Workforce Development
The Elgin Area Chamber Workforce Development Committee understands that
establishing good worker-employer relations is essential in any business.
They have supplied this section for you to find information
dealing with child care, employment statistics, labor relations, training,
workplace safety and a variety of other valuable management resources.
As always, the Elgin Area Chamber is happy to assist you, please contact
our Economic Development Department with
any questions or comments you may have.

Steps
to becoming an Illinois Drug Free Work Place
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Offers assistance in becoming a Illinois Drug Free Work Place. FREE
drug testing available to eligible companies.
http://www.ilchamber.org/ic/drugfree/dfhome.asp

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Various facts & figures.
http://www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/Bureaus/Facts_Figures/Factsheets/
The Illinois
Department of Employment Security
Your direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals,
unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor
market information, payroll tax filing, and more!
http://www.ides.state.il.us/default.asp
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County
occupational wages are available as both
a downloadable data file (Excel) or a downloadable printable report
(Adobe Acrobat) from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
You will need to specify the County and the format type that
you would
like. Elgin is mostly in Kane County, with the balance in Cook
County.

Find Employment or Workers
Elgin
Community College Career Resources for Employers
Online job listing service that
allows you to access qualified candidates from
12 community
colleges
in northern
Illinois. It is offered jointly with the Daily Herald Newspaper. You
can advertise your position openings free to password-protected students,
alumni, and community members. Visit this page for other job posting
services.
http://www.elgin.edu/cs2index.asp?id=45
The
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Your direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals,
unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market
information, payroll tax filing, and more!
http://www.ides.state.il.us/default.asp
Illinois Skills Match
System
(ISM), Available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, ISM automatically selects and matches the best qualified job
seekers with the most suitable employers.
ISM maintains the fastest growing pool of thousands of available, qualified
job seekers, plus an extensive variety of jobs at every skill level in
hundreds of industries and occupations in Illinois.
http://www.illinoisskillsmatch.com
Illinois' Job Bank
The Illinois Job Bank offers a unique solution to the demands of today's
labor market from the perspective of the job seeker and the employer.
http://www.ajb.org/il/
EmployeeIssues.com
A free resource for general information
about employee rights in the United States. EmployeeIssues.com helps
employees and employers to help themselves, to better understand U.S.
employee rights.
http://employeeissues.com/
Illinois
Workforce Advantage
Illinois Workforce Advantage is a place-based community
development initiative which links state agencies and local communities in
order to buttress local economic, communications, and human services infrastructure.
http://www.illinois.gov/iwa/

Career Voyages
Start exploring career options - whether
you are in high school, have graduated, have a vocational certificate, have a two-year or four-year college degree, or have knowledge and skills acquired through training centers, on-the-job training, or work experience. Be in demand by knowing about high-growth jobs with better wages and a brighter future.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce has entered into a new partnership with
Grants Plus, Inc. as the exclusive provider for calculating Illinois Chamber
members' training expense credit for their state of Illinois business tax
return.
http://www.ilchamber.org/ic/ms/icmsgrantsplus1.asp
The
Illinois Employment & Training Center in Elgin
Offers a single convenient connection point for job seekers and employers
to find each other and tap into a pool of education, training, employment
opportunities and Unemployment Insurance information.
http://www.ides.state.il.us/ietc/elgin/
Kane
County Department of Employment and Education
Grant funding, training options, career resource links, employment readiness
services.
http://www.co.kane.il.us/eed/
River
Valley Workforce Investment Board
Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Members ensure the integration of services
to prepare individuals to meet the demands of business and industry.
http://www.rivervalleywib.org/wdb.htm US Department
of Employment and Training Administration
Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education
and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.
http://jobcorps.doleta.gov/

Cornell
Law
Legal information regarding workplace safety.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/workplace_safety.html
The
Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program
The Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program was established
in 1977 to help small businesses meet federal health and safety regulations.
They will help you identify potential hazards before they become dangerous
problems. Many manuals and books that are ready to be downloaded are available
on this site.
http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/osha/index.htm
Occupations
Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Compliance assistance, cooperative programs and statistics.
http://www.osha.gov/

If you have any further questions or comments, please send them to: cmanheim@elginchamber.com.
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