WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA News Releases

February

2/22/10 – WCF Announces Virtual Job Fair

2/22/10 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No-Cost Seminar on The Newly Aggressive EEOC

2/12/10 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No-Cost Seminar on the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

January

1/26/10 - WCF Offers Recruiting Opportunities On Site

1/22/10 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate Remains 11.9%

1/20/10 – WCF Awards More Than $37,800 in Employed Worker Training Awards in Second Quarter

1/20/10 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar On Employment Law in 2010

1/11/10 – WCF Virtual Job Fair This Week

December

12/21/09 – WCF Kicks Off New Year with a Virtual Job Fair

12/18/09 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 11.8%

12/1/09 – WCF University Offers Seminar on Employee Misconduct and Workplace Torts

November

11/20/09 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 11.4%

11/5/09 - WCF University Offers No Cost Seminar on Discipline, Discharge and Documentation

11/4/09 – WCF Awarded for its Communications Programs

11/3/09 – WCF Receives Healthcare Grant to Develop Health Informatics Workforce

11/2/09 - WCF Awards $45,000 to Central Florida Chambers

October

10/28/09 – WCF to Present Lake County Job Fair

10/23/09 – WCF Presents Workforce Champion Award and Awards of Excellence

10/16/09 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate 11.5%

10/12/09 - H1N1 in the Workplace and Other Hot HR Topics to be Discussed at Summit

10/12/09 – WCF Awards Nearly $285,600 in Employed Worker Training Awards in First Quarter

September

9/28/09 – WCF to Present 7th Annual State of the Workforce Summit

9/15/09 - Utilizing Twitter to Build Your Career Network

9/17/09 – Possible Scam Alert

9/18/09- Re-Employment Connection

9/18/09- Central Florida Unemployment Rate 10.9%

9/11/09 - Call for Entries – WCF Awards of Excellence

August

8/21/09 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate 11.0%

8/20/09 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar on Performance Management

8/20/09 – WCF Celebrates Workforce Development Month with a Virtual Job Fair

July

7/17/09 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 10.8%

7/7/09 - WCF Scholarship Program Answers: What’s On The Mind Of Central Florida’s Youth?

7/7/09 - WCF Awards Nearly $379,500 in Employed Worker Training Awards April - June

7/6/09 – Youth Receive $249,692 in Stimulus Paychecks through WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Program

June

6/30/09 - WCF NAMES 2009-2010 OFFICERS

6/25/09 - WCF Presents $50,000 In Scholarships

6/19/09 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 10.2%

6/18/09 - $13.8M in Local Stimulus Dollars to Impact Workforce

6/18/09 - Witness Stimulus Dollars at Work at the WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Summer Job Connection Summit

6/12/09 - WCF Offers Scholarships to Unemployed Residents

6/10/09 – WCF to Present $50,000 in Scholarships

May

5/26/09 – WCF to Host Virtual Job Fair

5/22/09 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate DROPS to 9.7%

April

4/29/09 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar on Preparing and Employee Handbook

4/27/09 – WCF Offers Scholarships to Graduating Seniors

4/17/09 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 9.9%

4/15/09 – WCF Awards More Than $443,000 in Employed Worker Training Awards in Third Quarter

4/2/09 – Now Accepting Applications for WCF’s Summer Jobs Connection

March

3/26/09 – WCF to Host Virtual Job Fair

3/27/09 -Central Florida unemployment rate 9.7% - Highest in 33 years

3/25/09 -Workforce Central Florida Impacts Florida Economy by Nearly $400 Million

3/24/09 -$3 Million Stimulus Dollars at Work in Summer Youth Employment Program

3/06/09 - Central Florida unemployment rate 9.0% - 32 year high

February

2/18/09 - WCF AND Orlando Science Center Introduce Students to Forensic Careers

2/17/09 - Creative Partnership Names Winners of Karaoke Contest

2/13/09 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar on HR Strategies in a Changing Economy

2/9/09 - WCF to Host Virtual Job Fair

January

1/23/09 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate at 16 1/2 year high

1/21/09 - WCF Awards $102,000 to Region’s Schools Impacting Math and Science Education

1/13/09 - WCF Awards Nearly $314,000 In Employed Worker Training Awards in Second Quarter

1/12/09 – WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar on Complying with the New FMLA Regulations

1-9-09 - Those with the Job Loss Blues are Invited to Sing a Little Tune

December

12/31/08 – WCF to Present Job Fair

12/19/08 – Central Florida Unemployment Rate 7.3%

12/8/08 - WCF to Consolidate and Close One Regional Office

12/2/08 - WCF Offers Tips to Help Job Seekers During The Holiday Season

November

11/21/08 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate 6.8 %

11/20/08 - WCF to Graduate Construction Trainees for Community Venues Projects

11/17/08 - WCF to Host Virtual Job Fair

11/10/08 - WCF UNIVERSITY Offers No Cost Seminar on Essential Skills for Supervisors

11/4/08 - WCF Presents Workforce Champion Award and Five Awards of Excellence

October

10/24/08 - WCF to Present Osceola County Job Fair

10/17/08 - Central Florida Unemployment Rate 6.4 %

10/14/08 - WCF Awards More Than $104,600 in Employed Worker Training Awards in September

10/9/08 - WCF and City Of Orlando to Graduate First Construction Trainees For Community Venues Projects

10/6/08 - WCF to Host Virtual Job Fair