November 2006 - Posts

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• Additional Info for the 2007 Defendant / Offender Workforce Development Conference

  Please keep checking the Offender Employment blog for conference updates! Start your engines! "The Road to Reentry": 2007 Defendant / Offender Workforce Development Conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 5-7, 2007 at the Hilton Charlotte Center City. This national conference is hosted by the U.S. Probation and Pretrial... Read More » Posted Nov 29 2006, 03:34 PM by Scott with no comments | 1,912 views

• No cost and very useful training program from FDIC.

  Below is a review of the Money Smart training program that is available at no cost from the FDIC. John Rakis, an OWDS instructor and an expert in the offender employment field, wrote the review. A brief video that shows the introductory screen for the program is included below. If anyone is currently using the program please share your comments. Several... Read More » Posted Nov 28 2006, 10:43 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,553 views

• Defendant/Offender Workforce Development Conference Announcement

  The website for the Defendant/Offender Workforce Development Conference can be found here: http://www.ncwp.uscourts.gov/owdconf/ To register, you must create an account with NCDA if you haven't already: https://www.tcslabs2.com/cgi-bin/PRIMA/tcsPRIMA2.pl?UID=NCDA,130285&Action=DisplayEvents See you in Charlotte! Read More » Posted Nov 22 2006, 08:18 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,633 views

• Offender Workforce Development Activities of Federal Probation in Nevada

  Barbara Hunt, a recent OWDS graduate, reports on her activities with Federal Probation: We had our first job fair on Tuesday. At this point rough numbers are An over 20% success for matching participants with employment through our vendors who were in attendance! That matches the statistics that we learn in OWDS. We partnered with Weed and Seed to conduct... Read More » Posted Nov 21 2006, 11:26 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,514 views

• The Independent Committee on Reentry and Employment Releases Report

  The Independent Committee on Reentry and Employment recently released its report, "Report and Recommendations to New York State on Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People." The report discusses several policy change recommendations for New York State in relation to "quality" employment for offenders. The... Read More » Posted Nov 15 2006, 10:01 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,873 views

• Take a Career Counseling Survey and you might win an Amazon gift certificate!

  If you have a moment, NIC encourages all OWDS graduates and career counselors to complete a survey as outlined in the email below. Thanks! Dear NCDA Member, We are Nadya Fouad and Kris Vespia, Professors at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Green Bay. We and our research team invite you to participate in a study which focuses on your approaches... Read More » Posted Nov 13 2006, 12:07 PM by Scott with no comments | 1,611 views

• Professionalizing the field of Offender Workforce Development

  Yesterday, Director Morris Thigpen of the National Institute of Corrections sent a memo to the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee requesting "Offender Employment Specialist", "Offender Job Retention Specialist", "Offender Workforce Development Specialist", and "Offender Workforce Development Specialist... Read More » Posted Nov 08 2006, 11:47 AM by Scott with 2 comment(s) | 1,703 views

• NIC welcomes the New Mexico OWDS class to the corrections community!

  Welcome aboard and congrats for all your hard work during OWDS training. We look forward to working with you. Below is a video of the graduation ceremony. Format: aspx Duration: --:-- Read More » Posted Nov 07 2006, 08:34 AM by Scott with 1 comment(s) | 1,112 views