JOB RESOURCES

L.A. Times Archives

July 26, 1994 12 AM PT

Compiled by Brent Wyeth and Stephanie Stassel Times editorial researchers

California Conservation Corps

The California Conservation Corps hires young men and women to work for a period of one year on a variety of environmental and community projects, and to respond to emergencies such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes. Corps members learn job skills and gain work experience. Beginning pay is minimum wage. Both residential and nonresidential positions are available.

Qualifications: Men and women between the ages of 18 and 23 years who are California residents and not on probation or parole.

Telephone: 1-800-952-5627

California Council for Veterans Affairs

Organization helping veterans find employment.

Services include:

* Employment assistance

* Job listings

* Computer matching of applicant qualifications to employer needs

* Educational resource library

Eligibility: Must be a veteran

Cost: Free

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays; counseling 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays

Address: 8652 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles

Telephone: (213) 299-6330

Career Encores

Referral service for people 50 and older. Serves only Los Angeles County; networks with 50 other agencies countywide.

Services include:

* Information on job training

* Job listings; also open to employers with jobs to fill

* Job search assistance

Local job club:

* 2100 Magnolia Blvd., Burbank

Orientation at 10 a.m. Fridays; call before visiting

Cost: Free to job seekers and employers

Hot line hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday

Address: 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 204, Los Angeles

Telephone: (213) 939-0391, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays through Friday

(818) 842-7507, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

EMPLOY Network

Computerized network of more than 50 nonprofit agencies that help employers fill job openings. Agencies in the coalition assist job applicants who have disabilities and special needs.

Services to employers:

* Matches pre-screened applicants with job openings

* Educational workshops on disabilities and the Americans With Disabilities Act

Cost: Free

Telephone: (800) 244-1JOB

Employment Development Department

State agency offering a wide variety of services to job seekers and employers.

Services include:

* Job Match, a statewide computer network matching job applicants and job openings

* Job search training workshops

* Experience Unlimited job clubs geared to professional, managerial and technical workers seeking jobs

* Referrals to training or educational facilities and social service agencies

* Unemployment and disability insurance

Cost: Free

Telephone: Look for nearest EDD Job Service office, listed under “California, State of” in the government listings section at the beginning of the telephone directory white pages.

Jewish Vocational Service

Nonprofit, non-sectarian service organization.

Services include:

* Motivational, job search, interview and resume workshops

* Job club support group geared to professionals

* Job listings

* Employment and career resource library

* One-on-one career counseling

* Free job placement services for people with disabilities

* Career Focus, a five-session workshop for those interested in exploring a career change

Cost: Registration fee, $30 for a six-month period; counseling per session, $60 or less; Career Focus workshop, $150.

Hours: For more information, call 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday

Locations:

* 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303, Los Angeles, (213) 655-8910

* 6429 Independence Ave., Woodland Hills, (818) 587-3222 (closed Fridays)

Los Angeles Urban League

Serving more than 90,000 people each year, the Los Angeles Urban League seeks to secure social and economic opportunities for African Americans and other minorities through a variety of programs, including counseling, training, placement and community development.

Services include:

* Employment Services Department assists job-ready applicants who are professional, skilled or semi-skilled and seeking employment or a career change. Applicants and employers are served through counseling, workshops and a job bank.

* Data Processing Center offers courses in computer programming, computer operations and automated office procedures.

* Milken Family Literacy & Youth Training Center provides instruction in reading, writing, math and problem solving to assist youth and their families in developing skills to compete for employment.

* Pasadena-Foothill Branch offers career counseling and job placement.

* Automotive Training Center offers assistance in Los Angeles.

* Entrepreneurial Training and Business Development Center and Financial Training Center offer assistance in Inglewood.

Cost: Free

Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Address: 3450 Mount Vernon Drive, Los Angeles (call for addresses to other locations)

Telephone: (213) 299-9660

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Nonprofit organization assists professionals and unskilled people wanting to enter or re-enter the workplace.

Services include:

* Senior aide program to help people 55 and older upgrade skills or learn new skills. Participants are assigned to nonprofit organizations for on-the-job training 20 hours a week, for which they are paid minimum wage.

Cost: Free

Address: 4444 Union Pacific Ave., City of Commerce

Telephone: (213) 261-4908

Gender Equity program

Program at Pierce College serves single parents and displaced homemakers.

Service includes:

* Counseling and referrals

* Information regarding classes

Cost: Free

Office Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays; evenings and Fridays by appointment

Address: Bungalow 0371, Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills

Telephone: (818) 719-6453

Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

Nonprofit organization helps low-income residents of the city and county of Los Angeles receive job training and find jobs.

Services include:

* Job Training Partnership Act programs provide job training for a variety of positions; programs include classroom and on-the-job training.

* County refugee program offers vocational training and placement in clerical positions including an English as a Second Language program.

* Job counseling and referrals.

Cost: Free to participants and employers.

Address: 2525 W. 8th St., Los Angeles

Telephone: (213) 389-2373

TAPS

The Training Applicants for Placement Success program is designed to assist residents of Los Angeles and Orange counties with epilepsy and seizure disorders in their search for employment.

