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UNP-0036 We Can For You WEBSITE TRAINING MANUAL
UNP-0036, September 2004,
Rosalie M. Lane,
Extension Specialist, Alabama A&M University, and Ray
Ali, Extension Specialist, West Virginia StateCollege.
WEBSITE TRAINING MANUAL
The Workforce Education and Career Assistance
Network For You©
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Can't Find That Job? WECAN4U!
Your direct gateway to workforce
preparation and lifelong learning for Alabama and West Virginia
residents
Multistate agreement partnership
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
and West Virginia State College
www.wecan4u.net
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Introduction
Today, workforce preparation and computer knowledge go hand-in-hand
because they are key ingredients to employment opportunities.
This is the right time for all Americans to go online as new data
reveals the "overall level of U.S. digital inclusion is rapidly
increasing." [1]
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Urban Affairs and
New Nontraditional Programs Unit at Alabama A&M University
(AAMU) and the Land-Grant Program of West Virginia State College
(WVSC) are excited to offer the Workforce Education and Career
Assistance (WECAN4U) Network. The website is designed to provide
residents in Alabama and West Virginia with an easy pathway to
Internet-based workforce resources. It is linked to a number of
websites that provide national employment-related opportunities,
including economic development, starting a business, and other
financial management resources.
As our country faces the future, companies are being challenged
to compete in a global economy. Workers must be trained as lifelong
learners to ensure viable competitiveness in the world market.
WECAN4U offers many individuals the means to access workforce-related
resources that are available in a Web-based environment.
Welcome to WECAN4U!
We wish you success.
About the WECAN4U Website
The Workforce Education and Career Assistance Network For You
(WECAN4U) website is a joint effort of Alabama Cooperative Extension
System and WVSC. WECAN4U is a direct, but non-exhaustive gateway
to aid Internet searches for employment, training, education,
and other workforce-related information in West Virginia, Alabama,
and the nation. [2]
The framework for the site was created in October 2000 by Extension
Specialists Rosalie M. Lane at AAMU and Ray Ali at WVSC.
WECAN4U Website Goals:
- To provide Internet access to information that prepares individuals
to secure gainful employment or to start a business.
- To provide opportunities for individuals who lack computer
and Internet skills to enhance the skills of others and to compete
for jobs offered in an online environment.
- To create a one-stop environment that brings together electronic
resources provided by national and international government entities.
- To provide information relating to personal money management
strategies, including goal setting, budgeting, savings, etc.
- Type http://www.wecan4u.net
in the address window.
- Click the WELCOME icon, which takes you to the Table of
Contents.
- Note: Always click the left side of the mouse when
attempting to access Web pages.
- In the Table
of Contents page, you have the option of viewing the following
topics (pages) for the State of Alabama or West Virginia:
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- Note: The Table of Contents can be accessed from each
of the six major topics (pages) above.
- If you are in the State of Alabama and want to seek employment,
click Employment.
- This brings you to Alabama
Employment sites.
- If you would like to seek employment in the urban area, click
Urban Areas. This lists the information on finding a job in different
cities.
- Click on the information beside the city to view the different
job opportunities.
- If you wish to view jobs available in your state or the nation,
click General State Websites or General National Websites.
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- From the Table
of Contents page, someone interested in seeking education
and training information would click Education and Training.
- This brings you to the Alabama
Education & Training page.
- You can choose from Public and Private Institutions, Community
and Technical Colleges, Training and Certification, and Organizations.
- After you select your topic, click a category under the topic
to view that information (use left side of mouse).
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- From the Table
of Contents page, someone interested in seeking information
on the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 would click Legislation.
- This brings you to the Alabama
Legislation page.
- You can choose to view information on federal or state legislation.
- Clicking Federal will give you the option of viewing information
about The United States Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
- Clicking State will give you the option of viewing information
about The State Workforce Investment Plan.
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- From the Table
of Contents page, someone interested in seeking information
on starting your own business would click Start Your Own
Business.
- This brings you to the Alabama
Entrepreneurship page.
- You have the choice of clicking National Resources, State
Resources, General Resources, and Games.
- Whichever topic you choose, click one of the categories underneath
the topic to view the information.
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- From the Table
of Contents page, someone interested in seeking information
on statistics would click Statistics.
- This brings you to the Alabama
Statistics page.
- Click on Economy to view the statistics on the National,
State (Alabama), and Local areas.
- Local areas include Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery,
and Tuscaloosa.
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- From the Table
of Contents page, someone interested in seeking information
on financial literacy would click Financial Literacy.
- This brings you to the Alabama
Financial Literacy page.
- You have the option of clicking General Information, Money
Management, Calculators, and Investments.
- Click on the category of interest below the above-mentioned
topics.
- (Optional) Scroll to bottom of page and click back to the
Website Table of Contents.
- If you wish to contact the founders and developers of
the website, click Contact
Us on the Table of Contents page.
Acknowledgments
The authors express sincere appreciation for the many people
who made the WECAN4U website a reality. Thanks to two very special
people: Graduate Assistant Domica Adamson, who conducted the initial
research and retrieved information (AAMU), and James Slater for
his skills as a graphic artist (WVSC).
Special thanks is extended to the following:
| Michele Ali |
Formative Evaluation (WV) |
| James Childress |
Printing (AAMU) |
| Jean Hall Dwyer |
Graphics (AAMU) |
| K. Renee Johnson |
Technical Editor (AAMU) |
| Regina Jones |
Formative Evaluation (Georgia
Southern University) |
| S. Yolanda Jones |
Formative Evaluation (University
of Maryland) |
| Grace Kirkman, Ph.D. |
Instructional Design (AAMU) |
| Woodie M. Lane |
Formative Evaluation (AAMU) |
| Lisa Miller |
Publicity (Charleston, WV) |
| Carol Reedus |
Research (AAMU) |
| Jerome Saintjones |
Publicity (AAMU) |
| Wendi Williams |
Editor (AAMU) |
Special acknowledgments to the following individuals for supporting
the website concept, and for approving the launching of WECAN4U:
Virginia Caples, Ph.D.
1890 Administrator/University Professor
Alabama A&M University |
Chinella Henderson, Ph.D.
Extension Associate Director
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
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Jannie Carter, Ph.D.
Extension Assistant Director
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
Orlando McMeans, Ph.D.
Dean & Director of Land-Grant Programs
West Virginia State College |
Rosalie M. Lane
Extension Specialist
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
Ray Ali
Extension Specialist
West Virginia State College |
(1) Source: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, Falling Through the Net, Towards
Digital Inclusion, U.S. Department of Commerce, (October 2000).
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State College, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Urban Affairs
and New Nontraditional Programs (AAMU). All Rights Reserved |
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