More Than a Self-Directed Job Search (March 27 and 28, 2012)
Participants will learn about Illinois workNet resources and tools that directly relate to Gregg Newton's value-added suggestions in his recent webinar series Streamlining WIA. Participants will also learn about new and upcoming online training opportunities that cover social media, online assessments and tools that are available through Illinois workNet.
Webinar Materials:
Archived March 28 Webinar 
, PowerPoint (
PDF 
)
Assessment Options Webinar (November 16, 2011)
This webinar covers work readiness assessments available through Illinois workNet; tools you can use to view the results online; tools communicate with customers online; and how you automatically get customers from IWDS and the ability to automatically update IWDS.
Webinar Materials:
Archived Webinar November 16 ;
Webinar PPT (PDF) ;
Customer Group Flyer for Illinois workNet Partners (PDF) ;
Work Readiness Program Guide (PDF) ;
Illinois workNet General Flyer with Light Bulbs (PDF) Illinois workNet Coordinator/Manager Training (November 15, 2011)
Watch this webinar if you are a new Illinois workNet coordinator or if you would like a refresher on tools for Illinois workNet coordinators and managers. This covers the following topics: Site Management; Set Up Partners and Resource Rooms; User Management; Illinois workNet Online Courses Quarterly Reports; Activity Reporting; Quarterly Reports; Marketing Materials; Customer Groups; and New Work Readiness Assessments.
Webinar Materials:
Archived Webinar ( 55:45 Minutes) , PowerPoint (
PDF )
Illinois workNet Customer Groups Webinar (November 8, 2011)Learn about how to do the following online: Add customers to your groups; Create subgroups; View assessment results and provide next steps for skill enhancement; View activity responses; Send messages to customers (send notices of upcoming deadlines, events, opportunities, follow-up)
Webinar Materials:
Archived 11-08-11Webinar ;
Customer Group Flyer for Illinois workNet Partners (PDF) ;
Work Readiness Program Guide (PDF) ;
Webinar PowerPoint (PDF) Assessment Options Webinar (October 27, 2011)
This webinar covers work readiness assessments available through Illinois workNet; tools you can use to view the results online; tools communicate with customers online; and how you automatically get customers from IWDS and the ability to automatically update IWDS.
Webinar Materials:
Archived Webinar October 27 (1:05 hours) ;
Webinar PPT (PDF) ;
Customer Group Flyer for Illinois workNet Partners (PDF) ;
Work Readiness Program Guide (PDF) ;
Illinois workNet General Flyer with Light Bulbs (PDF) Illinois workNet Coordinator/Manager Training: August 25, 2011
Watch this webinar if you are a new Illinois workNet coordinator or if you would like a refresher on tools for Illinois workNet coordinators and managers. This covers the following topics: Site Management; Set Up Partners and Resource Rooms; User Management; Illinois workNet Online Courses Quarterly Reports; Activity Reporting; Quarterly Reports; Marketing Materials; Customer Groups; and New Work Readiness Assessments.
Webinar Materials:
Archived Webinar ( 1:02 hours) , PowerPoint (
PDF )
Work Readiness Tools for IWDS Customers, August 18-19, 2011
With the recent sync between IWDS and Illinois workNet®, case managers have even more tools at their fingertips. If you have access to IWDS with a user role of Case Manager Supervisor, Local System Administrator, OTH Case Manager, TAA Case Manager, or WIA Case Manager, you will automatically have direct access to your customers' Illinois workNet work readiness tools and results.
Attend this webinar to learn about free work readiness tools including: Work readiness resources; Employability Online Activities; Assessment tools. Learn how to do the following online: View assessment results; Provide next steps for skill enhancement; View activity responses; Send messages to customers (send notices of upcoming deadlines, events, opportunities, follow-up)
Webinar Materials August 18-19:
Archived August 19, 2011 Webinar (1:04 hour) ; PowerPoint (
PDF ), Case Manager Workflow Handout (
PDF )
Certified Illinois workNet® Advisor Online Course Re-launch Webinar: August 4 and 5, 2011
Watch this webinar to learn more about the updates and see a live demonstration of the course. You will find that the Certified Illinois workNet Advisor (CIWA) course is now:
Modular, Shorter in length, Scenario based, Interactive
These updates will enhance your experience using the tools and resources on Illinois workNet!
