Job Recruitment & Training Agencies

Summary of Services

 

State of Illinois - Job Service: Illinois workNet Center at DeKalb

  • Assistance in performing initial recruiting, selection, and testing
  • Job Service offices available for interviews
  • Part of Illinois workNet Center, 1701 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115
    Co-located with Kane Co. Dept. of Employment & Education, Kishwaukee College, & other agencies

CONTACT:
LaCretia Konan (email), IDES Manager, (815) 756-4893
Norman Kelewitz (email), Labor Market Economist, IDES, Regarding Labor Market Information (unemployment rates, wage surveys, etc.) Aurora, (630) 844-8455, Ext 276

 

 

First Institute - Workforce Investment Board / DeKalb IETC
  • Specializing in: recruiting, screening, and preparation of low-income and underemployed individuals, education and job training services to eligible workers and the use of federal Workforce Investment Act funds
  • Career Resource Center provides assistance for researching job and career opportunities

CONTACT:
Sharon Dillon (email) (815) 756-4893, ext 257

 

Kishwaukee College - Malta, IL / DeKalb IETC
  • Concentration on classroom and specialized skill training
  • Courses can be customized and offered in special work settings at the request of a manufacturer
  • Experienced in the High Impact Training program and the Industrial training programs offered by the State of Illinois and the Illinois Board of Higher Education

CONTACT:
Karen Schmitt (email), Director, BID Center, (815) 825-2086, Ext 5880
Evelina Cichy (email), Dean of Adult and Continuting Education, (815) 825-2086, Ext 3760
Bob Lawrence (email), Instructor, Manufacturing Technology, (815) 825-2086, Ext 3240
Linda Crouch (email), Coordinator of Business & Professional Services, (815) 825-2086, Ext 3950
Elaine Cozort (email), Coordinator, IETC (Adult Employment Training), (815) 756-4893, Ext 226



Waubonsee Community College - Sugar Grove, IL
  • Serves southern DeKalb County
  • Concentration on classroom and specialized skill training
  • Courses can be customized and offered in special work settings at the request of a manufacturer
  • Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
  • Small Business Procurement Assistance

CONTACT:
Lesa Norris (email), Dean of Workforce Development, (630) 801-7900, Ext 4139

Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, IL
  • Wide variety of continuing and vocational education programs capable of being coordinated with the employment needs of a particular industry
  • Placement services for students seeking part-time, non-career related employment
  • Concentration on classroom and specialized skill training

CONTACT:
Cindy Henderson (email), Director, Career Services, (815) 753-4405, Campus Life Bldg., Rm. 220, NIU

Indian Valley Vocational Center - Sandwich, IL
  • Specializing in vocational training programs for southern DeKalb County, western Kendall County, and northeastern LaSalle County high schools
  • Provides off-campus training and classroom facilities for Wabonsee Community College

CONTACT:
Ron Pieper, Director, (815) 786-9873, Ext. 223
Jane Wolf, Assistant Director, (815) 786-9873, Ext. 222

Kishwaukee Education Consortium - DeKalb, IL
  • Specializing in vocational training programs for DeKalb, Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston, Kirkland, and Rochelle high schools
  • Coordinates programs with high school facilities, Kishwaukee College, and the Manufacturing Academy
  • Provides cooperative education placements of part-time students in related vocational work; and offers a Manufacturing Academy for skilled/technical training and apprenticeships
  • Works with Illinois Employment and Training Center agencies (Kane County Dept of Employment and Education, Job Service, Kishwaukee College, and DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau)
  • Operates an Alternative High School in DeKalb offering a variety of vocational programs in electronics and computer maintenance, printing and graphic arts, auto mechanics, nursing, police and fire science, and other basic education

CONTACT:
Tom Crouch (email), Kishwaukee Education Consortium, 21255 Malta Road, Malta, IL 60150, (815) 825-2000

Temporary Help Employment and Placement Services Contractors
  • Provide part-time, temporary full-time and seasonal employment for employers
  • Provide payroll, unemployment compensation, screening and placement services
  • Many local companies use temporary help agencies for full-time placements in semi-skilled manufacturing, warehousing, assembly, and office and clerical positions

CONTACT:
Manpower, Tania Hoffman (email), 1170 DeKalb Ave., Suite 110, Sycamore, IL 60178, (815) 895-4400
Furst Staffing, Jean Symonds (email), 3218 Sycamore Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, (815) 756-6700