The Illinois workNet portal system provides online career resources and tools to help Illinois citizens achieve their employment and training goals. It connects individuals to education, workforce, and community partners through its website and mobile app. The portal allows users to explore careers, find training programs, search for jobs, build their network, and access other career development resources. It aims to be a comprehensive "no wrong door" system that offers 24/7 access to support services from any device.

1. Illinois workNet® Web Portal System
Training, Connecting, Developing Illinois’ Workforce
www.illinoisworknet.com
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2. Connect all citizens to resources for achieving
career, training, and employment goals.Goal:
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3. Illinois workNet® Web Portal System
and jobPrep App
Illinois workNet® is a portal to connect individuals, employers, and
education, workforce and community partners to career planning,
education and training, and employment resources and tools. The
portal connects people to local and statewide in-person and online
services.
• Helping Customers Guide Page –
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/customers
• Web Portal – http://www2.illinoisworknet.com
jobPrep Mobile App includes capabilities that assist job seekers with
their employment needs, all from the convenience of a smartphone.
The free app is available for downloading from iTunes, Google Play
and Amazon.
• jobPrep Mobile App – http://www.illinoisworknet.com/jobprep
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4. Illinois workNet® Portal System
• “No wrong door” to access state
programs.
• Provides 24-7 no-cost access to
career and workforce
development resources.
• Services and tools to all citizens of
our state.
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5. • Career Pathways, wages
and trends
• Prepare your resume
• Market your skills and
credentials
• Explore, plan for, and select a
training program
• Find and apply
for jobs
• Prepare for
interviews
• Attend events
• Connect to service locations
and referrals
• Network with social media
• Create resumes
• Complete Employment 101
• Take and save Career Interest
Surveys
• Get the job, keep it, and
grow in a career
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6. Area Icon Resource and tools …
Explore
Careers
To explore careers, their skills and interests, and to plan for their future or job/career
transition.
Training &
Credentials
Plan and participate in training opportunities and connect to financial support to
become qualified in your career field.
Job Openings
& Recruiting
Help job seekers get a job and to help employers recruit and hire.
Qualify for
Jobs
Get real life experiences and understand employer expectations to become prepared
to demonstrate how your experience, skills, and credentials qualify you for a job.
Network &
Connect
Reinforce connections to help you get into, and stay, in your chosen career field.
Layoff
Assistance
Help individuals impacted by a layoff through job or career transition, as well as
provide employers the legal requirements for reporting layoffs and resources to
voluntarily help employees impacted.
Updates &
Help
Additional guides and work support resources to help people meet their employment
and training goals. 6

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Explore Careers** Training &
Credentials**
Qualify for
Jobs**
Job Openings &
Recruitment**
Network &
Connect**
Layoff
Assistance**
Updates & Help**
Skill & Interest
Surveys
Training Programs Job Skills Guides Illinois workNet
JobFinder
Event Calendar Company Layoff
Search
News & Updates
Quick Start Guide
Careers, Wages &
Trends
Apprenticeship
Opportunities
Digital Literacy
Guides
Illinois JobLink Illinois workNet
Service Finder
Recovery Step
Guide
Download & Print
Materials
Labor Market
Information (LMI)
Adult Education
Opportunities
Prepare Your
Resume
Featured Employers Student & Trade
Connections
Rapid Response
Layoff Reporting
& Services
disabilityworks
Employment 101 Employer-Based
Training Programs
Marketing Your
Skills
Start a Business Social Media
Guide
WARN Reporting
& Services
Veteran’s Guide
Planning Your
Career
Credentials Job Qualifications
Videos
Recruiting & Hiring Networking for
Success
Trade Layoff
Reporting &
Services
jobPrep Mobile App
Career Exploration
Videos
Planning &
Financing Training
Job Qualifications
Resources
Employer Hiring
Credits
Networking
Videos
Layoff Assistance
Videos
Success Stories
Career Exploration
Resources
Training &
Financial Aid
Videos
Employment &
Hiring Planning
Networking
Resources
Layoff Assistance
Resources
FAQ
Training &
Financial Aid
Resources
Job Searching &
Hiring Videos
Glossary
Managing Your Work
Success
**User Guide are available from the home page and all main
navigation pages.
Additional topics will be added as content is developed.
Employment &
Hiring Planning
Resources
Work Success Support
Videos
Work Success Support
Resources

8. Explore Careers
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Start
Here
OR
Start
Here
NEXT
NEXT
NEXT
On to
Training

9. Training & Credentials
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10. Training Programs/Demand Occupations
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Training Programs Demand Occupations

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Qualify for Jobs
Find the
skills you
need, then
prepare your resume!

