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SUMMARY:Paid Work Experience Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Boost Your Workforce at No Extra Cost!\n\nTake advantage of a FREE Paid Work Experience program offered by the Workforce Development Board\, in partnership with the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce!\n\nThis unique opportunity is designed to help businesses like yours provide valuable work experience to second-chance hires (individuals who have been justice-involved). By participating\, your business can receive 300 hours of work with 100% of wages and liability covered by the Workforce Development Board.\n\nWhy Participate?\n\n\n	\n	No-cost work experience: Businesses provide on-the-job training for second-chance hires\, and the Workforce Development Board covers all wages and liability.\n	\n	\n	Job-readiness training: Individuals in the program have gone through job readiness training\, making them prepared to succeed.\n	\n	\n	Interview candidates: You will have the chance to interview and select candidates as you would for any other position.\n	\n	\n	Make a difference: Your participation helps create vital employment opportunities for second-chance hires and supports workforce inclusion.\n	\n	\n	Additional programs available: Explore other paid work experience opportunities with similar incentives through the Workforce Development Board.\n	\n\n\nInfo Sessions   Free Lunch Provided!\n\n\n	\n	May 13th: In-person Lunch & Learn in Santa Barbara\n\n	\n		\n		12:00 pm - 1:30 pm\, Direct Relief\n		\n	\n	\n	\n	July: Virtual Info Session (Details coming soon)\n	\n\n\nThis event is FREE and includes lunch.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p data-end="42" data-start="0"><strong data-end="42" data-start="0">Boost Your Workforce at No Extra Cost!</strong></p>\n\n<p data-end="255" data-start="44">Take advantage of a <em data-end="70" data-start="64">FREE</em> Paid Work Experience program offered by the Workforce Development Board\, in partnership with the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce!</p>\n\n<p data-end="573" data-start="257">This unique opportunity is designed to help businesses like yours provide valuable work experience to <em data-end="380" data-start="359">second-chance hires</em> (individuals who have been justice-involved). By participating\, your business can receive <strong data-end="492" data-start="471">300 hours of work</strong> with <strong data-end="537" data-start="498">100% of wages and liability covered</strong> by the Workforce Development Board.</p>\n\n<h3 data-end="595" data-start="575">Why Participate?</h3>\n\n<ul data-end="1312" data-start="596">\n	<li data-end="758" data-start="596">\n	<p data-end="758" data-start="598"><strong data-end="625" data-start="598">No-cost work experience</strong>: Businesses provide on-the-job training for second-chance hires\, and the Workforce Development Board covers all wages and liability.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="890" data-start="759">\n	<p data-end="890" data-start="761"><strong data-end="787" data-start="761">Job-readiness training</strong>: Individuals in the program have gone through job readiness training\, making them prepared to succeed.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1015" data-start="891">\n	<p data-end="1015" data-start="893"><strong data-end="917" data-start="893">Interview candidates</strong>: You will have the chance to interview and select candidates as you would for any other position.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1161" data-start="1016">\n	<p data-end="1161" data-start="1018"><strong data-end="1039" data-start="1018">Make a difference</strong>: Your participation helps create vital employment opportunities for second-chance hires and supports workforce inclusion.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1312" data-start="1162">\n	<p data-end="1312" data-start="1164"><strong data-end="1197" data-start="1164">Additional programs available</strong>: Explore other paid work experience opportunities with similar incentives through the Workforce Development Board.</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 data-end="1356" data-start="1314">Info Sessions &ndash\; <em data-end="1356" data-start="1334">Free Lunch Provided!</em></h3>\n\n<ul data-end="1513" data-start="1357">\n	<li data-end="1457" data-start="1357">\n	<p data-end="1415" data-start="1359"><strong data-end="1371" data-start="1359">May 13th</strong>: In-person <em data-end="1398" data-start="1383">Lunch &amp\; Learn</em> in Santa Barbara</p>\n\n	<ul data-end="1457" data-start="1418">\n		<li data-end="1457" data-start="1418">\n		<p data-end="1457" data-start="1420"><em data-end="1440" data-start="1420">12:00 pm - 1:30 pm</em>\, Direct Relief</p>\n		</li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1513" data-start="1458">\n	<p data-end="1513" data-start="1460"><strong data-end="1468" data-start="1460">July</strong>: Virtual Info Session (Details coming soon)</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p data-end="1692" data-start="1515"><em data-end="1692" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1515">This event is FREE and includes lunch.</em></p>\n
LOCATION:Direct Relief 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd\, Santa Barbara\, CA 93117
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DTSTAMP:20260501T191943Z
URL:https://business.sbscchamber.com/events/details/paid-work-experience-information-session-2245
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