Tina Cook
Laurel County Literacy, Inc. / Adult Education Program Director
Post-Secondary Programs
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” -Milton Berle Job-Seeking College Students, Soon-to-be College Graduates, and Alumni The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board’s Post-secondary Employment Division has a dedicated staff ready and equipped with resources to assist current college students, soon-to-be college graduates and alumni enter the workforce in our region. We understand commitments to […]
What Are LEAP Programs?
Purpose and Assistance The Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands is working to facilitate LEAP (Linking Employment to Activities Pre-Release) programs in our region. The purpose of the pre-release program is to successfully bring those with felonies or misdemeanors, or who have extremely low income, into the workforce. This program can offer assistance with things like […]
Community Support & Resources / Re-Entry & Transformational Programs
“Your future is created by what you do TODAY, not tomorrow.” -Robert Kiyosaki For Individuals: Transform Your Life The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board and South Central Workforce Development Board’s Community Support & Resources and Re-Entry & Transformational Employment divisions have a dedicated staff ready and equipped with valuable resources to assist individuals re-entering the workforce […]
Computer Coding and Web Development
“This program changed my life because it was able to bridge the gap between the skills I needed to get a great job in the tech industry.” -Alex Richardson Partnership with BC Skills Academy The Cumberlands and South Central Workforce Development Boards have partnered with BC Skills Academy in Glasgow, Kentucky to offer our […]
Pandemic Economic Recovery Programs
“This program changed my life because it was able to bridge the gap between the skills I needed to get a great job in the tech industry.” -Alex Richardson For Employers: A Workforce Resource For potential employers, our team utilizes these individual measures to promote success and personal fulfillment with each job placement for both […]
Russell County’s Pre-Release Program Notes Early Success
The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board October meeting featured an update from Russell County Jailer Bobby Dunbar and Russell County Attorney Kevin Shearer on Russell County’s Pre-Release program’s initial inmate information session recently held at the Russell County Detention Center. The purpose of the pre-release program, or LEAP (Linking Employment to Activities Pre-Release), is to successfully bring those […]
Russell Springs Physician Offers Insight Into Addiction in the Workforce
Recently Dr. Richard Miles, a family medicine specialist in Russell Springs, gave the Cumberlands Workforce Development Board an overview of the current state of Substance Use Disorder in a presentation titled “SUD as a Chronic Brain Disease.” Dr. Miles offered a better understanding of addiction, its causes and most effective treatments to help mediate the issues […]
Positive Job Growth Anticipated for Kentucky Through 2026 – Especially Cumberlands Region
Each of Kentucky’s 10 Local Workforce Areas (LWA) is expected to have at least 33 occupations grow by 20 percent or more in the next 10 years. The Cumberlands LWA is projected to be the fastest-growing job region in the state during the 2016-2026 projection period with an expected growth of 12.53 percent or 14,194 new […]
Gov. Bevin, Congressman Rogers & Donald Trump Jr. Cut Ribbon on 350-Job Fibrotex USA Facility in Stearns
From McCreary County, Company will supply camouflage netting products used by US Army STEARNS, Ky. – Gov. Matt Bevin, Congressman Hal Rogers, Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News anchor, joined local officials and executives today from Fibrotex USA for a ribbon-cutting celebration for the company’s first manufacturing facility in the United […]