Business Services, More Than Employer Outreach:
A Strategic Model for Strengthening Vocational Rehabilitation
Connect the Dots
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Rethink Business Services in our agencies…
Mission� Employable
Your mission, should you choose to accept it…
Meet Jordan
Jordan is ready to work. An Agency for the Blind has helped him prepare. A local business has openings. A partner has training resources. Everyone has a piece of the solution. There is just one problem…
THEY AREN'T CONNECTED.
Our Mission: Get Jordan Hired –without creating another program.
Who Makes The Next Move
Jordan is ready. The opportunity is real.
Contact the Business
Bring the Workforce Partner
Talk to the Counselor
Talk to Business Services
A manufacturer has 12 openings and can’t find qualified candidates. Jordan is one of your job seekers who may be a good fit. A workforce partner has training resources for this. The business has mentioned concerns about retention. If this landed on your desk tomorrow…
Where would you start? Who makes the first call?
The Plot Twist�Jordan doesn't need anything new.
Fully Prepared
Jordan
12 positions to be filled
The Business
Training Already Exists
Workforce Partner
The Counselor Knows Jordan’s Goals and Needs
Voc Rehab Agency
There isn't one right first call. The real issue is whether the information moves between the right people.
More Than Employer Outreach
Put Your Agency On The Spot
Which one is hardest in your agency?
One Change
DON'T START BY BUILDING SOMETHING NEW…What's ONE thing you could connect better?
Counselor ↔ Business Services�Business Services ↔ Business�VR ↔ Workforce�Employer Need ↔ Job Seeker�Activity ↔ Outcome
Business Services doesn't need to own every piece.
Yasmin Avila I YavilaGuillen@okdrs.gov l 405-215-5614
It can help the pieces work together. That's it…
What could change if Business Services wasn’t just a service, but part of YOUR STRATEGY?