Kentucky Office for the Blind and Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Centralize Services into One-Stop Office
FRANKFORT, Ky. — To further eliminate employment barriers for Kentuckians with disabilities, Governor Matt Bevin today issued an executive order streamlining the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Office for the Blind (OFB) into one centralized agency offering services to individuals with disabilities. Effective Oct. 1, the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet will consolidate […]
Update Regarding Kentucky HEALTH Stakeholder Forum
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2018) – The Kentucky HEALTH (Helping to Engage and Achieve Long-Term Health) leadership team will be in Somerset Thursday to share information and updates regarding the state’s innovative Medicaid waiver program. The visit is part of a series of stakeholder forums held around the Commonwealth to keep citizens informed about Kentucky […]
Google launches ‘Jobs for veterans’ search to help military personnel find civilian jobs
Google has created a new search tool designed to help veterans find civilian jobs when they leave the military. Service members can search ‘jobs for veterans‘ on Google and then enter their specific military job codes (MOS, AFSC, NEC, etc.) to see relevant civilian jobs that require similar skills to those used in their military […]
Announcing the launch of Cumberlands Tech Connect
The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board is working to provide tools that will help connect our communities to local, state, national and international resources. The goal is to promote workforce development, education, and economic development through this investment in technology. Civic groups, educators, businesses and organizations in the Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands 13 county service area […]
Expungement Clinic to be Held in Somerset
An Expungement Clinic will take place on November 8, 2018, from 12 – 4 P.M. at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky 5828 S. Hwy. 27 Somerset, Kentucky. Expungement is the legal process where an arrest, charge or conviction is completely removed from your record. In Kentucky, if you do not ask for expungement, the arrest, charge […]
University of the Cumberlands Announces 57% Reduction in Annual Tuition
Williamsburg, Ky. – September 4, 2018 University of the Cumberlands, a private, post-secondary institution in southeastern Kentucky, announced today that it will reduce tuition by 57 percent beginning next academic year. The goal of the tuition cut is to increase the affordability of a private education at Cumberlands while offering more transparency in the financial […]
Expungement Fair to be Held in Casey County
An Expungement Fair will be held in Casey County on September 20, 2018, from 5-7 P.M. at the Casey County Community and Education Center, 1 Pettyjohn Street, Liberty, Kentucky. There is no cost to attend this event. Expungement is the legal process where an arrest, charge or conviction is completely removed from your record. In […]
Ground Broken for New Technology Training Center
Secretary of the Education Workforce Development Cabinet Derrick Ramsey was on hand Tuesday, August 28 to help break ground for construction of the Lake Cumberland Regional College & Workforce Center in Russell County. The center is being constructed on the grounds of Russell County High School but will be a resource for the entire region. […]
WYMT TV Coverage of Our Recent Job Fair in Corbin
PAE and the Kentucky Career Center – Cumberlands are looking to fill 100 available job positions through government contract work. The positions are for research analysts and data entry operators in the PAE location in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Representatives with the Kentucky Career Center says by helping both the employer and the potential employees find […]
Apprenticeship Basics: Kentucky Registered Apprenticeship Summit
Apprenticeship offers on the job training supplemented with technical classroom instruction. Apprentices work under the supervision of qualified journeyworkers to develop their chosen trade or skill and learn the techniques, materials, and equipment associated with that trade. The Kentucky Registered Apprenticeship Summit will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville September 10 – […]