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New Employment Initiatives for Veterans Irwindale, CA The Gold Card provides unemployed post-9/11 era veterans with the intensive and follow-up services they need to succeed in today's job market. The Gold Card initiative is a joint effort of the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). An eligible veteran can present the Gold Card at his/her local One-Stop Career Center to receive enhanced intensive services including up to six months of follow-up. The enhanced in-person services available for Gold Card holders at local One-Stop Career Centers may include: • Job readiness assessment, including interviews and testing; • Development of an Individual Development Plan (IDP); • Career guidance through group or individual counseling that helps veterans in making training and career decisions; • Provision of labor market, occupational, and skills transferability information that inform educational, training, and occupational decisions; • Referral to job banks, job portals, and job openings; • Referral to employers and registered apprenticeship sponsors; • Referral to training by WIA-funded or third party service providers; and • Monthly follow-up by an assigned case manager for up to six months. Visit Gold Card for more information on this program. For more information about LA Works, contact: Sandy Meza, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist LA Works (626) 960-3964 ext. 2224 sandy.meza@laworks.org