Directory of On-Line Employment Information

•   North Central Illinois Works

www.nciworks.org

- is responsible for planning and coordinating the communities’ resources into a workforce development system. The services outlined in this CD are provided to you through the partners of the NCI Works Board and are funded by the Workforce Investment Act.

•   Illinois workNet

www.illinoisworknet.net

- offering online career development and job search assistance
 

•   Illinois Valley Community College

www.ivcc.edu

- has an array of services that it can provide to employers. The Business Training Center can assist with customized training needs as well as needs assessment and consulting services. Job Placement and dislocation assistance can be found through the Dislocated Worker Center and small business start-up and development through IVCC’s Small Business Development Center. The Career Planning and Placement Office can assist with ongoing recruitment by posting full-time and part-time jobs and internships. The college can also provide job search assistance information.

•   Sauk Valley Community College

www.svcc.edu

- has many services to offer Lee County Businesses. In addition to traditional vocational training and dislocated worker services, SVCC can assist small businesses with management and financial consulting, customized training, and providing information on applying for training grants.
SVCC can also assist area manufacturers with process improvement, equipment upgrades and finding other solutions to improve performance.

Looking for Experienced Workers age 55 and older?

•   Experience Works

www.ilgreenthumb.org

- provides services and program to experienced workers and employers seeking such experience.

• IL Department of Employment Security

www.ides.state.il.us

- provides information and services to employers that includes information on unemployment tax rates, access to downloadable report forms, new hire reporting, plant closing & mass layoffs and much more.

• Illinois Skills Match (ISM), a service of the IL Dept. of Employment Security

www.illinoisskillsmatch.com

- a free service, ISM can help employers find the right job candidate by matching the skills you require for an opening with those of thousands of job seekers statewide.

•  The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development

www.commerce.state.il

- provides vital information on economic development and business incentives including grants, loans and tax credits.

•   Information and forms pertaining to compliance with Illinois labor laws can be obtained through the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)  Information pertaining to Prevailing Wages, Fair Labor Standards, Conciliation and Mediation and much more is accessible through the IDOL website:

www.state.il.us/agency/idol

•   The Office of Rehabilitative Services (ORS)

www.dhs.state.il.us/ors

- can assist businesses with complying with the reasonable accommodations requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ORS can also assist businesses with complying with other portions of the ADA as well as linkage to pertinent tax credits.

• U.S. Dept. of Labor

www.dol.gov

- provides information about services offered to employers. Such information includes but is not limited to Statistical Information, Layoff Resources, Disability Resources, Wages & Work Hours, Veterans Employment and Training, etc.
 

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

www.eeoc.gov

- provides information concerning federal
laws prohibiting Job Discrimination, Equal Pay and
Compensation, Age Discrimination, Race/Color
Discrimination, The Americans with Disabilities Act and a great deal more.

The NCI Works Business Services Team hopes that you will find these sites helpful.