Career Ready Workforce Certification: Soft Skills - A "Life-Changing" Experience Employers report that basic employability skills- i.e. soft skills - are among the most desirable, but often missing, skills that employees possess. To provide these skills for skilled and unskilled workers, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend created and implemented the Career Ready Workforce Certification (CRWC). Click here to download the TWC Workforce Forum Career Ready Workforce Certification: Soft Skills - A "Life-Changing" Experience Presentation. Team WorkforceTeam Workforce presented the Career Ready Workforce Certification: Soft Skills - A "Life-Changing" Experience at the Texas Workforce Commission Workforce Forum on April 29, 2013 in Austin, Texas. CRWC received the Texas Workforce Commission 2012 Service to Business Award and the Texas Association of Partners in Education Community Partnership Award for Career Education. Accredited by Del Mar College, CRWC provides 2.2 continuing education units, a college transcript and alumni membership. Innovative curriculum developed by the Coastal Bend for the four-day CRWC allows customization to meet the specific needs of job seekers, employers, school districts and workforce partners. Designed for adult and youth audiences, among the 14 competencies are leadership, team building, problem solving and customer service. For more information about Career Ready Workforce Certification, contact Manuel Ugues at (361) 903-7891 411 or by email at mugues@sercohq.com.  The Opportunity for Solutions At Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend, we listen to your specific needs and provide the opportunities that will help you resolve your workforce-related issues. We help you find solutions for a wide range of human resource issues, including technical assistance with employment law issues, tax incentives and credits, and even training for your current employees. And, we can help you find qualified, motivated employees ready to work. Let us help you handle workforce issues and offer solutions, so you can focus on what important running your business!     Premier Business Services for the Coastal Bend Workforce Solutions, through its Solutions 2 Business (S2B) Services, helps businesses find solutions to business issues, and accommodate or avert layoffs by providing services to employers who may or may not participate in Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). What is S2B? Solutions 2 Business Premier Business Services for the Business Owner Proactive Solutions Approach Specialized Products and Services for Your Business Your Own Personal S2B Consultant     What will your S2B Consultant do for you? Get to know you, understand your business and learn your company culture Discuss your business issues Develop solutions as a problem-solver Show you the benefits to the solutions Be there for you to offer alternatives Other S2B Services include: Recruitment, screening and referral of qualified, motivated job applicants Customized and on-the-job training Subsidized employment Participation in and customized job fairs Assessment of basic skills and work aptitudes of potential employees Complete interviewing facilities with fax, phone and computer access Unlimited job posting and maintaining job orders through WorkInTexas.com Job matching services Current labor market trends and other labor market information including average wages, industry and occupation growth, turnover rates, and more Employment and labor law information Unemployment Insurance claims information Information and assistance in accessing tax incentive programs Assistance in arranging training for incumbent workers Referral to education and training providers Consult on topics such as , Equal Opportunity Employer/Program, The American with Disabilities Act, hiring/firing, turnover analysis, salary and benefits, unemployment insurance, job skills analysis, and staff development Professional outplacement services for companies that are restructuring, downsizing or closing operations Everything we do revolves around one basic premise to provide you with a proactive solutions approach. We strive to customize our service to meet your business needs. We can spend as little or as much time as you decide to provide the S2B service you want. We look forward to working with you! To contact one of our S2B Consultants, please call us at 361-882-7491 or toll free at (888) 860-5627 or e-mail info@workforcesolutionscb.org. Put us to work for you, so you can focus on what important running your business!   Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend 2012 Annual Report 2012 has been an amazing year for Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend. The combined and coordinated efforts of our Board of Directors, Board Professionals and dedicated Service Providers have resulted in our ability to effectively and efficiently serve our customers. We will continue to build on the success of 2012 and we are committed to strengthening our community presence in 2013.  Click here to download the 2012 Annual Report. Persons with Disabilities in the Work Place While research shows that persons with disabilities make excellent employees, not all employers know how to effectively recruit, hire and retain such individuals. Click here for details on Information for Employers regarding Employees with Disabilities. Links to Other Valuable Employer Resources: General Overview for Businesses & Employers Texas Laws and Requirements for Businesses & Employers Save Money on Taxes, Training and Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims Texas Association of Workforce Boards Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend is a member of the Texas Association of Workforce Boards (TAWB). TAWB is dedicated to meeting the workforce needs of Texas employers. Click here to find out more about TAWB.