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Topics:  Training Opportunities :: Workshops/Networking Opportunities :: Special Events

COLUMBIA GREENE WORKFORCE NEW YORK
JOB FAIRS
Columbia Greene Workforce New York is once again holding a Spring Job Fair on Wednesday, April 23, from 10-3. Last year over 350 job seekers attended our first fall Job Fair. The Job Fair will be held at Columbia Greene Community College and is open to the public. For more information call/email the number listed below.

Martin Luther King Job Fair at Empire State Plaza, April 17th, call 1-800-HIRE992 for information.

Anyone earning under $15.00 can now attend any or all four training sessions, no reviews are necessary, the cost is just $10.00/person to cover the workbook, 30 Ways to Shine!

Are you looking for an effective proven way to increase the retention rates & develop workplace skills? If so, then the Employee Enhancement Program is for you! This four module workshop is designed to help workers develop soft skills necessary for success on the job. The next session will run May 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th. Sessions run Thursday mornings from 9-12am.

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

Note, if you would like to enroll an employee in the WIB Credential Program that option is still available for new workers! For employees earning over $15.00 there is a $50.00 fee per module or $175.00 for the series plus a one time book fee of $10.00.

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

  • Excel 2003 Level 2, Friday, April 18th, $97.00
  • Excel 2003 Level 3, Friday, April 25th, $97.00
  • Access 2003 Level 1, Monday, May 5th, $97.00
  • Access 2003 Level 2, Monday, May 19th, $97.00
  • QuickBooks Level 2, Monday, April 7th, $107.00

Other Microsoft Trainings, Instructor: Susan Loguidice

  • Introduction to Word, Tuesday, April 8th, 6-9pm, $28.00
  • Microsoft Windows XP, 2 Tuesdays, beginning April 29th, 6-9, $42.00

Business Training

  • Notary Public, Monday 5/12 $42.00
  • Effective Delegation, 2 Tuesdays beginning 4/15 $47.00 Diane Lustenader!!!!!!!

Call Columbia Greene Community College @ 828-4181 ext. 3342 during regular business hours for instant registration.

This presentation will tackle strategies to manage workplace privacy and other employee rights issues. We will discuss employers’ legal rights, how exercising those legal rights may have an adverse impact on employee relations, and strategies for reconciling these often competing interests. Specific topics to be covered include: Workplace Romances, Workplace Investigations and Searches, Electronic Communications, Off-Duty Conduct, Drug and Alcohol Testing & Medical Information/Documentation

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00 am Breakfast, 8:30-10:00 Program, Q & A’s $15.00 per person, cost includes breakfast
Location: Columbia Greene Community College, Professional Academic Center
Trainer: John Bagyi-Bond Schoeneck & King
Contact: Debra Lombardo: 828-4654 x 209; Fax 828-8474 E-mail: debra.lombardo@labor.state.ny.us

This unique local training program will help leaders create new networks of support, identify successful community building and housing techniques, and develop implementable local housing strategies.
This Program teaches participants about land use law, housing issues, specific land use techniques to address housing concerns, collaboration, and community decision-making techniques. The program trains local leaders to develop sound and balanced local strategies to accomplish housing objectives and to carry them out effectively. This 4 day program is being conducted by the Land Use Law Center of Pace University and is supported by the Dyson Foundation.

Date: May 2, May 16, May 30, and June 6 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia Greene Community College
Contact: Tiffany Zezula by APRIL 4, 2008 (914) 422-4034 or tzezula@law.pace.edu.

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This two-day, no cost course provides information on major issues and hazards and related OSHA regulations in the construction industry. Training topics covered include Intro to OSHA, safety motivation, fall protection, electrical safety, scaffolds, ladders, excavations, health hazards including silica and personal protective equipment. If there is a topic not proposed that you would like included, please let the trainer know so the topic can be accommodated. Six hours of specific training is cast in stone and required in all 10-hour courses. Time is available for additional material to be covered. Some topics not mentioned above such as cranes and hand tools can also be inserted. The program will generate a card for the trainee so that they can work on public works projects.

Date:Wed. June 4th & Thurs. June 5th, 8:30-3:15 each day
Trainer: Tanya Ross, Associate Industrial Hygienist, and Joe Fuller, Supervising Safety and Health Inspector, NYS DOL, Division of Safety & Health
Location: Columbia Greene Community College, Professional Academic Center
To sign up: e-mail (Ross.Tanya@dol.gov) or phone (457-2810). Please provide the trainee's name, company name, address, and contact information (phone and/or e-mail).

This training has been specifically developed to address the hazards commonly found in the hospitality and tourism industries, such as hotels/motels, restaurants, fast-food establishments, resorts, amusement parks, wineries, etc. Employers, supervisors, workers, and teens staring their first jobs can benefit from this seminar. You will learn how to identify and protect against many of the common hazards that cause injuries, e.g., slips/trips/falls, burns/cuts, electrical, back injuries, chemicals, fire hazards, etc.

Date:April 18, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m
Location: NYS Department of Labor, Albany
Details/Information: contact Robert Francis, Francis.Bob@dol.gov, Phone (518) 457-2810/Fax (518) 457-1639 http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/safetyhealth/DOSH_TRAINING.shtm

Employers with a mailing address in New York State who register and log in on the national America's Job Exchange site (www.americasjobexchange.com) will be charged a $49.00 fee per job posting. Any New York State employer who wishes to avoid the fee must register on the New York State site (www.americasjobexchange.com/ny). For this purpose, if the employer is already registered on the national site - he or she must re-register on the New York State site. Please remember that all employers that register with NYSAJE are required to have an active Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) obtain through the IRS and a New York State Employer Identification Number (SEIN) obtain through NYSDOL-Registration.

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The HR Roundtable provides a forum in which HR Managers can exchange information, answer HR questions and discuss best practices. Recent projects have included a health benefit and a retention survey; some discussion topics have included employee retention strategies and recognition programs. Come and share your expertise with this group of HR professionals.

Thursday, May 1st,  8:00-9:15am
Columbia Greene Community College, Professional Academic Center

Thursday, April 24th   5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Prospect Ave, Hudson
Reservations appreciated 828-4417

Wednesday, April 30th,  12:00-1:30, Fee $18.00
Location: Mexican Radio, Hudson
Call 828-4417 for information

May 15, 2008,  6:00 pm
Location: Anthony's Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 746 Route 23B, Leeds, NY.
Reservations: call 943-4222

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4th Annual Golf Tournament August 22- Thunderhart at Sunny Hill

Columbia Greene Workforce New York has a Career Center which is available at no cost to job seekers in the county. The Career Center functions as an office away from home, stocked with high speed computers, job leads, fax machines, phone, helpful staff and workshops to assist you with job seekers with their job search! Training is available to those that qualify. Businesses can also use the Career Center as an on site recruitment opportunity!

If you have comments or feel this newsletter is helpful to you please let me know!

Maureen Boutin
Business Services Representative
Columbia Greene Workforce New York
4400 Route 23
Hudson, New York 12534
518-828-4181 ext. 5510
www.columbiagreeneworks.org

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