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Employer Based Strategies & Funding

Employer Based Strategies & Funding. Strategic Partnerships & Sustainability June 29, 2012 Presentation by Blayne Hanagami , Workforce Development Division-Hawaii Branch Manager. Employer-Supported Asset- Building. EMPLOYMENT. and. ASSET-BUILDING. Skills Building.

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Employer Based Strategies & Funding

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  1. Employer Based Strategies & Funding Strategic Partnerships & Sustainability June 29, 2012 Presentation by BlayneHanagami, Workforce Development Division-Hawaii Branch Manager

  2. Employer-Supported Asset- Building EMPLOYMENT and ASSET-BUILDING

  3. Skills Building Building computer and researching skills Youth’s first exposure to work

  4. More Skills Building Employer-driven job readiness workshops Proud graduates of Certified Nurse Aide Training

  5. Connection to Employers Job Fairs via partnership with our one-stop and employers Financial literacy workshops conducted by various financial institutions

  6. Support from Employers Construction expo supported by our trade unions and employers A proud “employee of the year” honored by dignitaries and employers

  7. EMPLOYER-SUPPORTED Savings + Investments = Asset Building • Employer Customized Training • Via Hawaii Community College: Numerous employers have designed customized training for its employees • Various software computer programs • Management and supervisory training • Various “green” training • Hawaii First Federal Credit Union (Resource Centers) • Offers Individual Development Accounts (4 to 1 financial match) for eligible participants • Entrepreneurs Expos • Financial institutions, employers, Small Business Development Center support current employees and unemployed job seekers with self-employment options to enhance asset-building Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance) Program: (Partnership with HELCO) low income individuals and families receive energy credits to defray costs on electricity bill Photovoltaic Installation by Greenpower Solutions (employer): conversion to solar for low-income families. (Employer utilizes trainees to do installations)

  8. The Ho`owaiwai Connection • Earn it: • Gain skills, knowledge and references • Secure EMPLOYMENT! • Keep it: • Continually enhance skills • Remain competitive and acquire transferable skills • RETAIN EMPLOYMENT! • Grow it: • Establish savings; invest wisely • Continually cut costs (energy, tax credits, support farmers markets, etc.) • Continually build job skills • Position self for job mobility, promotion • And Share it: • Teach what you’ve learned • Support your Ohana; give back to your community • LIVE ALOHA!

  9. Quotes Mayor Billy Kenoi, Hawaii County “We want all Hawai`i Island residents to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take control of their financial health and well-being. The ability to save, to invest in education, to obtain affordable housing or start a business—in short, investing in the success of island people—is what moves families ahead.”

  10. MAHALO! For more information: BlayneHanagami, Hawai`i Branch Manager Workforce Development Division Department of Labor & Industrial Relations 1990 Kinoole Street Suite 102 Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: (808) 981-2875 E-Mail: Blayne.S.Hanagami@hawaii.gov

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