Webinar Materials: Archived August 9, 2011 Webinar (40 minutes) ; PowerPoint (PDF )
Work Readiness Tools for IWDS Customers, July 27, 2011
With the recent sync between IWDS and Illinois workNet®, case managers have even more tools at their fingertips. If you have access to IWDS with a user role of Case Manager Supervisor, Local System Administrator, OTH Case Manager, TAA Case Manager, or WIA Case Manager, you will automatically have direct access to your customers' Illinois workNet work readiness tools and results.
Attend this webinar to learn about free work readiness tools including: Work readiness resources; Employability Online Activities; Assessment tools. Learn how to do the following online: View assessment results; Provide next steps for skill enhancement; View activity responses; Send messages to customers (send notices of upcoming deadlines, events, opportunities, follow-up)
Webinar Materials: Archived July 27, 2011 Webinar (1:00 hour ; PowerPoint (PDF ), Case Manager Workflow Handout (PDF )
Portal Redesign Webinar: June 21 & 23, 2011
Learn about the new upcoming tools and features on Illinois workNet. Overview included brief tutorials of each tool, and alternative options for resources that will no longer be available on the portal as of July 1, 2011.
Webinar Materials: Archived Webinar (50 minutes); Powerpoint (PDF); webinar summary (PDF)
Customer Groups New Release! Tools For Summer Youth Programs: June 14-15, 2011
Learn how to use customer groups, activities, and upcoming assessments to assist your customer in reaching employment goals (even if you don't have a summer program).
Webinar Materials: Archived Webinar June 15 (53 minutes); 
PowerPoint(PDF 
), Process Flow (PDF )
DCEO WIA Policy Search on Illinois workNet Webinar: June 7, 2011
Effective Immediately: DCEO Policies are all available on Illinois workNet. IllinoisworkNet.com replaces the current DCEO website as the sole source for all policy pages. This webinar covers the new public facing search interface allowing interested parties to easily find, read, and print policies. Interested parties can subscribe to policy and receive automated update notices. Illinois workNet professionals and others with a need to refer to DCEO policy should review this webinar to learn more about this change.
Webinar Materials: Archived June 7 Webinar (:36 minutes) and webinar summary (HTML ).
Illinois workNet Coordinator/Manager Training: May 24 & 25, 2011
Watch this webinar if you are a new Illinois workNet coordinator or if you would like a refresher on tools for Illinois workNet coordinators and managers. This covers the following topics: Site Management; Set Up Partners and Resource Rooms; User Management; Illinois workNet Online Courses Quarterly Reports; Activity Reporting; Quarterly Reports; Marketing Materials; Upcoming Changes to Customer Groups; Upcoming New Tools– New Work Readiness Assessments.
Webinar Materials:
Archived Webinar (41 minutes) , Webinar PowerPoint (PDF )
Illinois workNet Assessment Sample Workflow (PDF ) - This is a sample of how Illinois workNet assessments can be included in the workflow.
Illinois workNet Assessment Implementation Overview (PDF ) - This document relates to the sample process flow and provides additional information on the new assessments and the planned updates to existing assessments.
Illinois Disability Benefits Estimator Webinar: May 23 & 27, 2011
This webinar announced the availability of a new tool to assist individuals with disabilitiies and workforce professionals in determining benefits scenarios. The tool supports adding income and examining what benefits change. It also indicates lesser known programs for which they may be eligible based on the calculations. The presentation demonstrated the tool but also discussed the goals for building the tool and how it connects individuals with questions to WIPA coordinators to start a discussion.
Webinar Materials: Archived May 27 Webinar (:56 minutes) , presentation slides in note format (PDF ), webinar summary (HTML ).
Job Search Tools Webinar - The Resume as a Marketing Tool: May 11 and 12, 2011
This webinar provided guidance to the workforce professional on: Formatting a Targeted Professional Resume that Gets Results; Using Metrics and Quantifying Achievements; Dealing with Challenging Circumstances; Finding the Right Keywords; Proofreading and File Conversion; and Joining and Leveraging LinkedIn.
