What are WorkSource California Centers?
	What services do WorkSource Centers provide for employers?
	What downsizing services can be accessed through WorkSource California?
	What process ensures the quality of potential hires at a WorkSource Center?
	What type of businesses do WorkSource Centers help?
	Are WorkSource services available for existing employees?
	How many WorkSource Centers are located in Los Angeles County?
	How did WorkSource Centers originate?
	Who oversees the local WorkSource system?
	Are all WorkSource Centers new?
	Do customers need an appointment to use a WorkSource Center?
	How can businesses find their local WorkSource Center?

• What are WorkSource California Centers?

WorkSource California is the name for the network of full-service business centers located throughout Los Angeles County. Each WorkSource Center offers efficient, cost-effective hiring, downsizing, training, and technology services to employers and businesses of all sizes.

• What services do WorkSource Centers provide for employers?

WorkSource Centers offer qualified candidate listings, employee training sessions, conference rooms and meeting space, free job postings, and a fully equipped office center with computer, fax, and Internet access. Small business owners can also take advantage of specialized workshops and seminars related to recruitment and other human resources issues.

• What downsizing services can be accessed through WorkSource California?

WorkSource Centers frequently partner with Los Angeles County Rapid Response transition experts to provide on-site transition counseling, downsizing placement assistance, unemployment insurance information, and up-to-date labor market news. These services can be accessed simply by walking through the door of the WorkSource center: no prior appointment is necessary.

• What process ensures the quality of potential hires at a WorkSource Center?

WorkSource staff pre-screen candidates and offer customized placement services to pair potential employees with appropriate businesses. Training facilities, skill assessment, and job assistance counseling further assist the process of finding a suitable match.

• What type of businesses do WorkSource Centers help?
  
  WorkSource Centers’ training, services, and candidate listings benefit industries and businesses of all sizes throughout Los Angeles County.

• Are WorkSource services available for existing employees?
  
  Employed workers of a company can access their local WorkSource Center to expand job-specific skills, build computer proficiency, and increase value to their employer.

• How many WorkSource Centers are located in Los Angeles County?
  
  Los Angeles County is home to nearly 50 WorkSource Centers. There are thousands of WorkSource Center located throughout the United States, which are all part of America’s Workforce Network.
   
• How did WorkSource Centers originate?
  
  WorkSource Centers are a product of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which changed the way federal funds could be used to support local workforce initiatives by combining previously separate programs within a single location, or “WorkSource.” The law also shifted the focus of federal employment programs to provide a core set of services to all citizens, with additional services available to individuals who meet certain eligibility requirements.

• Who oversees the local WorkSource system?
  
  Eight Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), chaired by business and government leaders, guide the region’s workforce and economic development policies and maintain local accountability over the individual WorkSource Centers. Local business owners are encouraged to provide WIBs with feedback on the WorkSource system to provide maximum accountability, responsiveness, and services.
   
• Are all WorkSource Centers new?
  
  No. While many WorkSource Centers were created in response to the Workforce Investment Act, some centers have been providing employment assistance to their local communities for years, and sometimes decades.
   
• Do customers need an appointment to use a WorkSource Center?
  
  Most WorkSource services are available on a walk-in basis. Appointments may be requested of users with more extensive needs.
   
• How can businesses find their local WorkSource Center?
  
  Call the toll-free number (888) 266-6300 or go to www.worksourcecalifornia.com.