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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NCWORKS CAREER CENTER <br /> 4 Wo rks - <br /> Highlights <br /> career center <br /> •NC WORKS CERTIFIED...The Orange County Career Center became NCWorks state <br /> certified on November 20, 2014. Certification requires a rigorous application process with great <br /> attention to detail regarding procedures and customer satisfaction. Customers visiting the cen- <br /> ter will experience a new improved, integrated and seamless delivery of customer service <br /> • Partner Collaboration: Orange County Department of Social Services; NCWorks Career <br /> Center and Durham Technical Community College. Through a collaborative effort Orange <br /> County Department of Social Services; Orange County NCWorks Career Center and Durham <br /> Tech conducted analysis of job openings with the highest turnover. It was determined that one <br /> of areas was in the office administrative field. Durham Tech staff designed a short-term Ad- <br /> ministrative Office Certificate program. The Department of Social Services and Orange County <br /> NCWorks Career Center staff identified 16 candidates to be enrolled in the program. The pro- <br /> gram was offered at the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough, NC. The program prepared <br /> individuals to perform a variety of clerical tasks within a professional office setting. While this <br /> accelerated 15 credit hour program can be completed in a single semester, its courses also <br /> count toward the two-year Office Administration Associate in Applied Science degree program. <br /> Fourteen of the sixteen students earned the Administrative Office Certificate and ob- <br /> tained employment. <br /> JO By ORANGE-COUNT Y <br /> i��RCE �o¢rrira¢oun.� <br /> •Job & Resource Fairs Orange County Fall 2014 / FAIR Wednesday <br /> Soptn,nba.24.2Ui't <br /> Spring 2015...Over 100 employers for this community wide job iccezb20Hpm <br /> SpansureJ Hy: <br /> _ ,,. OrnnSe COUnly <br /> fair event. Social Services Employment Services Unit/Skills Devel- <br /> HilhFo.oyL,N?RTa <br /> opment/NC Career Center efforts, along with Carla Banks, Orange <br /> ^ H.,ndS'H.Yn-�91cI24s-vn <br /> County Public Relation Directory, resulted in over 500 unduplicat- <br /> ed job seekers in attendance. Her efforts, along with the agency <br /> team commitment, resulted in an outcome of over 125 job seekers <br /> obtaining employment _ pinvtiedt.a0°ran9 <br /> meets anenams me ion <br /> r,tr.so smeJmemrenapal <br /> _ s Hlll anJ Hlllsharau9h <br /> Arous. <br /> •Social Media, Networking, and Interviewing Class: <br /> Orange County NC Works Career Center was pleased to offer Social Media, Networking & In- <br /> terviewing Classes. These classes were designed to help job seekers make a positive first im- <br /> pression, improve online presence, guide their contacts, and be more confident when inter- <br /> viewing. The classes included: mock interviews, individual and group exercises, networking, <br /> and much more. The classes were designed for both the novice and the expert and they were <br /> open to the public. <br /> 16 Annual Report 2014-2015 <br />