Webinar Materials: Archived May 11 Webinar (1:43 minutes), Best Practices for the 2011 Job Market Powerpoint (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF)
Job Search Tools Webinar - Resume Writing Basics: April 25 & 26, 2011
This webinar provided guidance to the workforce professional on creating and updating a resume; guidance on using Workforce professional resources was also provided to attendees.
Webinar Materials:
Archived April 26 Webinar (56:58 minutes), Powerpoint (PDF), Resumes that Work as Hard as You Do! (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF)
Labor Market Trends Webinar with our industry expert Jeremy Mahan from Manpower April 22, 2011
This webinar focused on national and local labor market predictions for the upcoming quarter.
Webinar Materials: ManPower Human Age PowerPoint (
PDF ),
Archived Webinar (1:11 hours ), ManPower Employment Outlook Survey Q2/2011 (
PDF ).
Certified Illinois workNet Advisor (CIWA) Online Course Redesign Advisory Group Webinar March 23, 2011
The webinar was for the CIWA Advisory Group. It highlighted the proposed, customer driven recommendations for the CIWA online course redesign. This included a review of the recommended changes, the benefits of redesigning the course, a step-by-step review of the CIWA process, Layout Concept review and a review of the recommended module topics. PowerPoint
(PDF) , CIWA Workflow
(PDF) , CIWA Module Plan
(PDF) Laid Off Worker Assistance Update Webinar February 23 - 24 & March 2, 2011
This webinar provided information on the Laid Off Worker Assistance updates in the Individuals pathway; and provided guidance on using Workforce Professional resources to direct customers to appropriate resources on the portal.
Webinar Materials:
Archived March 2 Webinar (47:15 minutes), Powerpoint (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF)
Utilizing Volunteers Webinar February 1 and 3, 2011
The Service Learning Model used by LWIA 8 not only assists case managers with high volume case loads, but also placed 75% of their volunteers in job. Learn how to utilize the volunteers in your workforce centers to screen candidates, facilitate workshops, and place them in jobs.
Webinar Materials: PowerPoint (
PDF ), Archived Webinar Video (
1:02 hours )
OJT January 21 and 24, 2011
Illinois workNet® collaborated with Greg Newton of Newton Associates to provide workforce professionals with a state wide On-the-Job Training Webinar. The webinar agenda included:
Session 1: Connecting Job Seekers With OJT Opportunities
Archived Webinar (1:40min). Session 2: Marketing OJT and OJT Candidates to Employers
Archived Webinar (1:20min). Webinar Materials: Session 1-PowerPoint
(PDF), Session 2-PowerPoint
(PDF) ), OJT Quick Facts
(PDF), First Meet Success (
PDF ), Five Tips Employer MrkMats (
PDF ) OJT Benefits (
PDF ), Talent Portfolio (
PDF )
Customer Group Redesign & Feedback Webinar January 11 & 12, 2011
The Illinois workNet customer group tool is going through a redesign. This is your opportunity to provide design feedback so this tool is easy to use. This webinar covered:
- Customer group tools and background information;
- Redesign proposal for use with universal self-access customers;
- Redesign proposal for use with IWDS customers;
- Phases for new developments using customer groups; and
- Collected feedback on customer groups design proposal.
Webinar Materials:
Archived customer Group Webinar Janaury 12, 2011 (39:44 minutes) ,
PowerPoint (PPT) ,
Webinar Summary Individuals Pathway Redesign Webinar January 11 & 12, 2011
This webinar provided information on the redesign that is underway of the Individuals pathway - to be completed June 2011. The purpose of the customer Redesign survey is to provide feedback on elements of the redesign.
Webinar Materials:
Archived January 12 Webinar (29:28 minutes), PowerPoint (PDF), Redesign Survey (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF)
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Work Site Evaluation Requirement July 20 & 21, 2010
This webinar provided the information needed for each LWIA using their remaining WIA/ARRA SYEP funding to meet the new Department of Labor (DOL) work readiness requirement. The new requirement is to use a new work site youth evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide youth feedback about on-the-job performance expectations.
