What type of educational, employment and training services are offered through Welfare- to-Work?
Job search services – includes supervised job search, unsupervised job search, job placement, job development, job club, and employment counseling. In these activities, Welfare-to-Work participants learn how to prepare job applications and resumes, interview properly and find job openings. Subsidized employment – includes on-the-job training, transitional employment, or supported work, in which Welfare-to-Work participants are placed into public or private sector jobs where they receive training, supervision and counseling to learn job duties and good work habits. All or part of the recipient’s CalWORKs cash aid is used to help pay for the wages that the participant receives. Vocational training – includes specific job skills that are in demand in the county – welding, cosmetology, food service, etc.
