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Adult Program

Individuals 18 years and over have to meet income guidelines to be eligible. Services begin with core services and if needed participants will move to intensive services. This program is designed to assist eligible persons in achieving their career goal. Services include:

  • Initial Assessment
  • Outreach, Intake, and Orientation
  • Eligibility Determination
  • Job search, job placement assistance and career counseling
  • Resume assistance
  • Labor market information
  • Performance/cost information on training provided
  • Information on unemployment claims
  • Information on financial aid for training
For more information contact your local Career Center.



Dislocated Worker Program

Those eligible for dislocated worker services include workers permanently laid off from their job due to a workforce reduction, business closures or farm failure, displaced homemakers including military service members or military spouses. Services include:

  • Assessment of education, experience, and skills to determine marketability to the desired workforce area
  • Assistance with basic education skills or a General Equivalency Degree
  • Classroom training provides the classroom or vocational training necessary for laid-off workers to re-enter the workforce in a new occupation
  • On-the-job training to provide laid-off workers the opportunity to train for a new job while working and earning a paycheck
  • Job development and placement are provided to help laid-off workers find employment in high demand occupations
  • Counseling to help workers sovercome the trauma of job loss, loss of health care and other company benefits, strain of financial obligations, family problems, and uncertainties about remaining in the community
For more information contact your local Career Center.



Youth Program

Through the Workforce Development Programs, services are provided to improve the long term job opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth. The Programs encourage school completion or enrollment in high school equivalency programs. These programs assist eligible youth, ages 14 through 21, to obtain employment through work experience and help them to improvef their academic skills to successfully move from school to work. Goal setting is a primary focus in youth programs. Services Include:

  • Tutoring, study skills training and instruction leading to secondary school completion
  • Alternative secondary school offerings
  • Summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational training
  • Paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships and job shadowing
  • Occupational skill training
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Adult mentoring
  • Comprehensive guidance and counseling
For more information contact your local Career Center.