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 PROGRAMS: Partner Agencies Workforce Investment Board Buffalo Employment & Training Center ECC Employment & Training Center Greater Buffalo Works |
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Customized Job Training The following members of the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development System can provide businesses with customized training services.
Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. (WDC) 726 Exchange Street, Suite 630 Buffalo, New York 14210 (716) 819-9845 The Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. (WDC) provides training and employment services to local business and industry and to job seekers. Its services are designed to support maximum productivity for area businesses and the maximum level of employment for our residents. Because the WDC is funded through the Workforce Development Act and other sources, it offers a wide variety of services to job seekers and to local businesses at no charge. Services include occupational training, job search assistance, employee recruitment, outplacement services, and subsidized on-the-job training. The Workforce Development Consortium's web site includes links to a wide variety of training programs and other web sites providing job listings and resume banks, including America's Talent Bank - a nationwide electronic resume system. City of Buffalo Department of Strategic Planning 920 City Hall Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 851-5035 Encourage, coordinate, and expedite commerial and industrial development in order to stabilize and improve the City's Tax base and create employment opportunities. The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) 1576 Sweet Home Road, Suite 107 Amherst, New York 14228 (716) 636-2568 The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE), UB Business Alliance, is the primary portal through which industry accesses the resources of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Our role is to expedite access into and out of the University and create appropriate linkages with industry where we have quality resources. TCIE delivers services to industrial clients in training needs assessments and the development of strategic training plans, contract training in soft skill and technical areas, New York State training grant administration and on-site training support services for major training initiatives. All programs are customized to the needs of the client. TCIE is the largest recipient of New York State training grant monies on behalf of our clients in New York State. TCIE trains between 3500 and 4500 company employees per year. Erie 1 BOCES 355 Harlem Road West Seneca, New York 14224 (716) 821-7191 Harkness Center 99 Aero Drive Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Potter Road Center 705 Potter Road West Seneca, New York 14224 Kenton Center 151 Two Mile Creek Road Tonawanda, New York 14150 Erie 1 BOCES provides full-time job preparation training programs designed for adults seeking employment, including Industrial Welding, Drafting/CAD, Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class A, Customer Service Representative, Office Technology, and Certified Nursing Assistant. These programs allow trainees to gain the skills needed to begin working and earning money. Individuals who are economically or educationally disadvantaged, dislocated workers and unemployed workers as well as private pay tuition students are welcome. Funding may be available for those who meet financial eligibility requirements. Math and reading testing along with an interview are required prior to acceptance. Enrollment is limited. Successful candidates are assisted with job placement. Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES 8685 Erie Road Angola, New York 14006 (800) 228-1184 Ormsby Center East Aurora, New York L.K. Painter Center Collins, New York La Guidice Center Fredonia, New York Hewes Center Ashville, New York Adult and Community Education Services encompass a variety of activities, programs and partnerships which enhance the quality of life of the adult individual, the family and the community at large. Erie Community College Department of Corporate Training 4041 Southwestern Blvd. Orchard Park, New York 14127 (716) 851-1805 Erie Community College's Department of Corporate Training provides customized training to companies within Erie County. It also provides grant writing services to companies that are eligible. |
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Workforce Development Consortium | Workforce Investment Board Greater Buffalo Works | Buffalo Employment & Training Center ECC Employment & Training Center NYS Department of Labor Services Office |
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