Ring the Bell – March 2017

Employee Carya Bair has been with Career Path Services going on 4 years. During that time, she has been a positive voice in times of stress and chaotic workloads. Her positive spirit continues to motivate the team, even with all … Continue reading

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The Vision for Success

After living with the same pair of eyeglasses for the last 12 years, RISE was able to connect our participant Jason with health insurance for the first time in his life and assisted him with scheduling his first eye exam … Continue reading

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What’s Up in Pierce County

Our teams in the Lakewood and Puyallup areas of Pierce County have been staying busy during the month of February. Their Job Training classes are providing excellent opportunities for clients in learning how to use the Microsoft Office products such … Continue reading

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Success Stories from WorkSource Columbia Basin – January 2017

Practitioners from our offices located at WorkSource Columbia Basin in Kennewick, Washington, shared some of their success stories with us from January. Names in the stories have been changed to protect client privacy. Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Dave had … Continue reading

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Career Path Services University

CPSU (Career Path Services University) provides leadership development classes to its employees through four, one-day, in-person sessions designed to build strategic vision and personal leadership skills. The curriculum is led by George Iranon, CEO. Our first class of employees finished … Continue reading

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What’s new in South King County – February 2017

Empowering People. Work can be empowering. Some may feel the day-to-day grind of work but for those who are out of a job, getting the work experience provided through CJ or exiting a WorkFirst program with employment can be life … Continue reading

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Staff Assistance Shown to Help People Find Jobs, Earn More: Findings from a National Study of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals is the premier association for workforce professionals across this country. This article appeared in their January 2017 newsletter. By Kenneth Fortson  January 2017 • Volume 30 • No. 1 NAWDP Advantage • nawdp.org A … Continue reading

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Human Centered Design

On January 24th & 25th , the WorkSource Pierce Job Center hosted a two-day workshop, “Human-Centered Design”, by The Luma Institute. It was two days of collaborative learning on how to change our processes to gain insight, align priorities, and … Continue reading

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Success Stories from Benton Franklin

Throughout December 2016, our WIOA staff at WorkSource Columbia Basin helped a number of clients in their search for career opportunities. Below are just a few stories of those individual’s successes: NDWG Sector Partnership – Karen (name changed) is the primary … Continue reading

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