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    <title>CIC SHRM Veterans Initiative</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:37:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Conclusion 2022-2023 Certificate Chat Series - Share Your Completion</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be entered to a prize drawing and be recognized at our upcoming Recognition Event!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Report your completion of one (or both) of the featured certificates, to be acknowledged and entered into a prize drawing taking place at the CIC SHRM Annual Recognition Event on Tuesday, February 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Complete the brief online form found here: &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/BHG5MiNjHfs4ea3x7__;!!DZ3fjg!_wa1zUMoNxRcoWp78MPxQeNOHMUfXXxH37fzcaAOkC2O-6o9vX4WFTF5NFQ0f-uzr4doK6NXbz3FHyPWDgt-9jw$" target="_blank"&gt;https://forms.gle/BHG5MiNjHfs4ea3x7&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(please report your completion via this form by Wednesday, February 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make plans to join us for our final Certificate Chat of the series on Tuesday, February 7th at 12:00pm.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Register here:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/events" target="_blank"&gt;https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;See information below if you would like to engage with one or both of this year's featured certificate programs.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHRM Foundation Certificate information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employing Abilities at Work Registration:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/store.shrm.org/Employing-Abilities-At-Work-Certificate?_ga=2.126135877.996596816.1666991260-715354240.1652797285__;!!DZ3fjg!_CBSZvnK1pAQ8iCFLOTkq2gDaa5D2wj3ZQEdVEIZr8Dvin-l4h6cBoQ1QOibdKlErhSsoMlZ4TG0I5Zvrw$" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0563C1"&gt;https://store.shrm.org/Employing-Abilities-At-Work-Certificate?_ga=2.126135877.996596816.1666991260-715354240.1652797285&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Main landing page:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/employingabilities.org/certificate/__;!!DZ3fjg!_CBSZvnK1pAQ8iCFLOTkq2gDaa5D2wj3ZQEdVEIZr8Dvin-l4h6cBoQ1QOibdKlErhSsoMlZ4TEuo6fQCA$" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0563C1"&gt;https://employingabilities.org/certificate/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Workplace Mental Health Ally Registration:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/store.shrm.org/Workplace-Mental-Health-Ally?_ga=2.207064403.1784836204.1666975065-715354240.1652797285__;!!DZ3fjg!_CBSZvnK1pAQ8iCFLOTkq2gDaa5D2wj3ZQEdVEIZr8Dvin-l4h6cBoQ1QOibdKlErhSsoMlZ4TFqLRkiMw$" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0563C1"&gt;https://store.shrm.org/Workplace-Mental-Health-Ally?_ga=2.207064403.1784836204.1666975065-715354240.1652797285&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Main landing page:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.workplacementalhealth.shrm.org/__;!!DZ3fjg!_CBSZvnK1pAQ8iCFLOTkq2gDaa5D2wj3ZQEdVEIZr8Dvin-l4h6cBoQ1QOibdKlErhSsoMlZ4TERSEUlAg$" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0563C1"&gt;https://www.workplacementalhealth.shrm.org/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHRM Foundation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.shrm.org/foundation__;!!DZ3fjg!_CBSZvnK1pAQ8iCFLOTkq2gDaa5D2wj3ZQEdVEIZr8Dvin-l4h6cBoQ1QOibdKlErhSsoMlZ4TEmE1Ps0w$" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#0563C1"&gt;https://www.shrm.org/foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/13073888</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2022-2023 Certificate Chat Series</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The CIC SHRM Certificate Chat series continues into 2023!&amp;nbsp; What is a Certificate Chat you ask? It offers an opportunity for CIC SHRM members and HR Pro colleagues to connect and support each other's professional development and share resources related to supporting the diverse needs of the workforce at large, our work environments, and colleagues.&amp;nbsp; You can find full details below.&amp;nbsp; Even if you were not able to join previous events of the series you are welcome to join the remaining events in January and February.&amp;nbsp; Find event details at: &lt;a href="https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/events"&gt;CIC-SHRM - Events (wildapricot.org)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Make completing the &lt;a href="https://employingabilities.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Employing Abilities at Work&lt;/a&gt; and/or &lt;a href="https://www.workplacementalhealth.shrm.org/?_ga=2.166759038.1121475533.1661539932-1092008195.1652468459" target="_blank"&gt;Workplace Mental Health Ally&lt;/a&gt; Certificate part of your new year's goals for 2023 with the support of CIC SHRM!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Certificate%20Chat%20Series%202022-2023%20Flyer.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/13031489</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Reminder - our first Certificate Chat is tomorrow!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;As a reminder, our Certificate Chat series kicks off tomorrow 8/10 at 6pm on Zoom.&amp;nbsp; Learn more about the &lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/foundation/about/pages/veterans-at-work-certificate-program.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Veterans At Work&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://www.gettingtalentbacktowork.org/certificate/?_ga=2.118091657.1625191553.1628542404-30666811.1553176373" target="_blank"&gt;Getting Talent Back To Work certificate programs&lt;/a&gt; via the SHRM Foundation and connect with fellow CIC-SHRM members who have completed or have started the process of completing one or both certificates.&amp;nbsp; If you are interested in participating in the Certificate Chat conversation email knisbet@uis.edu.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Certificate%20chats%202%20(00000004).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/10920841</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Certificate Chats Kickoff - Tuesday, August 10, 2021</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Certificate%20chats%202%20(00000004).pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Certificate Chats Flyer.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for our first Certficate Chat via Zoom on Tuesday, August 10 at 6:00pm CST&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Connect with fellow CIC-SHRM members for an informal discussion about the "Getting Talent Back to Work" and&amp;nbsp; "Veterans at Work" certificate programs and learn about some special incentive opportunities for members that complete one or both certificates this year!&lt;br&gt;
Email your RSVP with “Certificate Chats” in the subject line to knisbet@uis.edu.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/10775389</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>VAW Event Tomorrow</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;Veteran's at Work - CIC-SHRM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;Please join the Workforce Committee as we share resources and information, answer questions, as well as offer encouragement to begin planning your next steps of veteran hiring!&amp;nbsp; We will also offer tips on how to complete the Veteran's at Work Certificate! (10 free credits)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;Bella Milano&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Thursday, March 28,&amp;nbsp; 5:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;First drink on us!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#990000"&gt;Please click here to register:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L8C2LFT"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman"&gt;https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L8C2LFT&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/7245782</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:47:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Integrating &amp; Engaging Veterans in the Workforce</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did you know? -&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Work Opportunity Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif"&gt;From:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif"&gt;The Recruitment, Hiring, Retention &amp;amp; Engagement of Military Veterans&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman,serif"&gt;In addition to the numerous and diverse skills that veterans bring to the civilian workforce, there is an additional benefit to hiring them: The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups (see Veteran Target Groups, below) who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. Employers can earn up to $10,000 in federal and state tax credits. For each veteran hired, the federal government gives from $2,400 to $9,600 for the first year of employment. The amount of tax credit depends on certain criteria, including the number of hours employed during the first year, disability status (particularly service-connected disabilities), unemployment status, and receipt of vocational rehabilitation services from a state certified agency or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://cicshrm.wildapricot.org/Workforce-Resources/7148289</link>
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