Returning workers are highly skilled, highly trained, motivated candidates. Help your business and your community by hiring from this elite pool of candidates. Reentry candidates are more likely to return for good.
Businesses around the nation like American Airlines, The Coca-Cola Company, and Koch Industries have finally found the solution to the age-old problem of hiring and maintaining quality employees – Second Chance hiring. In partnership with Louisiana Workforce Commission and other community providers, the Louisiana Department of Corrections hosted #WorkforceWednesdays – a four-part webinar series meant to educate employers on the benefits of hiring quality candidates with criminal records.
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Employment readiness and skills training are major components of successful reentry. Highlighted below are some of the many programs offered during incarceration that provide skills and training needed to obtain a job in growing industries upon release.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections – Corrections Services offers educational programs to all individuals committed to and in the physical custody of the Department. These educational programs deliver English language, math, reading, and writing to help adult students acquire the skills needed to succeed in the workforce, earn a high school equivalency, and enter and succeed in college or workforce training.
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Carpenters are involved in many different kinds of construction activities, from building highways and bridges to installing kitchen cabinets. This four-level curriculum covers content such as Building Materials, Cabinet Fabrication, and Advanced Wall Systems.
Certiport’s Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) is an ideal certification for anyone who wants to demonstrate critical computer and Internet skills valued in today’s academic and professional environments.
Offenders are provided information in eight critical areas of automotive repair: engine repair; automatic transmission/transaxle; manual drive training and axles; suspension and steering; brakes; electrical/electronic systems; heating and air conditioning; and engine performance.
This is a standardized curriculum that provides instruction in the basic processes of all construction crafts, including modules in, Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation), Introduction to Construction Math, Introduction to Hand Tools, Introduction to Power Tools, Introduction to Construction Drawings, Introduction to Basic Rigging, Basic Communication Skills, Basic Employability Skills, Introduction to Material Handling.
ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the National Restaurant Association. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, such as shellfish poisoning, contamination, and food allergens, and more.
The Welding program is designed to develop skills and proficiency in various welding techniques and to develop an understanding of metals, alloys, welding electrodes, and their interrelationships. Instruction is provided in various processes and techniques of welding including; oxyfuel cutting, Flux-cored arc welding, Gas metal arc welding, pipe welding, plasma arc cutting, and blueprint reading.
The Heating/Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC) program provides offenders with the skills to install and repair heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration units. The graduate is prepared for entry-level employment as a residential or commercial service technician.
The OSHA 30 training is a much-needed element for protecting employees on various job sites. However, these certifications are quickly becoming standard requirements in the construction industry.
Shermond Esteen Jr. discusses his journey from drug dealer to successful entrepreneur. His love of cooking began in childhood, but was lost to the allure of street life. While incarcerated, Shermond found his passion again though culinary classes. He honed his craft for 20 years at Louisiana State Penitentiary and opened his own restaurant after his release. Now, Shermond pays his blessings forward by hiring formerly incarcerated individuals.
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