The Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Workforce is the agency to link employers with workers, and workers with the resources they need to develop their careers.
CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
The New York State Department of Labor Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grant aims to serve youth with disabilities (ages 14-24) using a career-development approach. Chenango, Delaware & Otsego (CDO) Workforce Disability Coordinators aim to improve education and employment outcomes for youth with disabilities by increasing their participation in existing Career Pathways programs, and by developing a broader business engagement approach within existing Career Pathways programs to address business needs and develop a sustainable talent pipeline. Targeted industry sectors will include Healthcare, Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Agricultural/Food Production, Hospitality and Financial Services.
There is never a charge for our services.
In June 2020, we debuted the “Your Dream, Your Team” Website - A Toolkit to Help Job Seekers with Disabilities
The new website was created as a result of the Disability Employment Initiative grant. The goal is to improve career pathways outcomes for youth with disabilities through career training, employment, and supportive services.
The Your Dream, Your Team website was developed as a resource to improve career exploration and employment for job seekers with disabilities, with an emphasis on outcomes for youth with disabilities (ages 14-24).
Your Dream, Your Team was developed by CDO Workforce, Hempstead Works, Tompkins County Workforce, and Change Impact with guidance from the DEI team at the New York State Department of Labor.
The website offers useful tools, guidance, forms, and other resources to support job seekers with disabilities and the individuals and organizations who support them, including community-based organizations, employment counselors, Disability Resource Coordinators, and parents who want to introduce their child to a career pathway and prepare them for a stable, long-term career.
The site also offers a variety of resources for businesses that are designed to help businesses learn how to be more inclusive and support employees with disabilities.
We invite you to explore the Your Dream, Your Team website!
We welcome your feedback to help us make improvements. Please share widely to help us get the word out about this valuable resource, and when possible please include a link to the Your Dream, Your Team on your website. We appreciate your help!
Check out: http://www.yourdreamyourteam.com
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