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Bob Tiell Director of Career Services JFVS Louisville

Bob Tiell Director of Career Services JFVS Louisville. AARP KY/JFVS 50 Plus Career Workshops Series. Background. AARP KY 50 Plus Demographic Boomers Collaboration Launched 2006 Promotes Workforce Development Part of AARP Statewide Initiative. Format.

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Bob Tiell Director of Career Services JFVS Louisville

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  1. Bob Tiell Director of Career Services JFVS Louisville

  2. AARP KY/JFVS 50 Plus Career Workshops Series

  3. Background • AARP KY • 50 Plus Demographic • Boomers • Collaboration Launched 2006 • Promotes Workforce Development • Part of AARP Statewide Initiative

  4. Format • Quarterly Series on Range of Topics • Panels, Networking, Q & A • JFVS as Host Site • Use of Existing Staff • AARP’s 10,000 Member Local Distribution List • Other Customary Distribution Channels

  5. Workshop Examples • “PLANNING FOR THE SECOND HALF OF YOUR WORKLIFE” Viewing the Next Stage of Work through a New Lens • “FIVE BIG REASONS NOT TO RETIRE” Why Continuing To Work Can Enhance Your Overall Well Being • “CREATING A CAREER ACTION PLAN” Continuity Or Change? Whichever Path You Take, a Plan Is Critical • “SURE-FIRE TIPS: FOR THE MATURE WORKER’S EMPLOYMENT SEARCH” Nuts and Bolts Issues to Consider When Mounting a Career or Job Search

  6. Workshop ExamplesCont. • “WHAT DO EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR” The Changing Workforce through Employers’ Eyes • “CAREER PATH OPTIONS FOR BABY BOOMERS” Creative Ways to Explore Career Options at the Third Stage of Life • ARE YOU 50+ AND WONDERING WHAT YOUR NEXT CAREER STEP CAN BE? PLUS A MINI JOB FAIR • AARP KY/JFVS “RE-CAREERING UNIVERSITY” The Changing Workforce

  7. Major Outcomes • More than 400 Workshop Participants • Job Fair • Spurred Creation of JFVS Boomer Task Force • 50 Plus Workforce Consortium Resulting in New Resource Guide • Work Search Assessment Tool Site • Helped Secure and Solidify JFVS’ One Stop Career Center • Forged Linkages Between IAJVS and AARP National Leadership

  8. Other Results • Now in 3rd Year • Spurred Wider Interest on Local Level • Broadened JFVS Service Delivery to 50 Plus Population • JFVS Boomer Expo • Example of Successful Collaboration

  9. Costs • No Workshop Charge • Organizations Absorbed Staff & Overhead Costs • Set Stage for National Initiative Resulting in Grant

  10. Next Steps

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