Certificate of Employability for People with on Probation or Parole

 

As of Oct 1, 2014 people currently on probation or parole can apply for a Certificate of Employability that may make an employer more willing to consider hiring them.

 

A Certificate of Employability is a form of relief from the barriers or forfeitures to employment or the issuance of professional licenses as a result of a criminal conviction (reasons why an employer or a licensing agency can deny a convicted criminal’s application) that may be granted to an eligible offender by the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch (CSSD) or the Board of Pardons and Paroles. When CSSD or the Board of Pardons and Paroles issues a Certificate of Employability, it tells potential and current employers and/or licensing agencies that CSSD or the Board of Pardons and Paroles believes that the certificate holder’s prior conviction(s) should not prevent him or her from getting a job or a professional license. Also, depending on the circumstances, CSSD and the Board of Pardons and Paroles can issue Certificates of Employability that apply only to specific barriers or forfeitures or specific convictions, or they can issue certificates that apply to all barriers and forfeitures and all of an individual’s convictions.

 

Probation see this website for more information http://www.jud.ct.gov/CSSD/cert_emp.htm#1

If you have any questions or need any help completing your application, please call the Certificate Review Unit office at (860) 721-2103 or talk to your Probation Officer

 

Parole the Board of Pardons and Paroles website http://www.ct.gov/bopp/site/default.asp  does not yet have information about their application process but you can see the Probation website above for general information about the Certificate of Employability. You can also talk direct questions to your client’s parole officer.