Outplacement Service

We may provide outplacement service to large numbers of customers who have been laid off. Vendors must offer the services in settings for groups of fifty (50) or more people, and we expect services to be offered at the employer site which can be anywhere in our 13 county region. We are looking for vendors to offer the following types of service.

Job Search Workshops - provide customers with information and instructions on how to effectively look for work. Workshops may include one ore more of the topics listed below:

• Career planning and skills evaluation

• Job search techniques

• Preparing job applications

• Developing a resume or work history data sheet

• Effective interviewing skills and salary negotiation

• How to organize and manage an effective job search

• Developing and maintaining your network

• Using the internet to secure a job or job lead

• Local labor market information

• Using community resources

Change/Stress Management Workshops - provide customers with effective strategies for coping with job loss and change, and provide information on the stages of job loss and the impact it has on one's family.

Financial/Debt Management Workshops - provide information on financial issues that may arise when someone is laid off, techniques on financial planning, negotiating manageable payment schedules with mortgage and other lending institutions, and handling retirement and tax deferred accounts.

Emergency Crisis Counseling - provide customers with round the clock access to personal counseling service. Services are targeted to customers who engage in "at risk behavior" and provide emergency crisis interventions. Providers must be licensed mental health professionals.

Introduction to Entrepreneurship Workshops - provide customers with information on starting and operating a business, skills and resources (such as the Small Business Administration) needed to start a business, strategies for developing a business plan, and techniques for raising venture capital.

How to apply to become a vendor offering outplacement service:

• Education and Training Vendor Standards & Guidelines

  1. Regulation Status:  All vendors must either be (1) licensed or approved by an applicable education regulating body such as, but not limited to, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Texas Workforce Commission Career Schools (TWC), or the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship; or (2) provide an exemption letter from TWC Career Schools (unregulated vendors). Please visit Career Schools for more information on how to become a licensed career school.

  2. Course Catalog and Curriculum: We require vendors to have a published catalog that describes their courses, programs, services, cost to students, refund and attendance policies, and the criteria used to determine if students have successfully completed (graduated) from the program.  We may ask vendors to provide us with a written copy of curricula.

  3. Pricing Information: We pay the publicly advertised or published rate charged to any customer taking the course.  We will not pay for services that are free to the public or to non-Workforce Solutions customers.  For education and training provided over several semesters, vendors must provide the price for each semester.  

  4. Facility and Equipment Details: Vendors must have ADA-compliant facilities including equipment, textbooks, and software that provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.    Vendors must own or lease the proposed training facility or have an agreement with the organization that does.

  5. Financial Stability:  Vendors, with the exception of public colleges and universities, must provide evidence of financial stability prepared by a Certified Public Accountant.  Vendors cannot solely rely on funds from Workforce Solutions.  

  6. Record of Performance:  Vendors must have been providing education and training services for at least one year, and we may ask for proof.  We will not approve start-up organizations.

     We require vendors to submit a new application every year that includes performance information for their programs.

  7. Instructor Credentials:  We ask unregulated vendors to provide information about the credentials and experience of the instructors who will be providing service such as resumes and curriculum vitae.

• How to Become an Approved Outplacement Service Vendor

  • We provide an application for vendors to complete and submit with the required attachments. 

    1. Download, fill out, print, and sign the outplacement service vendor application form

    2. Mail the application form with the required attachments to:
       Workforce Solutions Financial Aid Office
       ATTN: Karen Bailey
       PO Box 741361
       Houston, TX 77274-1361

    3. As a part of the application process, new applicants that provide services in their facilities can expect to receive a visit from Workforce Solutions staff. If applicable, you will be contacted to schedule a convenient time for the visit.

    4. Upon approval, a contract will be completed and sent for signature. Upon completion of the contract, you will be eligible to provide services to Workforce Solutions customers. 
       
       Application Process may take up to 60 days to complete

  • Annual application renewal process
    We approve programs and services for one year.  Vendors must submit a new application every year in order to remain a vendor.  Complete and submit the same application form to stay on the vendors' list.

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