Getting More People Employed in North Dakota: Improving Business Engagement and Utilizing Labor Market Information

Presenters: 
Brenda Vennes and Jeff Jenkins
Date/Time [EST]: 
02/22/2017 - 2:00pm
Description 

North Dakota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NDDVR) is working to enhance partnerships with business by raising awareness of VR’s business services and how VR can help business with their employment needs. NDDVR is improving their use of labor market information (LMI) to advance clients’ understanding of the job market and potential for employment.

This webinar will explain NDDVR’s JD-VRTAC project regarding business engagement and the use of labor market information. In this webinar, NDDVR staff will discuss project goals, accomplishments, challenges, lessons learned, and what comes next for this project.

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Business Engagement at North Dakota DVR: 

  • Best Practice Guidelines for Business Engagement (PDF)
  • Business Engagement Rapid Response (PDF)
  • Business Engagement Bi-weekly Meeting Structure (PDF)
  • Governor's Conference Business Engagement Powerpoint Presentation (PDF) 
  • Society of Human Resource Management Business Engagement Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)

Using Labor Market Information at North Dakota DVR:

  • The Career Index Plus Guided Study (PDF)
  • O*Net Guided Study (PDF)
  • Career Exploration Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • LMI Worksheet Occupational Research Summary (Word) 
Project 
Job-Driven VRTAC