Employment Training Office

Vision Statement

A prosperous community through innovative educational and career opportunities.

Services We Provide

Job skills
Basic Education (GED)
Work Experience
Supportive Services
Training Assistance (Professional Development )

Work Experience (WEX) Training is a short term employment opportunity designed to enhance the employability of an individual by providing on the job experience, while acquiring positive work habits and marketable skills. Worksites are arranged with local agencies and businesses.

Classroom Training (CT) is a program designed for student s seeking a GED diploma, certificate, or degree at an accredited institution. It prepares the individual to enter or re -enter and compete in the workforce by gaining valuable knowledge, skills, competencies and credentials to better themselves to become successful and self-sufficient.

Program Information

The Employment and Training Office is funded through the Department of Labor

Transition from the Workforce Investment Act (1998) to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2014)

President Barrack Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113 -128) into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is landmark legislation designed to strengthen and improve our nation’s public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high - quality jobs and careers. WIOA supports innovative strategies to keep pace with changing economic conditions and seeks to improve coordination between the core WIOA and other Federal programs that support employment services, workforce development, job training, adult education and literacy, and vocational rehabilitation activities. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner -Peyser Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In general, the Act takes effect on July 1, 2015, the first full program year after enactment, unless otherwise noted. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will issue further guidance on the timeframes for implementation of these changes and proposed regulations reflecting the changes in WIOA soon after enactment.