Services include:

* Vocational counseling

* Career exploration workshop

* Job-seeking skills training

* Job club

* Job postings

* Resource center

* Resume assistance

* Answering service

* Assistance to employers in filling job openings

* Services available in English and Spanish

Cost: Free to employers and job seekers

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Address: 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 920, Los Angeles

Telephone: (800) 564-0445 or (213) 382-3674

Private Industry Councils--Job Training Programs

The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 provides federal funds for locally managed employment and training programs. Private Industry Councils (PICs) within 52 service areas in California plan job training and employment programs to meet the needs of their local labor market.

Services include:

* Educational, vocational and on-the-job training

* Job search skills and placement

* Dislocated workers program

* Older workers program (55 and older)

* Youth program

Eligibility: Applicants may qualify for one or more reasons, including a layoff, long-term unemployment or income below poverty levels.

Benefits to employers: Prescreened and trained applicants; initial wage reimbursement (for on-the-job training) and/or tax credits

Cost: For qualified applicants, training and placement services are free. Services provided to employers are also free.

Telephone: 1-800-FOR-A-JOB, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applicants will be referred to appropriate service area office based on their ZIP codes. Many local community colleges have JTPA programs. Employers may call the same number for information about hiring trainees.

SCORE

The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a nonprofit organization sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. SCORE volunteers share a wealth of practical business experience with persons who plan to go into business and those already in business.

Services include:

* Counseling in the areas such as business planning, advertising, accounting, market and customer analysis, inventory control, cash and credit management, marketing, taxes, licenses and insurance needs.

* A monthly calendar of seminars and workshops is mailed on request.

Cost: Free

Address: 330 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 190, Glendale

Telephone: (818) 552-3206

Second Careers

The Second Careers program is a nonprofit project of the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles largely serving people age 50 and older.

Services include:

* Job placement: primarily office-related opportunities, including clerical, managerial, professional and technical

* Computer instruction and lab

* Resource library

* Retirement planning

Cost: Free to job seekers; modest fees for employers; computer lab $10 per session

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays-Fridays; computer lab, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Address: 3530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1220, Los Angeles

Telephone: (213) 380-3166

Small Business Development Center, North Los Angeles County

Nonprofit organization funded by the state providing counseling for new and existing businesses.

Services include:

* One-on-one counseling for people who want to start a business and those with existing businesses

* Earthquake assistance counseling

* Workshops

Cost: Free counseling by appointment only; nominal fee for workshops

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday; counseling appointments 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Thursday

Address: 14540 Victory Blvd., First Floor, Van Nuys

Telephone: (818) 373-7092

Southern California Indian Center

Nonprofit organization serving the American Indian community of Los Angeles and Orange counties. As a Job Training Partnership Act agency, the center provides employment assistance and vocational training to American Indians, native Alaskans and native Hawaiians who are unemployed, underemployed or economically disadvantaged.

Services include:

* Biannual job fairs

* Resume and job application preparation

* Job search techniques

* Job listings and referrals

* Classroom vocational training

* On-the-job training

* Educational workshops for parents

Locations include:

6309 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 104, Van Nuys

(818) 782-1191

335 E. Ave. K-6, Lancaster

(805) 948-9970

2500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 750, Los Angeles

(213) 387-5772

UAW-Labor Employment Training Corporation

A private, nonprofit corporation that provides job development, training and retraining, and placement services to unemployed and economically disadvantaged applicants. The UAW-LETC serves as a training liaison to business and industry and a provider of training services to the Job Training Partnership Act community and State of California Employment Training Panel.

Services include:

* Placement services for entry-level and professional positions

* Training services designed to meet entry-level needs as well as customized training and skill upgrades

* Human resources management, development and support

* Special grant-funded programs, including on-the-job training, classroom instruction, programs for dislocated workers and tax credits provided for targeted jobs

* Job training for economically disadvantaged youth

Cost: Free to employers and eligible applicants

Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m, Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays

Address: 5150 E. Gage Ave., Bell (corporate office); 10 field offices in Southern California including 14428 Hamlin St., Van Nuys

Telephone: (818) 781-2172 or (213) 562-6100

Women at Work

Nonprofit organization focusing on career concerns of women, but men are welcome.

Services include:

* Drop-in resource room featuring a library and job listings

* Counseling, testing and resume writing

* Specially funded programs for single parents, displaced homemakers and Hispanic professional women with limited English and those interested in non-traditional careers.

* Evening and daytime workshops on career planning, resume writing, interview techniques, networking and job hunting and people 50 and older.

* Information dissemination and counseling on non-traditional job opportunities for women (trade and tech)

Cost: Drop-in resource room, suggested donation $2; counseling and resume writing, $55; occupational testing, including counseling, $95; evening workshops range from $15-$20

Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wednesdays

Address: 50 N. Hill Ave., Suite 300, Pasadena

Telephone: (818) 796-6870

Women’s Employment Action League

Federally funded nonprofit organization providing on-the-job training for low-income, unemployed men and women living in the Santa Clarita or Antelope valleys.

Services include:

* Workshops

* On-the-job training

* Counseling

Cost: Free to those who qualify

Hours: 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and Fridays

Address: 24901 Orchard Village Road, Valencia

Telephone: (805) 254-0777, or call (818) 345-1442, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

Worknet Services

Nonprofit career development and job placement service. Services are based upon availability.

Services include:

* Job preparation seminars