3rd Annual Disability Resource Fair in Glendale, CA on October 23, 2019

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The Verdugo Jobs Center/Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program in collaboration with the Employment Development Department (EDD), Glendale Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), and State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual Disability Resource Fair on October 23, 2019.

The Disability Resource Fair is featuring the State Council on Developmental Disability (SCDD) who will be presenting a film clip highlighting employed people with disabilities’ success stories and sharing other resources to encourage and empower the disabled population within the community to return to the workforce

When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 10AM-12 NOON

Where: 1255 South Central Ave., Glendale, CA 91204

RSVP: 818-937-8020

Tech Job Fair in Glendale, Sept 18, 2019 – 9am to 11am

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Career Fair – Hosted By The Verdugo Jobs Center – Click this Link to register and for more information

Meet with dozens of employers and learn about job opportunities offered by companies looking to hire technology skilled job seekers.

  • Beyond Limits
  • Service Titan
  • Cal Tech
  • Legalzoom
  • Amazon
  • mobileforming
  • Sada Systems
  • Hawke Media
  • Liberman Media
  • Auticon
  • NEP Group
  • Grifols
  • Spokeo
  • Virtualitics
  • Image Cube
  • Phonexa
  • DOT 818
  • Age of Learning
  • Episource
  • LAUSD
  • NAVY
  • PickTrace
  • Fleetup
  • CONVOSO

Glendale, CA 2019 Tech Week, Coming in September

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Innovation peaks in the silicon mountains.

SEPTEMBER 14-21, 2019 

Glendale, California boasts a thriving tech ecosystem that is home to over 1000 high tech firms that generate over $5 billion dollars in sales each year and employ over 41,000 people. Get in on the action during Glendale Tech Week 2019. Employer demos, Job Fair, Start-up Pitches, Speakers and More!

10 of History’s Greatest Women Inventors

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photo Josephine Cochrane ( 1839-1913) – The Dishwasher inventor
Josephine Cochrane ( 1839-1913) – Inventor of The Dishwasher

Did you know a Hollywood actress revolutionized wireless communications? Or that the first computer programmer was a woman? Many of these women didn’t get credit for their work until long after their deaths, but their contributions and inventions have shaped technologies that have changed our lives and the course of history.

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Verdugo CNC Machinist Academy, Next Cohort Starts Sept. 3, 2019

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The Verdugo CNC Machinist Academy at Glendale Community College provides hands-on training for adults (18 and over) in the high demand job of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist.  The Academy is designed to train adults with disabilities who want to enter the manufacturing industry. Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders are encouraged to apply! 

Interested in more information? Contact Tina Hartyon at the Verdugo Jobs Center (818) 937-8080 ▪ thartyon@glendaleca.gov 

Click here for information flyer with details

Training Opportunity for Veterans

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Get classroom and hands on training while YOU GET PAID in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist 

8 weeks, 4 days a week Classes at Glendale Community College ; 9 transferable College Units ; Job Search Assistance and more! 

If interested in this program please contact the Veteran Representative Thomas Flynn ; Phone: 818-937-8039 Verdugo Jobs Center(VJC)—1255 S. Central Ave. Glendale.

Deadline to apply 8-15-19

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is an Equal Opportunity Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. TTY (818) 548-3857. Requests must be made within 3 business days of the event. 

Army’s 244th birthday

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Joint Force Headquarters DOD-Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) workforce and their guests celebrated the Army’s 244th birthday at their joint headquarters on Fort George G. Meade June 14.

The theme of this year’s Army birthday is, “America’s Army: Honoring the call to service from D-Day to today.” 

JFHQ-DODIN Executive Director Jeffery R. Jones, a 30-year Army veteran and the event’s guest speaker, explained the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, and the Army’s establishment 244 years ago, reflect the Army’s deep connection with personal values and commitments.

Read more at [https://www.disa.mil/NewsandEvents/2019/244th-Army-birthday-celebration]