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The Presidents Office of Employment Training along with the Cook County Workforce Investment Board is committed to assisting the residents of suburban Cook County through the administration of the federally supported WIA program which provides residents with employment training, placement, and educational opportunities. 

Through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), POET offers important job training services and programs to assist residents in the search for employment as well as help them to enhance existing job skills. Labor market and Illinois Skills Match assessment services are also available in the Illinois Employment Training Centers/One Stop Centers.

 

 
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Cook County Workforce Investment Board
2010 Board & Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

Schedule for all board meetings and executive committee meetings for the Cook County Workforce Investment Board in 2010.

2010 Schedule
("CCWIB_2010_MeetingSchedule.pdf" - 22 KB)

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Stimulus Funded Services Now Available

ARRA Stimulus Project funding now available for Adult & Dislocated Worker employment & training services for eligible residents of South and West suburban Cook County. 

The total of the ARRA WIA subcontract funding is $7,726,714.00 and has been awarded to these designated employment and community-based agencies that have completed the approved ARRA WIA competitive procurement process. Specific funding details are listed below by organization The distribution of agencies and funding for WIA program services are allocated between South and West Suburban regions of Cook County based on community population statistics as well as regional community economic needs. The funding period is September 1, 2009 through April 30, 2011.

You may contact one of the participating agencies below for information as to how to access these services. 

Name of Organization | ARRA Funding Amount


Community Economic Development Association $2,114,762.00 
Contact: Ira Williams, 312-795-8889, www.ceda.org 

Chicago Federation of Labor’s Worker Assistance Committee $500,000.00
Contact: Kristen Roberts, 312-565-9431, www.cflwac.org

Employment & Employer Services $160,300.00
Contact: Rosa Marquez, 708-222-3100, www.eesforjobs.com

Employment Associates Group $500,000.00
Contact: Jon Wisniewski, 708-756-2330, eagjwisniewski@sbcglobal.net

Illinois Community College District 508 $375,800.00
Contact: Maria Codina, 773-843-4522, mcodina@ccc.edu

Moraine Valley Community College $501,693.00
Contact: Peter Deeman, 708-974-5738, deeman@morainevalley.edu 

National Able Network $980,000.00
Contact: Joyce Lamberta, 708-756-5492, jlamberta@nationalable.org

Prairie State College $629,763.00
Contact: Yvonne Wolfe, 708-709-3917, ywolfe@prairiestate.edu

South Suburban College $280,299.00
Contact: Jose Regalado, 708-210-5738, jregalado@southsuburbancollege.edu 

Southland Healthcare Forum $78,471.00
Contact: Maria Crews, 708-756-1000 ext.3443, maria.crews@ssfhs.org 

Triton College $1,605,626.00
Contact: Jane Klingberg, 708-456-0300 ext.3805, jklingberg@triton.edu
 

 

POET WIA Policy Documents

Cook County WIA Policy Binder (cc_POET_PolicyBinder.pdf - 2.1 MB) 

This document includes forms and policies on:
  • Monthly Reconciliation
  • Enrollment-Exit Procedures
  • Case Management
  • Follow-Up Services
  • Exiting
  • ITA Request for Voucher
  • ITA Preparation Checklist for Providers
  • ITA Training consideration Referral Form
  • ITA Policies and Procedures (revised)
  • Tiers
  • ITA Voucher Limitations

Locations

POET has several service locations in suburban Cook County to serve you. Contact the location nearest you for additional information. 

WEST
Maywood One Stop Center 
35 S. 19th Ave. 
(St. Charles Road & 19th Avenue) 
Maywood, Illinois 60153 
Phone: (708)338-6900, TDD: (708)338-6905 

Cicero One Stop Center 
2138 S. 61st Ct. 
Cicero, Illinois 60804 
Phone: (708)222-3100, TDD: (708)865-6125 
Link to the Cicero/Berwyn One Stop Resource Guide Online: 
http://www.ciceroberwyn.ietcnetwork.org

SOUTH 
Prairie State College One Stop Center 
202 S. Halsted, ATOC 148 
Chicago Heights, IL 60411 
Phone:(708) 709-3911 

Chicago Heights One Stop Center 
1010 South Dixie Highway 
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411 
Phone: (708)709-3000, TDD: (708)865-6125 

Oak Forest IETC
Human Resources Building, 1st Floor 
15900 S. Cicero Ave.
Oak Forest, IL 60452 
Phone: (708)596-2325, TDD: (708)865-6125

 

President's Office of Employment Training (POET)
Contact Information
Contact Information

Bureau Name:

Administration, Bureau of

Main Office:

69 W. Washington 28th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60602

Telephone: (312) 603-0200

Director:
 Art Turner

Hours: M-F: 8.30AM-4.30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed