The Bureau of Employment Services provides a variety of employment and training services for Maine workers, businesses, and jobseekers through the Maine CareerCenter network.
Maine Apprenticeship Program:Designed to meet the needs of Maine employers through customized on-the-job training and related classroom instruction.
Competitive Skills Scholarship:Grant for adult workers to earn a degree or certificate in an approved training program. Pays for tuition, fees, and educational supports not paid for by other programs.
Disability Program Navigator:Helps people with disabilities access programs and services that impact their ability to gain/retain employment.
Monitor Advocate: Works to ensure safe and fair working conditions and access to employment services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Maine.
Rapid Response Team: Hosts informational sessions to workers dislocated by company layoffs. Workers receive information on state and community resources available to laid-off workers including: unemployment benefits, CareerCenter employment and training services, and health care options.
Veterans Services:Provides veterans and transitioning services members with employment and training opportunities, and protects their employment rights.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit:Federal tax credit for employers who hire workers who qualify as members of target groups.