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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program is implemented through a variety of service structures to youth and adults in Carter, Elliott and Lawrence counties. By partnering with individual job seekers and employers to provide the best possible outcomes, one of WOIA’s goals is “Jobs for People and People for Jobs”. WIOA is funded by Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP, Inc.), through allocations from the United States Department of Labor, of the Kentucky Education Cabinet, Division of Workforce Services. WIOA now operates and delivers services under the umbrella of the Kentucky Career Center system which provides comprehensive offerings in partnership with the Office of Employment and Training, Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of the Blind and Adult Education. Centers that operate through NKCAA and funded by EKCEP are uniquely named Kentucky Career Center Jobsight. Our staff in each county works closely with Community Partners and Economic Development entities to insure a positive impact and outreach within our local areas.

Adult Program – Many customers come to our Kentucky Career Centers to receive comprehensive Job Seeker services, which include career advising sessions. These sessions include interest and skills assessment, development of an Individual Employment Plan, resume’ preparation, interview skills coaching, job search, job referrals and job application assistance. Clients served through the Adult Program and who have an interest in furthering their education through college, technical school or short-term specialized training may receive financial assistance for tuition costs based on funding levels.

Incumbent Worker – Incumbent Worker Training is specifically designed to be an employer service, and as such is inherently different from job seeker services. Included in this division are On-the-Job Training options.

Work Experience – As funding is available, paid Work Experience services are provided for eligible individuals. Participants earn minimum wage (or in some cases the normal base pay that would be offered by the employer) while they learn new work skills, develop a sense of self-esteem and apply learned values and ethics.

Dislocated Workers – WIOA assists Dislocated Workers to find new employment for those who have lost their jobs. Career Advisors provide assistance for clients in identifying specific needs for upgrading their skills to qualify for new and optimistically better jobs. Funding for training, travel, and relocation may be provided as well.

In-school Youth Program – WIOA operates the Xcel Youth Program which offers comprehensive services to high school seniors, age 16 years and older. These services provide career, education and leadership opportunities to students and serve as a springboard into the world of independence.

Out of School Youth Program – This program serves Out-of-School youth ages 16-24. Those served may be high school graduates or drop-outs who are seeking employment assistance or training to enable them to obtain full-time sustainable employment. Work Experience placement or short-term certification training for individuals are provided for enhancement of employability enrichment and preparation for the workforce. Supportive Services are provided based upon established need and available funding.

Kentucky Career Center Jobsight Locations – WIOA Career Resource Centers are located in Grayson, Olive Hill, Louisa and Sandy Hook. These centers provide in-depth services and are available to the public. Staffed by Global Career Development Facilitators,they offer education and career development information and assistance. State of the art technology provides the public and WIOA clients with access to the internet for Job Search and many other career development tools and methods.

Job Clubs – A job club is a group of job seekers who meet weekly with local workforce professionals to improve their job search and employability skills. The group members provide support for each other while networking and learning techniques for improving their job searches from the workforce professionals, area partners and invited guests. This combination of support, networking, and job-search education makes job club members remarkably more successful at getting a job than job seekers who search alone.

In addition to the Job Club meeting, each member is assisted by a personal Career Advisor who first enters individual information into “Focus Career”. Focus Career is a state system that connects job opportunities to match the member’s skills interests and experience. It is a resume’ builder and job matching tool for our job seekers and a registration for job posting and resume’ search tool for employers. Each Job Club attendee leaves their first meeting with job leads in hand, a basic resume’ and a scheduled appointment to return for individual assistance with a Career Advisor who will provide services to meet their specific career, job search and employability needs.Those services are accomplished in a timely manner to engage the job seeker in productive activities that may lead to employment. All services are provided at no cost to the member.

Employers – Kentucky Career Center Jobsight also streamlines many front-end human resources tasks, links employers with the right employees through its Employer Services, helps with finding, screening and testing job applicants, provides research on the local labor pool or economy and offers facilities for interviewing applicants. Employer Account Representatives and Career Advisors partner to provide these services and also assist with developing customized or On-the-Job Training (OJT), Internships and Apprenticeship programs.