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Becoming a Partner (PDF) 
, (MS Word- Large Font): This flyer can be distributed at Illinois workNet Centers, Partner sites, to Businesses and at job fairs (8.5 x 11, 2- sided)
Career Fair PowerPoint (PPT) : Display this looped PowerPoint during a career/job fair to inform individuals about the valuable resources available in Illinois workNet for free.
Certified Illinois workNet (CIWA) Flyer (PDF) , (MS Word - Large Font): This flyer can be distributed to workforce professionals at Illinois workNet Centers and Partner sites (8.5 x 11, 2-sided)
Certified Illinois workNet Advisor Online Courses At-A-Glance FAQ (PDF) : This document provides an overview of the CIWA course registration, overview, requirements, and more.
Customer Group Flyer for Illinois workNet Partners (PDF) : This flyer provide a brief overview of the available assessment offered through Illinois workNet. It also includes instructions for setting up an account and accessing customer groups.
Illinois workNet Coordinator and Content Manager Editor Report (PDF): An up-to-date listing of all LWIA Coordinators and Content Manager Editors, including contact information (8.5 x 11)
Illinois workNet Fact Sheet - English (PDF) , (MS Word - Large Font) , Illinois workNet Fact Sheet - Spanish (PDF): This flyer can be distributed to individuals and businesses at Illinois workNet Centers, Partner sites, to Businesses and at job fairs (8.5 x 11, 2- sided)
Illinois workNet General Flyer with Light Bulbs (PDF) : This flyer highlights the tools and resources in Illinois workNet. It can be distributed to individuals and businesses at Illinois workNet Centers, Partner sites, to Businesses and at job fairs (8.5 x 11)
Illinois workNet Quick Tips in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF), Polish (PDF), and Chinese (PDF): This flyer can be displayed and distributed at Illinois workNet Centers and Partner sites (8.5 x 11, 1-sided)
Key Sectors Pathway Flyer (PDF) 
: This flyer can be distributed at Illinois workNet Centers, Partner sites, to Businesses and at job fairs (8.5 x 11, 2- sided)
Key Sectors and Labor Market Information Basics (PDF) , (MS Word): This handout was distributed at the 2009 Illinois Workforce Development Conference, in the "Sectors and Clusters and All Those Numbers" session presented by Oana Amaria (Illinois workNet) and Mitch Daniels (IDES).
Key Sectors and Labor Market Information Basics - Workforce Conference session PowerPoint (PPT) : This handout was distributed at the 2009 Illinois Workforce Development Conference, in the "Sectors and Clusters and All Those Numbers" session presented by Oana Amaria (Illinois workNet) and Mitch Daniels (IDES).
Laid Off Worker Assistance Flyer (MS Word) (Spanish Version MS Word) : This editable flyer can be customized for use in any laid off worker assistance event. It includes general information about the laid off worker resources available on the Illinois workNet website.
Laid Off Worker Assistance Flyer Option 2 (MS Word) : This editable flyer can be customized for use in any laid off worker assistance event. It includes workNet laid off worker information, the JobPrep app information, and information about the Illinois Virtual Job Club Network.
Laid Off Worker Assistance Business Card Option 1 (MS Word) : This business card template is set up to print double-sided, 10 cards per page. The front side includes the Laid off worker icon and customizable contact information. The back side includes 3 simple steps to get to the Laid Off Worker area in Illinois workNet.
Laid Off Worker Assistance Business Card Option 2 (MS Word) (Pub) This card is set up to print double-sided, 8 cards per page. The front side resources found within Illinois workNet. The back side includes 3 simple steps to get to the Laid Off Worker area in Illinois workNet and space to write down the username and password.
Laid Off Worker Assistance Business Card Option 3 (MS Word) : This editable card is set up to print double-sided, 10 cards per page. The front includes the laid off worker icon and information on how Illinois workNet can assist workers after a layoff. The back side includes the company layoff page link, Illinois Virtual Job Club Network link, and the JobPrep app link.
Locally Customizable Disability Resources Pathway Flyer (MS Word) : This flyer also summarizes the pages on the Disability Resources Pathway. It is customizable in three (3) locations; the box that reads "Make the Connections to Succeed!", the area for Organization Name and Address, and the small type in the footer.
My Illinois workNet Account Business Card Option 1 (MS Word) : This business card template is set up to print double-sided, 12 cards per page. The front side can be edited to include contact information. The back side include 3 simple steps to set up a My Illinois workNet account.
