Eckerd Connects Business Services Team provides employers with valuable resources to recruit qualified employees from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets. Services include local and state initiatives to aid in recruitment, employer training programs and business retention and expansion efforts.
Building and maintaining a qualified, motivated workforce is critical to the success of your business. The team at Eckerd Connects gives you the tools you need to stay competitive in the labor market, find the right employee and make it easier to manage your workforce.
On-The-Job Training (OJT) – A method of providing individualized occupational skills training for Dislocated Workers and WIOA eligible customers. OJT’s objective is to assist businesses to provide training in demand occupations that meet the needs of the employer. The goal of the OJT program is to place participants in occupations that will enhance their prospects for long-term employment.
Customized Training –The WIOA Programs operated by Eckerd Connects invest in promoting growth within the region by using innovative and often nontraditional solutions to develop the skills of the workforce while addressing the evolving needs of local businesses.
Labor Market Information – www.scworkforceinfo.com
Recruiting and Staff Services – Eckerd Connects’ Business Services Team can assist employers advertise job openings, coordinate the application process, and schedule recruitment interviews and career fairs, as well as facilitate pre-hire and post-hire testing sessions at conveniently located centers throughout the region or at the employer’s location.
Career Assessments – The State of South Carolina endorses WIN Learning’s Ready to Work Assessments as the state-sponsored career readiness assessment. The Ready to Work assessment is a workforce education and development tool, comprised of three proctored assessments: Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information, leading to a work ready credential. These assessments are at no-cost to job seekers. WIN Learning Assessments are offered in SC Works Centers across the state.
Eckerd Connects can help your company address talent gaps and advance your workforce hiring needs. Learn how we can help. Contact us at a office nearest you.