Webinar Materials: Archived July 21 Webinar (45:55 minutes) ,
Work Site Process Flow including successful completion requirements (PDF) ,
PowerPoint (PDF) ,
Work Site Evaluation (MS Word) ,
TEGL27-09 (PDF) ,
Alignment to Work readiness Goals (PDF) ,
Webinar SummaryIllinois Y.E.S. (Youth Employment for the Summer) Webinar June 23, 2010
This Webinar provided information needed by all Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA)/Local Workforce Investment Boards(LWIB) participating with this program. The purpose of the webinar is to provide eligibility information for client participants in the Illinois Y.E.S. program and review the documentation requirements.
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Webinar Training May/June 2010
The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Webinar covered the Illinois workNet SYEP Assessment and Activities to be used in conjunction with youth work experience for those participating in WIA Youth Programs Funded Under the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Policy Letter 08-ARRA-01 and subsequent changes).
The purpose of the webinar was to:
Review updates to the SYEP activities and assessments.
Review enhancements to customer groups and reporting.
Webinar Materials:
Archived June 3 Webinar (1:05 hours) ,
Flow Chart (PDF) ,
PowerPoint (PDF) ,
Webinar SummarySocial Media: How to Manage Your Social Media Image May 20 & 21, 2010 - Step-by-step guild to help manage multiple profiles, pre-schedule posts, and measure your success.
- Series Overview –Tell us what you’ve learned.
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF) , Webinar Summary
,
HootSuite Guide (PDF) ,
Archived Webinar Video (1:09 hours).
Social Media: Alternative Resources on Twitter April 21 & 23, 2010
The
More Than Tweeting is the fourth of the social media series and will focus on using twitter as a resource for finding and posting jobs. The webinar will include:
- Step-by-step guild to help individuals and employers connect;
- Information and resources on other third-party social media tools; and
- Overview of the products and tools available to help you manage your social media image.
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF) , Webinar Summary
,
Personal Branding Tool Kit (PDF) ,
Archived Webinar Video (1:04 hours)
.
Incumbent Worker Tracking System (IWTS) Grantee Training Webinar (April 20th, 21st & 23rd 2010)Illinois workNet is hosting training webinars on the Incumbent Worker Tracking System (IWTS). The Illinois workNet portal will be used to track and report all incumbent worker training activities for DCEO issued grant funds. This includes ARRA Sector-based Initiatives and formula funds used by Local Workforce Investment Areas/Local Workforce Investment Boards. All incumbent worker projects begun on or after December 16, 2009 must be entered into IWTS.
All incumbent worker training grantees are required to participate with this webinar as they are responsible for submitting training project plans, tracking worker participation, and reporting.
The purpose of this Webinar was to: 1)Review how to access the Illinois workNet IWTS page, 2) Learn how to submit a training project plan, and 3) Review how to submit quarterly reports.
Training is required to access the tracking system.Put Illinois to Work - WIA and TANF Partnership Webinar (March 23rd & 25th 2010) This webinar provided information needed by all Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA)/Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIB) about the three primary components of Put Illinois to Work:
1. WIA Summer Youth Employment Program
2. TANF Adult and Dislocated Worker Program
3. Bridge Programs
This webinar covered program details ranging from information about each component, budget, cost allocation, work-site agreements, and use of Illinois workNet.
Click here to find Put Illinois to Work webinar materials and the archived webinar video.
Social Media Tools Webinar (March 18th & 19th, 2010) is the third of the series and will include information and resources to help organizations use social media tools effectively to include step-by-step instruction on: How to get started—User guides, tips, and demonstrations for starting Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts. Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF) ,
Webinar Summary,
LinkedIn Guide (PDF) ,
Twitter Guide (PDF) ,
Facebook Guide (PDF) ,
Archived Webinar Video (1:09 hours)
Disability Pathway and WIPA Overview (March 16 & 17, 2010) provides information about the recently released Disability Pathway on Illinois worknet. Review of resources to enable Workforce Professionals to effectively assist individuals with disabilities who are seeking training and employment, as well as businesses who are, or anticipate employing individuals with disabilities. Youth Transition resources and explanation of programs, like Ticket to Work are covered. Webinar Materials:
Powerpoint (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF),
Archived Video (49:49 minutes)
Content Management Update Webinar (March 9 & 10, 2010) provides step-by step instructions to Content Managers on how to use the revised content management tools to place a promo on several pages, as well as using page properties to determine expiration date of promo. Webinar Materials:
Powerpoint (PDF),
Webinar Summary(PDF),
Rubric of Local Content Development (PDF),
Archived video (32:06 minutes)
The Basics of Social Media Webinar (February 18 & 19, 2010) is the second of the series includes step-by-step instruction on: Creating a Program Image, Making Connections & Return on Engagement (ROI).
