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IDHS - Equip Job Seekers for Success with Workplace Navigation Skills Virtual Training
Apr
3

IDHS - Equip Job Seekers for Success with Workplace Navigation Skills Virtual Training

Upon completing this training, you will be equipped to define and enhance workplace navigation skills, providing tools to help job seekers connect their strengths to career pathways. Guide job seekers in identifying and building essential skills for workplace success.

After this training, you will be able to:

  • Define and understand workplace navigation skills

  • Learn new tools to support job seekers in identifying and strengthening their workplace navigation skills

  • Help job seekers connect their skill set to career pathways

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Time: 12pm-3pm CST

Facilitator: Cleophus Lee

Price: Free

Location: Zoom (link will be sent 24 hours prior - please be sure to spell your information correctly when registering)

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IDHS- Motivational Interviewing Virtual Training
Apr
10

IDHS- Motivational Interviewing Virtual Training

Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based practice that helps clients explore their goals, identify blocks, and ultimately take action. Through this training, learn the fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing and practice this approach with your peers.

After attending this training, you will be able to:

• Use empathetic counseling techniques

• Strengthen your job seekers’ own motivation to change

• Assess your job seekers’ readiness for change

• Help job seekers take ownership over achieving their goals

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Time: 10am-1pm CST

Facilitator: Julia Evans

Price: Free

Location: Zoom (link will be sent 24 hours prior - please be sure to spell your information correctly when registering)

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IDHS - Strengths Based Goal Setting Virtual Training
Apr
17

IDHS - Strengths Based Goal Setting Virtual Training

This training will help you apply a coaching approach to set collaborative, meaningful goals with job seekers, prepare for potential setbacks, and utilize new tools throughout the goal-setting process for better outcomes.

After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Apply a coaching approach to set meaningful, collaborative goals with job seekers

  • Proactively prepare for goal setbacks with customers

  • Learn new tools you can use throughout the goal setting and attainment process

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Time: 12pm-3pm CST

Facilitator: Wally Smith

Price: Free

Location: Zoom (link will be sent 24 hours prior - please be sure to spell your information correctly when registering)

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IDHS - ISETS Interactive Demo: Part 1 Webina
Apr
24

IDHS - ISETS Interactive Demo: Part 1 Webina

Join us for an interactive webinar in the ISETS system.  All participants will receive a log-in to the ISETS Test System and will have the opportunity to practice data entry and maintenance during the training. Registration will close at the end of day Tuesday, April 22, 2025 to allow time to set participants up in the ISETS Test System.

After this training, you will be able to:

  • Support customers by learning to navigate ISETS during the intake process

  • Practice eligibility screening, completing the Initial Assessment, making and receiving referrals in ISETS

  • Know where to go if you have questions and need more assistance with ISETS

Date: Thursday,  April 24, 2025

Time: 12pm-2pm CST

Facilitator: Kate Gannon

Price: Free

Location:  Zoom (link will be sent 24 hours prior - please be sure to spell your information correctly when registering)

This is a training webinar 1 of 3. Register for the following to complete an ISETS webinar training series.

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Apr
23

IDHS - Trauma Informed Care: Trauma Informed Agency Strategies Virtual Training

Agencies that have implemented a trauma-informed approach have realized improvements in productivity and organizational outcomes. Trauma-informed care recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role trauma may play in an individual's life-including service staff. Becoming a trauma-informed agency means making a commitment to changing the practices, policies, and culture of an entire organization. On an organizational level, trauma-informed care changes organizational culture to emphasize respecting and appropriately responding to the effects of trauma at all levels.

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Mar
13

IDHS - Preparing & Assessing For Career Readiness Virtual Training

Employment assessments work to help jobseekers identify employment and career goals. Through this training, learn how to better support job seekers experiencing challenges identifying, matching, and developing employment and/or career goals. Staff will be introduced to a variety of assessments that can help their job seekers set and achieve their own career readiness goals.

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Jan
25

IDHS- ISETS (Illinois SNAP Employment Training System) Webinar - Part 2 of 2

This is part two of a two part series. This training is exclusively for SNAP Employment & Training providers in Illinois.

Join us for an interactive training in the ISETS system. All participants will receive a log-in to the ISETS Test System and will have the opportunity to practice data entry and maintenance during the training. Registration will close end of day Monday, January 22, 2024 to allow time to set participants up in the ISETS Test System.

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Jan
11

IDHS- ISETS (Illinois SNAP Employment Training System) Webinar - Part 1 of 2

This is part one of a two part series. Register for part two on either January 24, 2024 or January 25, 2024 to complete the series.

Join us for an interactive training in the ISETS system. All participants will receive a log-in to the ISETS Test System and will have the opportunity to practice data entry and maintenance during the training. Registration will close end of day Tuesday, January 9, 2024 to allow time to set participants up in the ISETS Test System.

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