12. Job Openings
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Look for jobs
on these
pages.
Know about these options!

13. Network & Connect
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Updates & Help
Start Here
Or Here
Or Here
Or Here
Or at one of these!
Each menu on the website
has articles, videos and
additional resources related
to the menu topic.

15. Quick Start User Guides for Customers
Preparearesume
Changecareers
LaidOff
and many more.
With different
experiences
With
Different
Needs
In a specific
target audience
This is just a sample.
There are more.
Minimal
Work Experience
Anyone/Adult
Youth
Veterans
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16. User Guides
Mostly one or two page printable PDF documents that provide steps or
instructions for getting started. There are some web page guides too.
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17. From the home page, use
the arrows on the left and
right and click on the
scenario that best fits your
customers.
Where to
Find User Guides
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18. Where to Find User Guides
Click the tab on the right side of each page and it will show you guides
related to the area of the site you’re in. Click it again to close it.
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19. How to Use the Guides
Minimal
Experience
Work
Experience
1. Learn enough about the customer to select the best scenario from the home page. Use the
arrows to see all of them and click on the one that is the best fit.
2. Use the icons to determine the most helpful guides.
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20. How to Use the Guides
1. Click on any guide.
2. Download and/or save and/or print PDFs.
3. Click the Icon Information to find out what the
icons mean.
4. Optionally, use the filters and search to find
guides.
5. Show between 20 or more guides at a time.
6. View the guides as shown to the right, or select
the grid view, or text only view.
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21. My Dashboard - Customers
Global tools available to everyone:
1. My Bookmarks
2. Employment 101 – Career,
Training, and Job Search Plan,
Assessment, and Certificate of
Completion
3. Resume Builder
4. Career Interest Surveys
5. Programs Participating in:
• ATIM
• SYEP
• My Notes**
• Messages**
** Coming Soon
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1. 2.
3. 4.
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22. Account Benefits for Customers
Customers can setup a free account, access helpful career and job
planning tools, apply for and participate with programs, and access
tools and resources that are open access without an account:
• My Dashboard (Account Required)
• Employment 101 Guide and Certificate of Completion
• Resume Builder
• Career Interest Assessments
• Receive communications from Partners (through Customer Groups)
• Bookmarks
• My Messages
• Notes**
**Coming Soon
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23. Customers - My Assessments
Customers can see their
results from Assessments
they have taken within
Illinois workNet all in one
area.
• Skills & Interests Surveys
• Employment 101 Pre-
/Post-Assessment
• NOCTI 21st Century Skills
Assessment
• Observational Assessment
• Worksite Evaluation 23

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Resources for
Employers

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2015 EDR Environmental Scans
Regional data for economic
development and strategic
workforce planning available from
WIOA Works.

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Featured Employers
Job Finder
Partners
Job Openings & Recruiting
Online postings and in-person services
for businesses.

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Job Forecasting/Posting
Tools can be repurposed, including job forecasting/posting tools that were developed and used with
Accelerated Training for Illinois Manufacturing (ATIM). Partners and employers can be given access to enter
job forecasts, work-based learning, and job openings aligned to competencies and credentials.

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Layoff Assistance
Partners create custom layoff assistance screens.

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Layoff Data
Data as graphs, maps, and details for state and local partners.

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Illinois Pathways
Growing industries in Illinois
with occupations requiring
STEM education and training
and nationally-recognized
credentials.
Information and tools for:
• Education program design
• Education and career planning
• Occupation and Labor Market
Information
• STEM learning exchanges

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Illinois Pathways Data
Explore STEM learning exchanges, education and career pathways, and review and export
labor market information.
Interactive Pathways View Data Onscreen or Download

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jobPrep Mobile App
The jobPrep app offers career preparation at your
fingertips.
• Get the competitive edge with articles & tips.
• Learn how and where to get supportive services.
• Connect to training programs for high-demand jobs.
• Join the virtual job club.
• Find and apply for jobs.
• Use the calendar to attend local job fairs and workshops.
Available on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon app stores for FREE.
Use keyword “jobPrep.”

