Workforce Services At-A-Glance

  • Labor Needs Assessment

  • ACCESS CAST SCREENING QUESTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING IDENTIFICATION (SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS)

  • Services to Immigrants and Refugees DEIA Webinar Slideshow

  • Skills and Adult Education

    • Digital Literacy Orientation Class

    • List of In-Person English-Language Classes

    • Spanish-Language Driving Classes (Waitlist Form)

    • NWTI Adult Education Intake Form (Virtual English Classes)

  • Worker’s Rights

    • Immigrant Worker Whistle Blower Protections

    • Department of Labor Complaints Website (Minimum wage, Overtime, and Child Labor Issues)

    • OSHA Complaints Website (Worker Safety)

    • Attorney General Office- Fraud Complaints tied to coyotes or predatory temp/ employment agencies or the sale of false social security numbers

    • Sanford Law Firm Referral (i.e. for Class Action Suits)

    • Referrals for the University of Arkansas Workers Rights Clinic Human Trafficking Clinic

    • Labor/ Human/ Sex Trafficking Issues

  • Career Counseling

    • What is your dream job? (ADWS Real-Life Arkansas)

    • Checklist for Employer Sponsored Visas

      • H2B Visas

      • Legal Assistance for the Employer:  Misty Borkowski

    • Assessment of Foreign Credentials (World Education Services)

    • Schedule Appointments with Resource Centers

      • Local Adult Education Centers with career coaches

      • Workforce Centers and Libraries (for information on available jobs and professional licensure programs)

    • Use WES to Assess Credentials for:

      • College Admission

      • Employment

      • Licensure

      • Immigration (USCIS)

      • High School

  • In NWA: Connect to…

    • CANOPY of Northwest Arkansas: Application for New American Cities

    • Upskill NWA Application

    • CareersNWA Website

  • Community Events with ADWS Mobile Unit and The Chamber of Commerce’s Be Pro Be Proud

    • Mobile Workforce Center Application – AR Division of Workforce Services (arkansas.gov)

    • Dislocated Worker Taskforce – AR Division of Workforce Services (arkansas.gov)

  • Small Business Financing and Navigation

    • Request an Appointment with a Small Business Navigator

    • Workshops and Support

    • AU’s Social Entrepreneur Incubator Program (Waitlist Form)