My Illinois workNet Account Business Card Option 2 (MS Word) : This card is set up to print double-sided, 8 cards per page. The front side resources found within Illinois workNet. The back side includes 3 simple steps to set up a My Illinois workNet Account and space to write down the username and password.
Resume Tools Comparison : This document compares several resume creation and storage tools. On July 1, 2011 these top five resume tools replaced the Illinois workNet Resume Builder.
Self-Assessment Business Card Handout (PDF) , (PUB) : This card is set up to print double-sided, 10 cards per page. The front side resources found within Illinois workNet. The back side includes 3 simple steps to get to the My Skills and Interest area in Illinois workNet and space to write down the username and password.
State-level Disability Resources Pathway Flyer (PDF) : This flyer summarizes the pages on the Disability Resources Pathway. It is available to all, and cannot be altered.
Summer Youth Employment Activity 1: Getting Started (MS Word) : Click on the downloadable format [English - (PDF) , (MS Word - Large Font) , (Plain Text) , (Short Text - PDF) ] [Spanish - (MSWord) , (PDF) ] In this first activity, youth set up an appropriate e-mail account and open their My Illinois workNet Account. Participants can write down their usernames and passwords on this 8.5 x 11 worksheet.
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Work Site Evaluation (MS Word): This SYEP Youth Work Site Evaluation is for completion by the youth’s supervisor at their work site. When completing this evaluation on the next page, please keep in mind that some youth may have minimal work experience. Their placement with you will be a valuable learning experience that will lay the foundation for future jobs. Please review each of the 10 foundation evaluation items and score based upon youth learning how to use the workplace skills not expecting the youth to already know them. This will help youth learn from you as they practice and improve skills needed with any jobs they get in the future. Use the chart that begins on page 3 showing definitions for each rating. You can also complete the comments box to provide additional job performance information.
TAA Benefits Brochure (MS Word) Spanish (MS Word) : Target Audience: Individuals. This is an editable brochure that can be customized with your logo and contact information.
TAAEA Benefits Brochure (MS Word) Spanish (MS Word) : Target Audience: Individuals. This is an editable brochure that can be customized with your logo and contact information.
TGAAA Benefits Brochure (MS Word) Spanish (MS Word) : Target Audience: Individuals. This is an editable brochure that can be customized with your logo and contact information.
Veterans Manufacturing Resources Flyer (PDF) : This flyer provides information to veterans about the Manufacturing specific resources and veteran specific resources available on Illinois workNet.
WARN Information Brochure (MS Word) : Target Audience: Businesses. This is an editable brochure that can be customized with your logo and contact information
WIA Benefits Brochure (MS Word) Spanish (MS Word) : Target Audience: Individuals. This is an editable brochure that can be customized with your logo and contact information.
Work Readiness Program Guide (PDF) : Provides an instructions on accessing and using tools to access and view customer employability activities, study guide, work readiness assessment results, and certificate of completion.
Workforce Development Terms (PDF) , (MS Word), (MS Word- Large Font) : This document is a list of frequently-used workforce development terms and their definitions.
Workplace Skills: 12 Skills for Employment Success (Flyer - PDF) (18"x 24" Poster - PDF) : This document highlights the skills and resources available through the interactive workplace skills wheel in Illinois workNet.
Youth Demand Occupation Handout/Postcard (PDF) : Print out this sheet that shows youth how to access demand occupation materials and tools on Illinois workNet. (Print double-sided to get four two-sided post cards.)
Illinois workNet Partner Training (February 5, 2013)
An overview of site administration tools (Site Management, User Management, and Quarterly Reports) is provided for Illinois workNet Partners. Staff worked with webinar participants to ensure they can access the account tools for their location(s).
Webinar Materials: PowerPoint (
PDF )
Content Management: Exploring Local Promos (August 29, 2012)
Participants will learn about the importance of local postings, all the types of local postings and where they show on the site, the two ways local postings show on the site, how to improve local postings, and how to bring on new content managers and how to access the online content manager course.
