Training and Resources Newsletter

Week of December 21, 2020

Training Resources & Information

• CareerCenter training partners offer financial training assistance to eligible individuals. Check out these agency offerings:
  • Aroostook County residents: Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) - https://www.acap-me.org/
  • Androscoggin, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington County residents: EMDC -Eastern Maine Development Corporation - https://www.emdc.org/workforce/education-training/
  • Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York County residents: Workforce Solutions - https://www.workforcesolutionsme.org
  • 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. https://www.maine.gov/rehab/dvr/
  • Maine Adult Education is a public education and career pathways system that enables adults to be prepared for post-secondary education and/or employment. https://maineadulted.org/
  • Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP): Age 55+, unemployed, 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. For information: https://www.mccs.me.edu/workforce-training/ For information about ALL Maine Community Colleges visit:
  • https://www.mccs.me.edu/our-colleges/
  • Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) - Federally funded program that works with adults to assist them in going on to college. https://meoc.maine.edu/ Help with filing FASFA and finding grants to help pay for schooling.
  • Common Threads helps create new lives for immigrants & others living with poverty https://www.commonthreadsmaine.org/

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Virtual Workshops ~ these events normally require prior registration

• Creating and Navigating Your Maine JobLink Account Workshop - offered every Tuesday and Thursday, 2-3 PM. To reserve your space; call 1-800-760-1573 or email careercenter@maine.gov
• Virtual Resume Workshop -  Every 1^st and 3^rd Thursday from 10:30 a.m.- Noon. Email CareerCenter@maine.gov and type “Resume Workshop” as your subject.
• 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
• SBA Virtual Mentoring and Training 
• Free business mentoring and training by phone, email, and video. Find an SBA resource partner near you 
• Benefits Counseling Services (BCS) - A free statewide service to help people understand how working affects their Social Security disability and other benefits. Call 1-888-208-8700 or visit www.benefitsandworkinme.org  to get the current BCS Referral Packet
• Maine JobLink – Recent job openings State of Maine - Please ensure your account is kept up-to-date and you will receive jobs matching your profile in your email.  You can do an area search on the Maine JobLink by logging in and then requesting an area search by zip code and how many miles you are willing to travel. Please Note: if you are collecting unemployment, your account in the Maine JobLink MUST be kept up-to-date or your funds may stop without notice.
• Additional Job Seeker Assistance and Resources can be found at: http://www.mainecareercenter.gov/jobseekers/index.shtml

Do you have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Check out these helpful websites for starting your own business!

• 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

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Veterans' Corner

Veteran Specific Workshops and other Virtual Events

• VA Recruitment Events
• 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 Community

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

• Veteran and Military Transition Center https://www.careeronestop.org/veterans/default.aspx
• Connect with A Maine DOL Veterans Representative
  • http://www.mainecareercenter.com/employment/veterans.shtml
• Explore Your Career Options mynextmove.org/vets
• Prepare for Transition with DOL Vets' New Tap Employment Workshop
  • dol.gov/vets/programs/tap
• Find A Job Where You Want to Be vets.gov/veterans-employment-center/
• Protect Your Employment Rights dol.gov/userra

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Event Flyers – click on the item to see flyer

• SMCC “Grant Funded” Customer Service Consultant Online Training Course ~ 1/11/2021
• SMCC - Yamaha Outboard Motor Repair Training "Grand Funded" ~ 1/12/2021
• Propeller – Tuesday Cohort for Female Entrepreneurs – Starts 1/12/2021
• First Atlantic HealthCare FREE CNA Training – Application deadline 1/12/2021
• KVCC “NO COST / PAID” Heavy Equipment Operator Training ~ 2/1/2021
• CMCC On-Line Precision Machining Training Fundamentals – 2/2021
• FREE COMPTIA A+ Training for Maine Residents ages 17 - 19 ~ Through 3/2021
• LincolnHealth CNA “FREE” Training – Various start times yearly
• Medical Assistant Apprentice Opportunity - Earn While You Learn!
• SMCC Ongoing “NO COST / PAID” Manufacturing Training ~ Classes Start Every 3 Weeks
• SMCC Ongoing “NO COST / PAID” Welding Training ~ Classes Start Every 3 Weeks
• SMCC Professional Education Online - 500 FREE Licenses to qualified applicants - Ongoing

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.