National Emergency Grant (Financial Sector)
Helping former employees of financial services companies get a job or change careers by providing career counseling and access to training.
Did you work for a financial services company? Was your job eliminated or were you laid off?
The National Emergency Grant (NEG) is designed to provide career counseling and training services to help you get a job or change careers.
Only individuals who have been laid off from a specific list of financial services companies are eligible to receive NEG benefits. Click here to determine if your former employer is on the list.
How can the NEG Program help you?
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Provides career counseling and retraining services
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Allows you to change careers or industries
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Helps you obtain new credentials or keep your credentials current
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Offers you the ability to complete certificate programs
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Helps you find available opportunties to enhance or acquire new skill sets
What does the National Emergency Grant offer?
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Education/Training Scholarships
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Networking Events
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Job Search Workshops
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Career Coaching
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Resume Writing
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Interviewing Skills
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Assessment Tools
Are you eligible?
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Your former employer must be on the list of financial services companies eligible to receive NEG benefits
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Anyone laid off from these companies after March 2008 is eligible
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You can be currently employed or unemployed and still receive NEG benefits
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You can either live or work in Connecticut
Are you eligible?
All NEG services are provided at no cost to you.
Click here to print a brochure.
To find out more:
Michael W. Morgan, Program Manager
(203) 610-8572
mmorgan@workplace.org
A project of The WorkPlace, Inc. in partnership with Connecticut’s Workforce System. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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MCTIP (Microsoft Certification)
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CISSP (Security)
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Central Sterile Processing (Healthcare)
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Cosmetology
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SHRM (Human Resources)
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Project Management
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Microsoft training on various platforms (PowerPoint, Excel, or Word)
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Risk Management/Derivatives
