COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19: RESOURCES

Federal Resources
Federal agencies are responding rapidly with guidance and updates on COVID-19. Agencies have created dedicated resource pages with the latest information.










CDC Information for Your Communities

The CDC's COVID-19 webpage has an extensive list of informative topics that are very useful whether dealing with your work or home life. We have selected the content most valuable to Workforce Boards and listed them below.

Here, you can find the lead page for Schools, Workplaces, and Community locations. It contains the President's guidelines, community mitigation plans by State, and how different groups should prepare and take action.

For businesses and employers, see this section of the CDC website. It contains recommended strategies for employers to implement as well as a thorough list of considerations to take note of and response plan recommendations. It also includes specific Industry Guidance manuals including OSHA/HHS  guidance for preparing workplaces for COVID -19.

Online Learning Resources

NAWB knows it is important during these unprecedented times for workforce development boards to keep your training and education efforts moving forward. We have compiled a list of remote learning resources from known and trusted organizations. Please check this website periodically for additional guidance and resources that will likely evolve in coming days and weeks. 

NAWB Business Alliance Members

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
The construction industry continues to offer flexible, affordable craft and safety training leads to industry-recognized, national credentials for today’s leading construction positions. ABC’s membership represents all specialties within the US construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors. To learn more, visit https://www/workforce.abc.org

National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3)
NC3 is a network of education providers and corporations that, together, embody passion for innovative CTE models and produce a sustainable, highly-skilled workforce. NC3 implements and sustains industry-recognized portable certifications built on national skills standards. NC3 is offering its curriculum and man of the assessments online. Information can be found at https://www.nc3.net/keep-cte-moving/

National Retail Federation Foundation
While many retailers have been forced to make cuts to their workforce due to temporary or permanent closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, other retail companies are hiring thousands of workers to meet increased consumer demand. Information on where companies are hiring can be found at https://nrf.com/resources/job-opportunities-workers-displaced-covid-19

All RISE Up materials continue to be available online so you can use the RISE Up program remotely with your students. View our RISE Up Online Delivery at 

The National Retail Federation and the NRF Foundation present two trainings that deliver fast, affordable and effective content to your front line, customer-facing and distribution center workforce. Information can be found at https://nrffoundation.org/riseup/special-training

CompTIA
CompTIA is the leading not-for-profit trade association representing the global technology industry and its workforce. The organization collaborates with workforce boards to train community members in job-based IT skills, leading to employment in high-wage, high-growth IT career pathways. CompTIA exam vouchers with expiration dates from March 17 through April 30, 2020 have been extended to June 30, 2020. In addition, all CompTIA exam vouchers with expiration dates from May 1 through May 31, 2020 have been extended through July 31, 2020. CompTIA will continue to monitor timelines, and any additional updates will be posted as available. In April, CompTIA will be offering candidates remote certification testing. Information can be found at https://www.comptia.org/testing/online-testing-interest-form

National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
The National Association of Landscape Professionals supports training and education for the nation’s lawn care and landscape professionals through a myriad of instructional offerings including industry certification and the new Landscape Management Apprenticeship Program. Recently launched, this Department of Labor- registered program provides on-the-job training and classroom-style instruction to teach the techniques of the trade to those eager to receive college-level training at no cost. High school grads, vets, and career changers will find that life – and life’s work – are best enjoyed outdoors. More information can be found at 

Additional Online Learning Resources

Aztec Software
To help meet the ever-changing needs of your learners, Aztec has added a Social & Emotional component to their online learning platform. They know that addressing Social & Emotional learning can improve the behavioral health of your learners (and their families) and present a path reducing barriers and therefore improving their academic outcomes. This content is available in the same Aztec Learning Management System already used by hundreds of thousands around the country to assist with their ABE, ASE, and HSE academic needs and workforce readiness preparation. Ten (10) titles are now available for FREE for NAWB members. These include:  

• Positively! Making Optimism Work For You
• Preparing for Emergencies: What to Do, When to Do It
• Making Do: Life on a Shoestring
• Talking with Children
• Coping with Family Stress
• Depression
• Worrying: How Not to Be a Worrywort 
• What Now? Steps After Layoff
• Making Ends Meet: The Basics of Family Budgeting
• Attitude: Make It Good!
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CODE: NAWB-LSE-10

LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is uniquely positioned to help, as they offer a digital library of 15,500 courses, along with insights into how the economy is rapidly transforming. To help you during this time, here are some free resources you can leverage:
 
These courses to help the unemployed find a job now.
These free courses designed to help people be more productive at home.
These free courses for faculty and training providers newly teaching online 
This article listing the most in-demand jobs right now.
• Continually-updated report on the Coronavirus and how it’s affecting jobs and the economy and the LinkedIn hub for all of Coronavirus resources.

Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)
In response to the Coronavirus crisis, the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) has strengthened its capacity to offer a fully online learning and testing solution that will enable prospective certificants to secure MSSC certifications working at home. MSSC has just contracted with a remote proctoring vendor, ProctorU. After May 15th, MSSC's Authorized Assessment Centers can place orders for their test takers to take assessments from their own home or remote location on their personal computers. most Certified Production Technician (CPT) Instructor training was delivered personally by a MSSC Master Trainer. MSSC is now offering a Certified Production Technician (CPT) Instructor Training e-Package that candidate CPT Instructors can take at home online. More details can be found at www.msscusa.org

Additional Resources
Epstein Becker Green, an employment and health care law firm, developed a resource page for business and industry on how to respond to COVID-19.

Robbin and Associates created a list of resources and strategies for workforce development professionals to help you and your job seekers cope with COVID-19.

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