Commonwealth Coders Opens Registration for January Courses
Commonwealth Coders is a 16-week training course that prepares participants for a career as a Junior Web Developer. Commonwealth Coders registration is now open and training is set to start in January 2022. Generous financial aid is available and many will qualify for this training at little to no cost! The average base salary for […]
Re-Entry Program Celebrates 8 Graduates
For eight Pulaski County inmates, Thursday marked a day of celebration and gratitude. Each inmate graduated from Somerset Community College’s Workforce Re-entry program, receiving welder’s helper certificates. The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board Re-Entry & Transformational Employment divisions through partnerships with Somerset Community Technical College, Goodwill, and the Pulaski County Detention Center were able to send […]
Goodwill Fall Festival / Job Fair on September 30
SAVE THE DATE! Goodwill is having their Fall Festival (Job Fair) on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Center For Rural Development, 2282 South Highway 27, Suite 300 in Somerset, KY 42501. The Fair runs from 10am to 1pm with an Expungement clinic at 9am. This event is free and lunch will be provided to […]
Get Employment Help at Regional Kentucky Career Centers
Resources available to help jobless as pandemic unemployment programs end FRANKFORT, Ky., (Aug. 30, 2021) — As federal pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) programs expire on Sept. 6, claimants who need help finding work or career services can turn to more than a dozen Kentucky Career Center offices across the commonwealth for help. Staff in each […]
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits to End in KY Sept. 6
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 29, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear today encouraged Kentuckians drawing federal pandemic unemployment insurance benefits to rejoin the workforce before those programs expire Sept. 6. “With a surging economy and job opportunities available throughout the commonwealth, there isn’t a valid reason why any Kentuckian who wants a job shouldn’t be able to […]
Job Fair, August 24, Somerset Kentucky
Mark your calendar! The Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands will host a job fair with multiple employers at our Somerset location: 410 E. Mt. Vernon Street, Somerset, Kentucky 42501, from noon to 3 pm on Tuesday, August 24. Employers in attendance: UGN, Maximus, Team Modern, Marriott, Kingsford, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, and The Job Shop. The […]
Pulaski County Work from Home Training Workshop and Virtual Job Fair
The Lake Cumberland Area Development District has been awarded a USDA Rural Development grant to fund one five-day virtual training workshop and virtual job fair in each of the LCADD ten counties (Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne). The first of these events will be held in Pulaski County. The […]
Gov. Beshear Announces Return-to-Work Incentive
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 24, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new incentive plan today to pay as many as 15,000 Kentuckians on unemployment insurance a one-time $1,500 bonus to rejoin the workforce by July 30. The Governor set aside $22.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to pay for […]
Four Kentucky Workforce Boards Collaborate to Provide Cutting-Edge Training in the Fall
May 25, 2021 — “Commonwealth Coders” a 16-week training course that prepares participants for a career as a Junior Web Developer will debut across the state this fall as a collaborative effort between the Bluegrass, Cumberlands, Northern Kentucky, and South Central Workforce Boards. The course, led by BC Skills Development Academy, was initially piloted between the […]
Deputy Director for the LCADD
Lake Cumberland Area Development District is seeking to fill an open Deputy Director position. They released the following statement for potential applicants: “Notice is hereby given that the position of LCADD Deputy Director is available. Anyone interested in applying for this position must present a written statement of interest to Jean Wilson, indicating your […]