{"id":285736,"date":"2018-10-02T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=285736"},"modified":"2018-10-02T06:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:00:58","slug":"dol-to-aid-those-affected-by-layoffs-business-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dol-to-aid-those-affected-by-layoffs-business-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"DOL to aid those affected by layoffs, business closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CNMI Department of Labor would like to invite interested individuals and U.S.-eligible workers affected by recent layoffs or business closures to attend the CNMI Department of Labor\u2019s Job Fair on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 9am to 3pm at the Kagman High School cafeteria.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several businesses and entities will be on site to promote their organizations and recruit future employees.\u00a0Interested participants and those affected by recent layoffs or business closures are urged to bring a copy of their r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and be prepared to fill out job applications or applicable DOL forms.\u00a0All Department of Labor units and representatives will be at the fair.\u00a0The fair is open to the public, free to attend, and no advance registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>For U.S. eligible workers who were affected by recent layoffs or business closures, the DOL Employment Services Unit and the Workforce Investment Agency Units and their representatives will be there to help you.\u00a0Both units will help you prepare for the services you may need while transitioning through these challenging moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Services include job placement services registration; resume development; interview preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Workforce Investment Agency job training services (for U.S. eligible workers).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Occupational skills:\u00a0Workers willing to train for a new occupation may be able to receive assistance and\/or supportive services for short-term skills training through one of our approved service providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Basic Education:\u00a0Workers can improve their basic English and math skills or receive a high school equivalency diplomas through one of our core partners or approved service providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 On-The-Job or Work Experience Training:\u00a0Workers who want a career change can receive assistance and\/or supportive services for on-the-job or work experience training with one of our business or community partners open to training new workers.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Labor will work with participants to quickly maximize public and private resources to minimize the disruption on affected workers, and communities associated with job loss.\u00a0 There is no cost to you or your community for these services.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the job fair or DOL Employment Services Unit, contact 664-3190 or 322-0996.\u00a0For Workforce Investment Agency Unit, contact 670-664-1708.\u00a0<strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CNMI Department of Labor would like to invite interested individuals and U.S.-eligible workers affected&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22846,56,419,123],"class_list":["post-285736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-basic-education-workers","tag-business-3","tag-kagman-high-school","tag-workforce-investment-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}