Missouri - Resources
General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support
General
The Employment Training
Section is part of the Division of Vocational and Adult
Education in the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education. It administers, maintains and
distributes the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) eligible training
provider list for the state of Missouri.
URL: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divvoced/employ/
Resource
Materials and Providers
Missouri Tech Prep of
the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education prepares
students for a highly skilled technical occupation that allows
either direct entry into the workplace as a qualified technician
or continuation with further education.
E-MAIL: sbrice@mail.dese.state.mo.us
The Missouri Training and
Employment Council develops and provides recommendations
regarding the improvement of the state's employment and job
training service delivery network. The council serves as a forum
for public and private sector representation.
URL: http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/mtec/index.htm
Missouri Career Centers
are "one-stop shops" for all employment and training
needs. Workers, employers, students and those looking for
a first job or returning to the workforce will find a resource
area in each Missouri Career Center.
URL: http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/wfd/wfds/frontpagewfds.htm
Literacy Investment
for Tomorrow (Missouri) provides resources
for tutors, adult educators and others including a directory of
literacy providers in Missouri, a listing
of videos available for loan, and an electronic discussion group
to provide practitioners a forum to post ideas and questions to
the field.
URL: http://literacy.kent.edu/~missouri/
TrainingTheWorkforce.Com,
Inc. designs and delivers employment-related training
to individuals seeking to improve their work-related skills. Customized
training is offered to employers and public education and
training agencies in addition to professional development
programs for instructors.
URL: http://www.trainingtheworkforce.com
The Missouri Department of
Labor and Industrial Relations offers speakers that can
provide seminars and training for your business or organization
on topics such as Disability Awareness, Prevailing Wage Laws,
Workers' Compensation and On-Site Safety and Health.
URL: http://www.dolir.state.mo.us/seminars_training.htm
Labor
Market Information
The Missouri
Chamber of Commerce sponsors numerous meetings and
seminars on education programs.
You can find links to local state
chambers, as well as information on the
Missouri Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation, which focuses
on individual economic education and leadership development.
URL: http://www.mochamber.org
Labor market information
from Missouri's Department of Economic Development includes
employment and unemployment data, wage data, labor availability,
and other information designed to help employers and others
understand labor market conditions.
URL: http://www.works.state.mo.us/lmi/
Learning
Support
The Missouri State
Library provides links to local libraries across the
state, reference services, including interlibrary loans and
access to various electronic databases.
URL: http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html
Missouri Department of
Higher Education is a statewide resource for information
related to Missouri higher education, including postsecondary
institutions, academic programs, and student financial
assistance.
URL: http://www.dhe.mo.us/
The Midwest Center
for Postsecondary Outreach promotes increased access to
and availability of postsecondary education for deaf and
hard-of-hearing persons in the Midwest.
URL: http://www.mcpo.org/
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Last updated: July 9, 2004. |