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Illinois workNet Widgets – Expanding Access
Easily include customized, interactive tools with any website making
them available seamlessly:
• Articles and tips on current trends
• Event calendars
• Illinois Pathways explorer
• Services locator
• Related resources

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The disabilityworks mission is to provide resources that help
individuals with disabilities achieve their career, employment and
training goals while also empowering people to break down the
barriers to achieving these goals, through joining, contributing, and
collaborating through a network of services and supports within the
state.
http://www.disabilityworks.org

35. Employment Step Guide
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Select
your
Scenario!
Follow the steps and
use the tools to reach
your goals.

36. Disability Benefits Estimator
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NEXT
Learn about how the Benefits
Estimator works and then
calculate your options using the
guided process.

37. Resources
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Find documents, images, flyers, get
answers to questions, and find
additional resources.

38. News & Events
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Stay current with
news and
subscribe today.
Find local events and add
events from your area.

39. Partner Resources
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Always available in the Illinois workNet footer.
Partners do not have to be logged
in to access these resources.

40. Account Benefits for Partners
Being an Illinois workNet partner is free and open to organizations who, as a part
of their services, help individuals, employers, or other service organizations achieve
their career, training, and employment goals. All organizational staff can setup a
partner account and access guides and tools for free.
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Organizations will:
• Benefit from great resources and tools so
you won't have to "reinvent the wheel."
• Save time and money.
• Enhance your customer services and
community outreach.
• Use no-cost online guides and training to
help your staff, volunteers, and partners.
• Be part of a network of professionals.
Ways to Integrate Illinois workNet:
• Advertise Local Services & Events
• Marketing Materials
• Resource Rooms
• Job Clubs
• Training & Workshops
• College & Career Readiness
• Local Website Setup

41. Guides for Partners: Partner Tools
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• Get overview of the partner tools that are available.
• The guide does not require a password, but the tools require you to log into your Illinois
workNet account with Partner access.
• Partner tools are available from My Dashboard.

42. My Dashboard – Partner Tools
Partner Tools – Option Only
Shows for Partner Accounts
• Customer Groups
• Incumbent Worker Tracking
System (IWTS)
• Services Locator
Administration
• NOCTI Administration
• Event Calendar
Administration
MORE COMING SOON!
• Observational Assessment
• Worksite Evaluation
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43. Partner Tools: Customer Groups
The purpose of Customer
Groups is for partner
organizations' staff to have
access to saved customer
work readiness information so
that you can provide guidance
to help your customers reach
their career, training, and
employment goals.
If you're staff with a Local
Workforce area, you already
have a group. If you're not
staff with an LWIA, you can
invite customers into a group
you can create.
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44. Benefits of Using Customer Groups
• View Assessment results.
• View Employment 101
assessment scores and
plans.
• Assist your customers with
recovering or updating
their passwords.
• View outcomes, such as
certificates issued.
• Communicate directly with
your customers.
• Access the additional
features that are included
for special programs.
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45. Group Options
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General Group:
Everyone who has an Illinois workNet
Partner account can have a personal
group.
Implementation Examples:
• Instructors working with students.
• Career advisors working with
customers.
• Case managers determining
eligibility or working with enrolled
customers.
Special Benefits:
• Ability to create subgroups.
• Ability to send messages as group
emails.
IWDS/Case Management:
Access to these customers is
controlled by your current access
level in IWDS.
Implementation Example:
• WIOA case managers working
with customers.
Special Features:
• Ability to create subgroups.
• Ability to send messages
/group emails.
Special Programs:
These groups require authorization to
gain access. Access is provided to
specified staff on a project-by-project
basis.
Implementation Example:
• Special programs such as Accelerated
Training for Illinois Manufacturing
where a specific group of partners
need to have access to a specific
groups of program applicants /
participants.
Special Features:
• Special features vary because they
are dependent on the program
requirements.
www.illinoisworknet.com/customergroups

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Guides for Partners: Setup & Training

47. Guide for Helping Individuals- to help you
with assisting customers
1. Use the short URL
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/customers.
2. Or click on Guide for Helping Individuals.
– Printable Guides
– Information to help partners help
customers:
• Explore Career Pathways
• Prepare & Find Job Openings
• Find Support Services
• Find Layoff Assistance
• Find & Get Training
Guide for Helping Customers
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48. Guide for Helping Employers
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49. More Partner Resources
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50. Subscribe to Illinois workNet News to get updates as they happen
and register for upcoming training and informational webinars!
Contact Us:
info@illinoisworknet.com
Monday – Fridays
8:00 am – 4:30 PM
Emails are checked and responded to each business day.
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