Services for Older Workers Workforce Solutions - Capital Area is committed to providing employment-related services to all citizens of Travis county.

At our Career Centers, older workers can take advantage of opportunities to gain competitive job skills through temporary employment and training, even if they:

• Have not worked in a long time
• Never worked outside the home
• Have limitations on your ability to work
• Receive Social Security income
• Do not have a high school education

Workforce Solutions is proud to refer older workers to AARP Foundation – Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).  Through SCSEP, the AARP Foundation provides skills training and job placement assistance to mature job seekers.

SCSEP motto:  “Your job is to get a job; our job is to help you!”

Goals of SCSEP

SCSEP helps low income job seeker age 55 and over gain the skills needed to reenter or remain in the workforce.  The program does this by:

• Providing participants with temporary training and income to prepare them for finding employment in the community.
• Helping employers address their workforce shortages by becoming a resource for trained, qualified, mature workers.

SCSEP helps participants and employers

Working closely with employers to understand the job opportunities, qualifications, and work environment, SCSEP prepares its participants to become more qualified applicants.  SCSEP staff thoroughly assesses each participant’s skills, interests, and attitudes before referring the applicant to potential employers.

Building job skills

SCSEP provides a range of training opportunities for its participants:

• Community service assignments:  The primary location for job training is a nonprofit or public agency which serves as a work/training site.
• Specialized training:  SCSEP arranges for participants to be trained in the specific skills needed to compete in the job market.  Training takes place either at the project site or at other locations such as community colleges.
• On the Job Experience:  SCSEP refers selected participants for on-the-job training with private employers.  Under the On the Job Experience (OJE) program, SCSEP pays the participant at the employer’s prevailing wage for a limited time, while the employer provided needed job training.  The employer agrees to hire applicants who successfully complete the training period.+

Contact SCSEP

512.391.9299

55 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin, TX, 78702

http://www.aarp.org/scsep