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Step Up Completing a Successful Summer! |
As Step Up winds down a summer of around 500 young people receiving in-person or virtual internships and over a thousand young people developing their skills through online learning while earning a stipend, look for a video soon that will wrap up summer of 2020. Also, for more information on how we pivoted, here’s a recent article by Next City. Check it out here: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-minneapolis-pivoted-its-summer-youth-employment-program-online
Anna’s Story
Before Anna was laid off from her management position at an international manufacturing company, the term “Dislocated Worker” was not in her vocabulary. Even with a bachelor’s degree and more than 20 years of experience in engineering management, Anna suddenly found herself unemployed.
Fortunately, Anna was able to quickly get connected to a Dislocated Worker (DW) Counselor at Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS). Her counselor is one of many skilled professionals in the program who assist laid off seekers in getting back into the workforce, ideally at a comparable position and wage. DW Counselors support job seekers in researching options for training, understanding which jobs are in-demand, revamping resumes, and updated networking and social media skills.
Anna decided to research Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Scrum/Agile training opportunities. In April, Anna completed training that was paid for by the Dislocated Worker Program and joined the local chapter of a national women’s engineering network. By the end of April, Anna had found a full-time job in her field that included medical, dental, and a 401K with an employer matching contribution.
Minneapolis CareerForce is providing virtual sessions to pre-screen eligible applicants for job search assistance and retraining opportunities. For more information about these sessions, please call North Minneapolis CareerForce at 612-299-7200 or South Minneapolis CareerForce at 651-539-4410.
More information here: https://www.careerforcemn.com/dislocated-worker
Thank you to Minnesota’s public VR programs for a century of great work assisting people with disabilities to achieve their employment goals. Thanks, as well, to the hundreds of Minnesotans who have served over the years on the citizen advisory councils – the State Rehabilitation Councils – providing stakeholder input, guidance, and counsel to the VR programs. Thanks to the broad statewide network of community partners who work closely with VRS and SSB to provide these important services. And a very big shout out to all of the large and small businesses who have employed so many thousands of VR participants over the years.
More here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDEED/bulletins/28eab34?reqfrom=share
Below is a press release from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) regarding partnering up with Coursera to provide Minnesotans with FREE access to online learning content through March 2021!
See press release here: https://bit.ly/3hX8gxR
 Twin Cities
The impacts of COVID-19 have thoroughly spread throughout national, state, and regional labor markets. Looking at the most recent employment numbers available, the unemployment rate for the Seven-County Metro Area hit 9.3%. This represented approximately 164,100 unemployed persons. For reference, the Metro Area unemployment rate was 2.9% in February of 2020, which represented approximately 48,600 unemployed persons.
More here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDEED/bulletins/2989d9b
Minneapolis Workforce Development Board Meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Virtual Meeting
Members and Guests—due to the Covid-19 public health emergency, the meeting will be held remotely. Meeting information is available on the City’s Boards and Commissions calendar via the link below. The public is welcome to listen to the meeting. Guests will be muted. Member attendance and all actions will require a roll call vote. Agenda will be sent to members in advance and available online at least 24 hours before the meeting. https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Calendar/all/monthly
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