Welcome to Region 7!
Check out our Web site for more
information on services provided by Iowa Workforce Development,
Hawkeye Community College
IOW@WORK, and our
regional
partners. We think you’ll like what you see. The regional
one-stop center in Waterloo provides a variety of services to meet
the workforce and workplace needs of job seekers, dislocated
workers, unemployed persons and Iowa businesses through partnerships
of state and local service providers. They provide job counseling,
job training, job placement and assistance to special needs
populations.
We provide Priority of Service to veterans
in all Department of Labor funded Employment and Training programs.
Our region includes the
following Iowa counties:
- Black Hawk
- Bremer
- Buchanan
- Butler
- Grundy
If you wish to visit our office
in Waterloo,
use the drop-down box to the upper left of each page to obtain more
information.
In addition to visiting an office
you may access our services at one of the
IowaWORKS
Access Point
Locations
Region 7 Customer Service Plan and M.O.U
Region 7 Customer Service Plan.pdf
National
Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a
national, portable, foundation work skills certification designed and
maintained by ACT, Inc. Iowa adopted this credentialing system in 2008
creating an opportunity for individuals to obtain an applied skills
certificate through several Community Colleges and Iowa Workforce
Development Centers. The certificate was created to assist employers in
recruiting new employees, discover training needs, and/or promote incumbent
workers based on a series of three WorkKeys® assessments that make up the
NCRC – Reading for Information, Locating Information and Applied
Mathematics. These three foundation skills are critical in over 90 percent
of all occupations. Iowa’s NCRC can help an employer hire the best suited
individuals, discover what critical training needs may be needed, and can be
used as a means of promoting incumbent workers. This credential is noted as
an essential component in transitioning workers from declining to emerging
occupations. ACT has profiled over 16,000 different occupations and
determined the level of the three foundational skills for each occupation
that share the same identification number as outlined in the O*Net
(Occupational Information Network) database. The levels associated with the
completed certificates and occupations are Level 3-Bronze, Level 4-Silver,
Level 5-gold and Level 6-Platinum.
For Individuals wanting more information on Iowa’s National Career
Readiness Certificate, and information on how to get one, please
call us at (319) 235-2123 and ask to
speak to The Skills Development Team.
For Employers wanting
more information call
(319) 235-2123 and ask to
speak to The Recruitment and Placement Team. If you are ready to show your
support, download and complete a Letter of Commitment for
Iowa’s National Career Readiness Certificate
Click Here.
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Region 7 has excellent schools and
colleges, community activities, recreational opportunities, medical
facilities, as well as multi-cultural events.
Check out our Web site for more information on
services provided by Iowa Workforce Development and our regional
partners. We think you'll like what you see. Thanks for
visiting!
