Iowa Workforce Development provides the following services to Iowa businesses:
Business
Closings/Downsizings:
Should your business experience a
closing or restructuring, IWD staff and its partners are ready to help employees
make the transition to other employment. Laid off workers are provided
access to services, including financial support and training. Check out
our new service for businesses experiencing a downsizing of 30 or more people... Iowa Advantage.
Business
Service Representatives:
Each region has Business Service
Representatives to assist local businesses with recruitment needs, large or
small, coordination of career or employment fairs, and access to IWD products
and services. Contact the Business Service
Representative in your region
for more information on how this one-on-one service can save your business time
and money.
Career and
Employment Fairs:
Career and
employment fairs are held in all regions in Iowa, offering employers and job
seekers the opportunity to interact at a single location. Employers are charged
a nominal fee to cover advertising costs.
Employer Councils of Iowa:
Employer Councils of Iowa add a business perspective in advising Iowa
Workforce Development. They provide opportunities for
businesses to exchange information and develop education programs for
businesses.
Iowa Access:
Iowa Access provides services to help persons with disabilities be
productive members of the Iowa workforce. Workforce partners in Iowa have
developed information and resources designed to match the skills of Iowans with
disabilities with careers for Iowa’s job seekers, businesses and workforce
service providers.
Iowa Workforce Development Agency Calendar:
Iowa Workforce Development's event
calendar lists of career fairs, workshops, meetings, conferences and seminars throughout the state.
Iowa Workforce Development News Releases:
Get all of the news releases issued by Iowa Workforce Development online.
Subscribe online to our
free e-mail news release
service.
Meeting Space:
Want
to interview or test prospective applicants away from your office? IWD offers
free meeting rooms to employers for job interviews (when available) and Resource
Center space for employers to display and distribute job information.
New Iowan Centers:
New Iowan
Centers are designed to support workers, businesses, and communities with
information, community service referrals, job placement, translations, language
training, and resettlement assistance, as well as technical and legal assistance
concerning forms and documentation.
Recruitment:
To find a broad range of employees to choose from, jobs
listed with IWD are posted in our local offices, regional job listings, and on
multiple Internet sites: IowaJobs, IWD
Regional Sites and Smart Career Move. Jobs listed on Smart Career Move must pay a minimum of $30,000 per year.
Reverse
Referrals:
This service directs all
interested job seekers to apply for openings at the IWD offices, freeing the
employer’s time for other tasks.
School to Work:
School-to-Work
Student Resources link young people with career exploration activities. Making
Connections is a searchable database for School-to-Work activities offered
by employers to students and educators.
Tax
Liability Information:
IWD field auditors work with new and existing employer accounts, including
assistance with determining tax liability, current and delinquent quarterly
reporting, auditing of employer records, and determining worker status.
Testing
Services:
Planning on hiring a new
secretary who must type 50 words per minute? IWD staff can administer - at
no charge to the business or job seeker - proficiency tests for Typing, 10-Key
and Data Entry.
Veteran’s Services:
Veteran Service
Representatives can assist you with all levels of staffing needs through use of
a statewide database. They can also provide information concerning employment
rules and regulations pertaining to veterans.
Work
Permits:
The IWD staff authorizes work permits
and certificates of age for young people entering the job market.
