Arbor - Education & Training

Types of Programs
Workforce development has been Arbor's sole business since 1968. During the past three decades, we've successfully operated a wide range of programs under nine pieces of federal legislation. We've repeatedly demonstrated expertise in customizing core program components and Arbor-developed innovations to meet unique local needs.

One-Stop
Arbor Education & Training manages, operates, and collaborates with One-Stop Centers throughout the country. We provide core, intensive, and training services to adults, dislocated workers, co-enrolled youth, and other special populations. We also offer a wide variety of services to employers. For further information, please visit our One-Stop pages.

Welfare
Arbor's services to TANF, general assistance, and welfare diversion clients include intensive assessment, case management, work readiness, life management skills, motivation enhancement, subsidized work experience, occupational skills training, job development, job search assistance, job placement, job retention, and career advancement. The emphasis is on work: obtaining, retaining, and advancing in a job with a good future. Arbor has also operated welfare pilot programs for individual states and currently provides specialized services. For example, we serve the needs of the physically disabled and those with behavioral health challenges.

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Youth
All Arbor youth programs incorporate the required ten program elements for youth specified in WIA, as well as assessment, counseling, and case management. Out-of-school programs also include GED preparation, work readiness, life skills, work experience, skills training, job placement, job retention, and career advancement. In-school programs focus on drop-out prevention, academic enrichment, work-based learning, career exploration, job shadowing, internships, and work experience.

Adult
Arbor offers One-Stop services to dislocated workers and adults with multiple barriers to employment. These include the full gamut of core, intensive, and training services. We provide training services in both the classroom and on the job. Classroom training includes:

Word processing/secretarial service
Computer applications/office technology
Customer service
Work readiness
Life management skills
"The Three Rules of Success" (motivation enhancement)

On-the-job training provides employers who hire and then train our participants with reimbursement for the costs of training, with the understanding that participants who successfully complete training will be retained in long-term employment.

iJobs-Arbor
iJobs-Arbor is a one-stop, online learning community for today’s demanding workforce. Employers and job seekers access the iJobs-Arbor on-line community from any internet-enabled computer. As needed, job seekers access the Occupational, Education, or Customer specific customized platforms for specific tools and functions. iJobs-Arbor contains an extensive array of reporting and administrative tools to allow Arbor and the customer to monitor and report training activities.

Online Assessments. iJobs-Arbor provides each job seeker to understand their skills that will lead to sustainable employment in over 700 “hard and soft” skill areas.
Customized User Interface. iJobs-Arbor is available in English and Spanish. For users who have reading challenges, the iJobs-Arbor platforms have the option of speaking the instructions.
Employer Platform. Employers personalize lists of additional trainings and requirements for Arbor job seekers prior to granting interviews.
Administration Platform. Customer and Arbor staff use iJobs-Arbor to coordinate and analyze all facets of program participation.