SKILLSOURCE GROUP INC
8300 BOONE BOULEVARD NO 450, VIENNA, VA 22182 www.vcwnorthern.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO FACILITATE AND ENHANCE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYER ACCESS TO A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE. WE CREATE A FLOW OF READY AND PREPARED POTENTIAL WORKERS; HELPING BUSINESSES ENVISION AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF WORKERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE WORKPLACE; AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT WORKERS.

TO FACILITATE AND ENHANCE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF JOB-SEEKERS & EMPLOYER ACCESS TO QUALIFIED WORKERS.

WIOA PROGRAMS:ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, AND YOUTH PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROVIDE FREE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING AND QUALIFYING FOR MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE: ADULTS AGES 18 YEARS AND OLDER, LOW-INCOME ADULTS, LOW-SKILLED WORKERS, DISLOCATED WORKERS THAT WERE TERMINATED OR LAID OFF, AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH AGES 16-24 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. IN FY 2020, 722 INDIVIDUALS WERE ENROLLED IN ALL WIOA PROGRAMS, 295 WERE PLACED INTO JOBS, AND 381 CERTIFICATIONS WERE EARNED. AN INDEPENDENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT ESTIMATED THAT THE BENEFITS OF WIOA PROGRAMS ARE 8.3 TIMES GREATER THAN THE PROGRAM COSTS.

SCSEP PROGRAM: THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) UNDER THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING (NCOA) WAS SUB-CONTRACTED TO THE SKILLSOURCE GROUP, INC. SCSEP PROVIDES TEMPORARY COMMUNITY SERVICE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OLDER WORKERS OVER THE AGE OF 55 TO PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SCSEP PARTICIPANTS TRAIN AN AVERAGE OF 20 HOURS A WEEK, AND ARE PAID A TRAINING STIPEND THAT IS THE HIGHEST OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE DIRECTLY BY SCSEP. PARTICIPANTS ARE PLACED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TRAINING ASSIGNMENTS AT NON-PROFIT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, SUCH AS SENIOR CENTERS, DAY CARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. THIS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE CAN THEN BE USED AS A BRIDGE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM. IN FY 2020, 90 OLDER WORKERS WERE ENROLLED AND ACTIVELY PLACED AT WORK SITES, 15 WERE PLACED INTO PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, AT AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $13.14.

PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FUNDED PROJECTS TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS EXPANDED WORKFORCE SERVICES THROUGH COORDINATION AND REFERRAL AND INCREASED ACCESS TO WIOA SERVICES. THE PROJECT SUPPORTED 134 JOBSEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES IN SERVICE COORDINATION, CAREER PATHWAYS COUNSELING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT OR A COMBINATION OF SUPPORTS. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS EXPANDED THE SUCCESS OF THE SKILLSOURCE TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM, A SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS DISABILITY BENEFICIARIES RETURN TO WORK. SINCE 2011, THE TICKET PROGRAM HAS SERVED 519 BENEFICIARIES, HELPING 77% OF CURRENTLY ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS TRANSITION TO WORK AND OFF BENEFITS. SKILLSOURCE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN VIRGINIA AND NATIONALLY AS ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMING WORKFORCE AREAS OF ITS KIND.

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