Webinar Materials: PowerPoint (
PDF ), and Content Management Flyer (
PDF )
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: 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:
Webinar PPT (PDF) ;
Customer Group Flyer for Illinois workNet Partners (PDF) ;
Work Readiness Program Guide (PDF) ;
Illinois workNet General Flyer with Light Bulbs (PDF)
Work Readiness Tools for IWDS Customers, July 27 and 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 July 27: PowerPoint (
PDF ), Case Manager Workflow Handout (
PDF )
Webinar Materials August 18-19: 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: PowerPoint
(PDF)
DCEO WIA Policy Search on Illinois workNet Webinar: June 7, 2011Effective 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: Webinar Summary (
HTML )
Illinois Disability Benefits Estimator Webinar: May 23 & 27, 2011
This webinar announced the availability of a new tool to assist individuals with disabilities 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: Presentation slides in note format (
PDF ) and webinar summary (
HTML ).
Job Search Tools Webinar - The Resume as a Marketing Tool May 11 & 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: Best Practices for the 2011 Job Market PowerPoint
(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: PowerPoint (PDF), Resumes that Work as Hard as You Do! (PDF), Webinar Summary (PDF)
Illinois workNet My Activities Webinar December 14 & 15, 2010
The webinar highlighted the overall process of individuals accessing the pre/post-assessment, activities, and certificate of completion. Plus, it demonstrated how workforce professionals can access customer career interest surveys, activity responses, and previous Summer Youth Employment Program information.
Webinar Materials: Webinar PowerPoint (
PDF)
Social Media: How to Manage Your Social Media Image May 20th and May 21st 2010
Step-by-step guide to help manage multiple profiles, pre-schedule posts, and measure your success.
Series Overview –Tell us what you’ve learned.
Webinar Materials:
PowerPoint (PDF) and
HootSuite Guide (PDF)
Social Media: Alternative Resources on Twitter April 21 & 23, 2010The
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) 
and Personal Branding Tool Kit (PDF)
Incumbent Worker Tracking System (IWTS) Grantee Training Webinar (April 20th, 21st & 23rd)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.
Click here if your organization is not already an Illinois workNet partner site or you do not already have a workforce professionals account.
The purpose of this Webinar is to:
- Review how to access the Illinois workNet IWTS page
- Learn how to submit a training project plan
- Review how to submit quarterly reports.
Social Media Tools Webinar (March 18th 1:00pm & 19th 10:00am, 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)
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 and
Social Media Guide - February Session (PDF)
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:
PowerPoint (PDF),
Webinar Summary, and
Social Media Guide - January Session (PDF)
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 )
“How to Expand / Improve Your Workplace Skills” (IAEOP 2012 Spring conference - April 20-21, 2012)
Description: Jeanne Kitchens is the Associate Director with the Springfield Illinois SIUC Center for Workforce Development. She has worked on the development of the Illinois workNet portal and program, several other workforce development website and leadership projects, and most recently participating with the state's new Illinois Pathways initiative website. This session will provide information and tools to prepare for post-secondary education and a career.
Handouts: PowerPoint (
PDF ), other general handouts in print materials section.
Illinois workNet®: Your Connection to Emerging Jobs, Training, and More (SIPD Conference, Fairview Heights, IL - November 10, 2010)
Description: Looking for current, demand, and emerging job information? Illinois workNet® provides free access to tools to prepare individuals to find jobs, find training, recruit employees, and more. Learn how you can access these tools and other workforce professionals dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve employment and training goals.
Target Audience: adult basic education providers
Handouts: PowerPoint (PDF) ,
Hands-On Experience Worksheet (PDF) , other general handouts in print materials section.
Illinois workNet® Disability Resources Pathway for Individuals (Statewide Transition Conference, Effingham, IL - October 26, 2010)
Description: Identify local resources quickly on Illinois workNet. Individuals can easily find Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Programs, local vocational rehabilitation services, advocacy information and more.
Target Audience: high school aged students and young adults with disabilities, their family members and teachers, vocational professionals, college students pursuing careers in special education and community advocates
Handouts: Summer Youth Employment Activities,
Disability Fact Sheet(PDF) ,
Illinois workNet Fact Sheet(PDF)Case Manager Workflow Study (NCLR Conference, Chicago, IL - October 14, 2010)
Description: To improve the case management and services within Illinois’s 17 workNet® Centers and the City of Chicago Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the state’s Office of Employment & Training conducted a survey of providers to identify best practices for
the use of technology in assisting customers of Workforce Investment Act services. Based on the survey and small group interviews, Illinois workNet is updating its customer and staff work-flow charts, identifying best practices in training programs, and recommending WIA policy enhancements.
Target Audience: workforce professionals serving vulnerable workers
Handouts: PowerPoint ,
PowerPoint (PDF) Youth Work Readiness Assessments and Activities (Connections Conference St. Charles, IL - March 10, 2010) Description: 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)