Eligible applicants include:
Public and private employers, labor organizations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and trade associations.

Projects to be Supported
Typical activities that can be funded include, but are not limited to, the following:

• General or hazard-specific training on how to identify, evaluate and control employee exposure to workplace hazard
• Activities that will help labor-management safety and health committees to improve their effectiveness
• Programs designed specifically to reduce workplace accidents by teaching lockout/tagout procedures, safe electrical work practices, methods of working safely in confined spaces, motor vehicle safety, etc., if these are not readily available from the NYSDOL.
• Programs emphasizing disease prevention through control of carcinogens and other toxic chemicals, physical hazards such as noise, heat, and vibration, or biological hazards such as hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis bacteria
• Instruction under the New York State Right-to-Know Law and OSHA/PESH standards on Hazard Communication, chemical hazards in laboratories, and specific substances such as lead, benzene, and asbestos
• Programs that help resolve unique or unusually difficult job safety and health problems, such as the threat of assault on the job.

Are you looking to increase your retention rates for new hires? Do you wish all workers had some basic level of workplace skills? If you answered Yes to either of these questions, the Employee Enhancement Program is for you! This four module workshop is designed to help new employees with the soft skills necessary for success on the job. The next class runs January 12th, 19th, 26th & February 2nd. The next session will run in March.

Check out these results:
Reviews of the program found that, twelve local companies sent over 80 new employees to this program. Prior to their participation in this program these companies had an overall retention rate of 45% for their recently hired workers.

Overall, the retention rates improved to 74% for trainees that attended the program but did not receive the WIB certified credential. And, the retention rates jumped to 90% for attendees that completed the program and received the WIB certified credential.

• Work ethics and employee responsibility
• Keeping a positive attitude
• Customer satisfaction skills
• Importance of team building
• Anger management, communicating effectively with your supervisor and goal setting
• How to accept praise and criticism at work
• It was all excellent and very well communicated as well as inspirational

Call today to find out how Workforce New York can benefit your business!

Workshop topics include:
Having it All-Managing Your Job & Life
Employee Strategies for Creating On-the-Job Success
Communication at Work; Pulling Together-Being Part of Your Work Team
Business is a Service Thing- Excellent Customer Service for both Internal & External Customers

Please note that for new employees (not in seasonal positions) who have been hired after September 12th grant funding is available to cover the cost for the entire four-module program. The employee must be earning less than $15.00/hr. and the employer must complete a post-evaluation of their employee's skill gain. For other employees there is a $50.00 fee per module or $175.00 for the series plus a one time book fee of $10.00.

Take advantage of quick hitting convenient job skills development classes at Columbia Greene Community College.

Microsoft Business Applications Training: 9:00am-4:00pm, $87.00, Instructor: The Learning House

• Access 2000 Level 1, Monday, January 23rd
• Access 2000 Level 2, Monday January 30th
• Excel 2000 Level 1, Monday, February 6th
• Excel 2000 Level 2, Monday, February 13th

Other Microsoft Trainings
Instructor: Susan Loguidice

• Microsoft Windows XP, January 25th, 2 Wednesday's, 6pm-9pm, $42.00
• Microsoft Word, February 7th, 1 Tuesday & 1 Thursday, 9am-11am, $28.00

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