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Job training, placement and employment services (dislocated workers and job seekers)

The Capital Region CTWorks is a Connecticut-savvy employment center where the focus is on getting you results through excellent customer service. And we can help you get started in using it. Here’s what CTWorks can give you:

  • Personalized service — Your CTWorks account representative will help you find the right candidates for your jobs in the information technology (IT), manufacturing and customer service industries. They know the business cycles, corporate culture, wages and benefits, hiring practices and staffing needs of these key industries.
  • Prequalified candidates — We’ll recruit, pre-qualify, interview and refer the best candidates for IT, manufacturing and customer service positions.
  • A steady supply of candidates — We’re working every day to find and identify skilled workers who can fill today’s positions in Connecticut companies.
  • Instant recruiting — Just phone, fax or e-mail us your job opening and we’ll start recruiting as soon as we receive it.
  • Quality training solutions — You get referrals to quality local programs, including:
    • Funding assistance and loan programs for training
    • Pre-employment training
    • On-the job-training
    • Apprenticeships
    • Customized job training
    • School to Career opportunities

We’ll also help put these resources to work for you:

Free job postings on our electronic information network:

  • America’s Job Bank (AJB) for posting jobs on the Internet to recruit nationally or internationally (www.ajb.dni.us) or
    Connecticut’s Job Bank (CJB) for statewide recruiting. Post your job through the Department of Labor’s web site www.ctdol.state.us or fax them to CJB at (860) 344-2057.
  • Resume retrieval and review through America’s Talent Bank (ATB), a global database of resumes (www.atb.org).
  • Job Fairs -- We’ll help you participate in high profile, professionally run regional job fairs that will put you in front of from 500-1,000 job seekers each time. Sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Labor, these job fairs are great ways to recruit locally and easily. For more information on scheduling a job fair, call (860) 566-7682.
  • Future workforce development – We’ll connect you to a steady pipeline of future employees through School-to-Career and Youth Opportunity programs. Call CBIA at 860-244-1900.
  • Labor Market Information and data on industry trends, forecasts and labor shortages within the region. For the latest information, visit LMI on the Department of Labor’s World Wide Web site: www.ctdol.state.us
  • Information on Employment Tax Credit Programs – Take advantage of help that’s available!

Capital Region CTWorks is a program of the Capital Region Workforce Development Board, covering the 30 towns in the Hartford region, and is funded by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Partners include:

  • Connecticut Business & Industry Association
  • Capital Region Education Council
  • Community Renewal Team
  • Capital Community College
  • Connecticut State Department of Education
  • Connecticut Department of Labor
  • And many other organizations