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF),
Webinar Summary ,
Social Media Guide - February Session (PDF),
Archived Webinar Video (58:07 minutes).
WIA Works Webinar (February 10 & 11, 2010) This webinar provides important information for LWIB and LWIA staff on the statewide WIA Works Campaign. The webinar covers resources and tools available online for the public and for workforce professionals. The WIA Works Web pages (
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/wiaworks) launched February 1, 2010. Your community members will see the WIA Works Web pages and you will want to be prepared to provide guidance so please join us to learn more.
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF),
Handout (PDF) ,
Archived Video (27:56 minutes)Creating a Social Media Strategy Webinar (January 28 & 29, 2010) is the foundational component to the social media series. The objective of the webinar is to have participants walk away with answers to some of the core questions needed to successfully engage in social media.The webinar activities will follow the Social Media Guide and provide a format for participants to begin answering some of the core questions.
Webinar Materials:
,
Webinar Summary, Social Media Guide - January Session (PDF) ,
Archived Webinar Video (57:59 minutes)
Web Accessibility and BrowseAloud (December 17, 2009) This webinar provides an overview of web accessibility and the free accessibility resource that is available in Illinois workNet.
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint ,
Webinar Summary,
BrowseAloud Fact Sheet (PDF) ,
Archived video (
47:56 minutes)
Assessments and Resources to Develop College and Career Ready Individuals
(Connections Conference March 14, 2012)
Illinois workNet Work Readiness Program offers assessments, activities, and resources to help educators and career counselors prepare individuals to be college and career ready. The program includes national and Illinois assessments, plus skill enhancement resource that are available directly through the Illinois workNet portal at no cost to Illinois workNet partners. See how others use these tools and learn how you can get started today!
Handouts: PowerPoint (
PDF ), Workplace Skills Wheel Flyer (
PDF ), General Flyer (
PDF ), Workforce Partner Flyer (
PDF )
ACTE Convention in St. Louis MO November 18, 2011
Illinois workNet work readiness programs uses a locally customized implementation plan that incorporates use the use of a series of assessments across their continuum of services to ensure work ready individuals. National assessments and skill enhancement resource are made available directly through the Illinois workNet portal at no cost to Illinois workNet partners. This program is used in conjunction with local skill enhancement resources. Through the use of technology the process is streamlined to provide communication tools to work with individuals and collect feedback from employers to ensure local programs are meeting local employer needs.
Handouts: PowerPoint (
PPT ), Assessment Implementation Guide (
MSWord ), Work Readiness Program Guide (
PDF ), Workplace Skills Wheel Flyer (
PDF ), General Flyer (
PDF )
Tools for Reaching Employment Goals June 22, 2011
This presentation includes a brief background; an overview of resources on the individuals pathway; information on using customer groups with customers/students; and upcoming enhancements.
Target Audience: Youth Academic Providers
Handouts: PowerPoint (
PDF ), Process Flow (
PDF), Demand Jobs Postcard Handout (
PDF )
Youth Work Readiness Assessments and Activities (Connections Conference St. Charles, IL March 10, 2010) Abstract: Learn about free Illinois workNet step-by-step activities and assessments developed to help students make good career choices, find training and education information, locate job openings, prepare a resume, prepare for an interview, and learn about workplace skills that can help them keep their job.
Target audience: Guidance Counselors, Secondary Teachers, and Postsecondary Instructors
Handouts: PowerPoint ,
PowerPoint(PDF) ,
Summer Youth Employment Activities,
CIWA Fact Sheet(PDF) ,
Disability Fact Sheet(PDF) ,
Key Sector Fact Sheet(PDF) ,
Illinois workNet Fact Sheet(PDF) .