Training Account leading to a degree, license or certification.
- Follow Up:
We provide eighteen months of follow up services to ensure the customer can maintain employment, is receiving wages and benefits as planned and is self sufficient.
Dislocated Worker Steps
- STEP 1: ATTEND DISLOCATED WORKER / TRADE ORIENTATION
- STEP 2: ATTEND DISLOCATED WORKER REGISTRATION MEETING
- STEP 3: SET UP APPOINTMENT AND MEET WITH TRADE (TAA) CAREER MANAGER
- STEP 4: MEET WITH DISLOCATED WORKER CAREER MANAGER
- STEP 5: GO TO TRAINING ENTITY AND/OR SERVICE CENTER
- STEP 6: SET UP AND ATTEND JOINT MEETING WITH DISLOCATED WORKER CAREER MANAGER AND/OR TRADE MANAGER
- STEP 7: KEEP CONTACT WITH BOTH CAREER AND TRADE MANAGERS
- STEP 8: THOSE WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN TRAINING CAN SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CAREER MANAGER TO DISCUSS JOB SEARCH OPTIONS
Dislocated Worker Policies
