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.
SUNY Delhi recently launched an exciting opportunity for individuals to earn online certifications in a number of business and information technology programs. This is a great opportunity for individuals that may be looking to expand their career opportunities.
All costs are covered by Project Excite. Project Excite is 100% funded grant through the United States Department of Labor H1-B - One Workforce Grant program. Individuals can receive up to $5,000 per person toward certifications that are completed no later than May 2024. All courses are fully online and can be started anytime. The one caveat is participants must live in Chenango, Delaware, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, or Schoharie County.
Available classes and certifications include:
Certified Administrative Professional with Microsoft Office Master 2019
Certified Administrative Professional with Microsoft Office Specialist 2019
Certified Ethical Hacker
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
CompTIA Certification Training Network+, Security+, and Information Security Training
Interested individuals should visit https://www.delhi.edu/ceps/project-excite/index.php to enroll for courses and fill out the H1-B Grant program registration or contact Alan Sessions at CDO Workforce: 607-432-4800 x 109 or
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Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.