About Us
Overall Focus
To connect businesses and job seekers with the necessary resources and tools for gainful employment which will allow businesses to become competitive in the global marketplace.
Mission
Our mission is to bring together local business, labor, education and citizens to assess and develop the workforce and training needs of county employers and job seekers in order to improve the economic future and quality of life for residents and businesses and the state of Ohio.
General
Area 19 in the Ohio Workforce System consists of three counties: Ashtabula, Geauga and Portage, located in northeastern Ohio. Ashtabula County’s northern border is Lake Erie and its eastern border is the state of Pennsylvania. Geauga is contiguous to Ashtabula on its eastern border and Portage is contiguous to Geauga from its northern border.
The total population of Area is 345,700 persons and the area of the three counties is 1600 square miles. All three counties have been known as rural counties, however, in the last two decades, Portage and Geauga have seen tremendous residential growth. All three counties are expecting additional population growth over the next 20 years.
Acronyms
WIOA AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ACRONYM | |
ACJFS | Ashtabula County Job & Family Services |
ASPIRE | Adult Basic Literacy Education |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
AG | Assistance Group |
CAA | Career Advancement Accounts |
DLW | Dislocated Worker |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
ERI | Employment Retention Incentive |
ETP | Eligible Training Provider |
FSS | Family Employment Supportive Services |
FY | Fiscal Year |
GCJFS | Geauga County Job & Family Services |
HB | House Bill |
ISS | Individual Service Strategy |
ITA | Individual Training Account |
LEO | Local Elected Official |
LMI | Labor Market Information |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
ODJFS | Ohio Department of Job & Family Services |
OJT | On-the-Job Training |
OMJ | OhioMeansJobs |
OTAP | Ohio Transitional Assistance Program |
ORC | Ohio Revised Code |
ORSC | Ohio Rehabitation Services Commission |
OWD | Office of Workforce Development |
OWF | Ohio Works First |
PCJFS | Portage County Job & Family Services |
PRC | Prevention, Retention & Contingency |
PWC | Portage Workforce Connection |
PY | Program Year |
RFP | Request for Proposal |
RMS | Random Moment Sample |
SA | Senior Aide |
SFY | State Fiscal Year |
SYEP | Summer Youth Employment Program |
TAA | Trade Adjustment Assistance |
TABE | Tests of Adult Basic Education |
TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Familes |
UC | Employment Compensation |
VET REP | Veterans Representative |
WARN | Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification |
WEP | Work Experience Program |
WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
WDB | Workforce Development Board |