Adults and Dislocated Workers Programs
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Program Description

The Adult and Dislocated Worker Program, under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is designed to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and qualifying for meaningful employment, and to help employers find the skilled workers they need to compete and succeed in business.

Goals

• To increase employment, as measured by entry into unsubsidized employment;

• To increase retention in unsubsidized employment;

• To increase earnings received in unsubsidized employment; and

• To enhance customer satisfaction for participants and for employers.

Services

• Services are provided through One-Stop Career Centers. There are three levels of service:

• Core services - includes outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information available to all job seekers;

• Intensive services – Includes more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning; and

• Training services - Customers are linked to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills. Participants use an "individual training account" to select an appropriate training program from a qualified training provider.

Additional Services

• Supportive services such as transportation, childcare, dependent care; housing and needs-related payments are provided under certain circumstances to allow an individual to participate in the program.

• Governor’s Rapid Response: A key strategy of the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Program is to provide timely efficient services to employers and employees when it is known that a layoff or closure is inevitable. When the North Carolina Division of Workforce Development (DWD) Rapid Response Dislocated Worker Unit receives a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice, a joint State/Local Rapid Response Team initiative is activated.

Under the Governor’s leadership, state agencies including DWD, The Employment Security Commission and North Carolina’s Community College System work with twenty four Workforce Development Boards to prepare for and respond quickly to the business downsizing/closing.

North Carolina’s system of JobLink Career Centers, under the governance of local Workforce Development Boards, convenes resources needed by businesses and job seekers. JobLink services for both these customer groups include job search assistance, career development, information on support services, educational information, specialized workshops, job fairs, interview assistance, resume writing and job application assistance, software tutorials, labor market information, job market outlook, recruitment assistance, on-line electronic services, job retention and outplacement assistance.