Job Seeker Assistance
Are you looking for a new job? The Department of Commerce has the resources and
the staff to help you find one. Through our new workforce services initiatives,
the Department offers a wide range of services to connect job seekers like you with
employers who are looking to hire new workers. Included in the system are local
workforce centers, which are located throughout the state and provide "one-stop
shopping" for job seekers who want to learn about training opportunities and job
openings in their area.
Finding a job
The Kansas workforce services system has a variety of programs, tools and services poised
to help you find a job and a career.
Learn more about these resources
to make your job search a successful one.
Training Opportunities
The Kansas Department of Commerce and its partners administer a variety of training opportunity programs designed to assist job seekers.
Early Childhood Associate Apprenticeship Program
The Early Childhood Associate Apprenticeship Program is an innovative certification program that targets individuals working in the childhood care and education field.
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Registered Apprenticeship
The Registered Apprenticeship program is designed to provide employers with a skilled workforce while training existing workers in the latest technologies without loss of production time.
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Trade Adjustment Assistance
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provides workers who have been laid-off due to production moving to a foreign country, or whose jobs have been directly influenced by sales of imports from foreign countries, a way to upgrade skills or obtain retraining in another vocation.
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Workforce Investment Act
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is a federally-funded set of programs that serve adults, dislocated workers, and in-school and out-of-school youth. Programs for employment placement/retention, job training, and education-related training programs are delivered through workforce centers.To receive these services, individuals must be authorized to work in the U.S. Additional eligibility requirements apply for Dislocated Workers and Youth program services. WIA core services are available to all job seekers and include assistance in job search and job placement, assessment of skills, labor market and career information, and other similar services. If more intensive services are required, additional services are available such as specialized assessments, career and employment development planning, short-term pre-vocational training such as communication or interviewing skills, and GED training. If new skills are necessary, training services may be also available.
Job seekers typically can select the training provider of their choice using an individual training account. Other training options, such as on-the-job training, also may be available in some locations.
Contact your nearest workforce center for more information.
Unemployment Insurance
You may file a new claim or reopen an existing claim for unemployment insurance
benefits through the Kansas Department of Labor’s on-line Internet claim application
or by telephone through a regional call center. You can access the on-line application
by logging on to
https://www.uibenefits.dol.ks.gov/ and following the links to the unemployment
insurance claim application. Internet applications may be filed Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Central time. If you choose to file a claim application
by telephone, you may call a regional call center between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, (Central
time), Monday through Friday except Thursdays, when the call centers close at 3:30
PM. Call Centers are closed on holidays. The telephone numbers for the regional
call centers can be found at https://www.uibenefits.dol.ks.gov/ContactUs.asp.
When you telephone a regional call center, your call will be answered by an automated
Interactive Voice Response system.