Links and Resources
Department
of Labor Women's Bureau
To improve the status of wage-earning women, improve their working
conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities
for profitable employment.
Construction
Service Industry Corporation
The Construction Industry Service Corporation
(CISCO) is a non-profit labor management association. CISCO was founded
in 1988 in an effort to bring union construction labor and management
representatives together to work cooperatively in order to better the
construction industry as a whole.
DuPage
Regional Office of Education
The vision sets the stage for responsible action and is intended to
generate a common goal, hope, and encouragement to move from the present
to a positive and healthy future for youth.
WorkNet
DuPage
The work Net DuPage Career Center is DuPage County’s premiere
location for training, developing, and connecting the local workforce.
Alphabetical
List of United States Universities
List of U.S. universities ordered alphabetically
America’s
Job Bank
Provides career opportunities, career descriptions, job search tips and
information on career trends.
Ball
Foundation/Career Vision
Information on the Ball Career System and a parent brochure containing
useful tips for talking to and having fun with your children to promote
their career development.
Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections
and regional information. Helpful for high schoolers planning their majors
and careers.
Careers
in Construction Industry
CISCO maintains a complete listing of all Building Trade Apprenticeship
programs in northeastern Illinois. The listing includes all information
needed to apply for and be accepted in an apprenticeship program.
Guide
to Career Choices
These guides provide job descriptions, job outlooks, wage information,
and lists the education and training requirements for various occupational
groupings within career interest areas.
Job
Hunters Bible
Take an interactive test to learn more about yourself, create a resume,
find out about places, fields, companies and salaries, look at job openings
and get
answers to frequently asked questions about job-hunting.
Mapping
Your Future
Take a guided tour of planning a career. On this tour, you can find out
how to choose a career and how to reach your goal. You can also pick
up useful tips on job hunting, resume writing and job interviewing techniques.
Military
Careers
Provides career information for all branches of the military.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
An excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific
occupations based on data supplied by the federal government on choosing
a career and finding a job.
Personality
Type
What’s your personality type? Take the quiz on this site and find
out. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), learn more about yourself
and the people in your life.
ResumeTutor
An interactive workbook designed to make resume writing easier a bit
more fun.
Role
Model Project for Girls
This sampler of women’s professions is meant to give girls an idea
of the breadth of their choices, encourage them to explore ideas that
they might not have thought possible before, and offer ideas about how
they can achieve their goals.
Salary
Wizard
The Salary Wizard database contains salary information on thousands of
job titles. The Salary Wizard also calculates salaries based on job title
and geographic location.
Self-Directed
Search
Take this Self-Directed Search (SDS) and find a job that matches your
skills and interests. More than 20 million people worldwide have used
the SDS to make informed career choices. (There is a charge for this
test.)
Title
IX, Education Amendments of 1972 (Title 20 U.S.C. Sections 1681-1688)
Know your educational rights! This U.S. Department of Labor site provides
a listing of the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 1681-1688.
Programs
for Educational Opportunity
U.S. Department of Education — Regional Equity Assistance Center
(EAC)
Find the equity-focused information and assistance your school needs.
The Regional Equity Assistance Center provides consultation and in-depth
services to schools and school districts in the Midwest, assisting in
the three equity areas of race, gender and national origin.
Illinois
State Constitution
This site provides the complete Illinois State Constitution.
Illinois
Human Rights Act
Amendments to Section 5 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
The
Illinois Sex Equity School Administrative Code
Find what you need to know about sex equity in your school.
Illinois
Office of Educational Services Gender Equity Resource Center
Provides information on more than 5,000 gender equity and non-traditional
resources, materials, activities, lesson plans, videotapes, curriculum
and Internet links.
Bureau
of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT)
The Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training is a service agency that promotes
and provides technical assistance to potential and current sponsors in
establishing and maintaining registered apprenticeship programs.
Sprinkler
Fitters Local 281
Learn more about training and apprenticeships in pipefitting.
Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
Bureau of Workforce Development
The Bureau of Workforce Development encourages statewide economic development
by cultivating a well-trained workforce. The Bureau identifies youth,
adults and dislocated workers who are eligible for assistance under the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA), assesses their employability skills and provides
training in areas of growing employment demand.
Federation of Women
Contractors
The Federation of Women Contractors (FWC) is committed to the advancement
of entrepreneurial women in the construction industry. Its 100-plus members
include general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and service related
firms representing all facets and of construction.?
Kenny
Construction Company
Kenny is a national contractor and construction manager with wide-ranging
experience building large and complex projects. They are constantly in
search of professionals who can contribute to the continued success of
their organization.
DuPage
County Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
Local Union No. 701- I.B.E.W and N.E.C.A
Provides information on the qualifications and requirements needed to
apply for labor related employment, as well as find listings of available
apprenticeships.
Cook
County Building and Trades Council
Get important and timely information on each trade in the Building Trades
using the online Apprenticeship in Building Trades booklet.
International
Union of Painters and Allied Trades
District Council 30
The Painters and Allied Trades Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund
provide apprenticeships for those wishing to learn a multitude of skills
in the painting trade. This training prepares the apprentice for profitable
employment as well as develops the necessary background for good citizenship
and craftsmanship.
Illinois
Department of Employment Security (IDES)
IDES is your direct link to Illinois workforce services such as job placement
and referrals, employment and training programs, career and labor market
information and more!
Chicago
Women in Trades (CWIT)
Chicago Women in Trades works to increase the number of women in the
skilled trades occupation and to remove the obstructions that keep women
from entering and remaining in non-traditional careers. Utilize their
site to ask questions and view news and updates in the world of women’s
trades.
Illinois
WorkNetTM
Illinois WorkNetTM is a free, online resource that provides career, education
and work support information for all Illinois residents and businesses.
Women
Employed
Women Employed is a leading national supporter for women’s economic
advancement. Stay informed on the issues as they build support to improve
women’s opportunities and incomes.
Illinois
Apprenticeship Development Links
Connect yourself to the Illinois apprenticeship program you are looking
for.
Chicago
Construction Unions and Associations
Enter the information portal of the Chicagoland Construction Industry.
Find hundreds of Chicagoland industries using the online directory.
Illinois
Center for Specialized Professional Support
Information about the Center and the Special Populations Professional
Development and Technical Assistance Project
Technical
Schools Database
A clickable map of the United States lists technical schools for a large
variety of occupations.
For more information:
Alison Greene
Nontraditional and Tech Prep Program Coordinator
(630) 942-2496
E-mail
