Job Training Programs

The DOLE operates a statewide network of Workforce Centers (WC’s), providing a number of free employer services including:

• Screening and Referral: Employers may list their job openings with a local WC and obtain assistance with screening and referral of qualified applicants. Interviewers will match experience and capabilities with the job requirements specified by the employer. Employers make the actual hiring decisions.
• Mass Recruitment: Employers may take advantage of mass hiring services while expanding their businesses or newly locating in Colorado.
• Affirmative Action Hiring: Employers may list an Affirmative Action Job Order with a WC to assist in meeting affirmative action hiring goals.
• Employer Roundtable Seminars: Workshops are available to employers on a regular basis on topics such as unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, equal employment opportunity, etc. NOTE: Services not available at all Service Centers.
• Layoff Assistance: WC staff can assist employers who are about to lay-off some or all of their employees with developing information packages, job search workshops and retraining referrals.-America’s Job Bank: Employers who wish to recruit nationally may have their requests posted at WCs throughout the United States and via the Internet. For location and phone number of the Workforce Center in your area visit www.americasjobbank.com/.