Kentucky Career Center - Cumberlands has a great way to let job seekers know you're hiring.
The Kentucky Career Center - Cumberland has over 5,000 Facebook followers... people who are looking for employment and/or interested in sharing area employment opportunities! We are happy to post your job listing to our followers at no cost. Contact our business services team to get the ball rolling.
The more information you can provide, the better! At a minimum we will need:
1, Job title
2. Job location
3. Contact information
4. How to apply
The most effective posts will also have:
1. Job description & duties
2. Hours
3. Benefits
4. Salary
5. A website link so people can learn more about your business
If you already have an ad, flyer, pdf, or other digital artwork, we can use that too. Take a look at our Facebook page to see how we are helping other businesses with employment posts: facebook.com/KentuckyCareerCenterCumberland
The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides incumbent worker training, on-the-job training, work experience, apprenticeships and Individual Training Accounts. Training is usually offered through community and technical colleges, universities, private for profit organizations and businesses. Through a variety of training programs, WIOA helps eligible individuals find self-sustaining employment.
Kentucky Career Center offices assist individuals and to provide information about available WIOA programs and eligibility requirements. WIOA eligibility standards include age, income level, education and skills and work circumstances.
For example, someone who has been laid off or who has received notice of a layoff as a result of a permanent closure or substantial layoff at a plant may be eligible for special assistance.
Some programs are designed especially for youth who are between the ages of 14 and 21 and have very limited income. Other programs are designed for those 18 years of age and older.
As a smart business leader, you are always analyzing your operations, trying to improve and asking questions. Where is your industry going? Is your company poised for growth? Do your employees (or potential employees) have the skills needed to be a part of that growth?
From frontline workers to professional and management staff, the demand for training increases as industries and companies expand.
While large corporations often develop in-house training to remain competitive, small businesses also need skilled employees. The Kentucky Career Center -Cumberlands can help.
• assist employers in locating qualified job applicants;
• screen and test job seekers to match their needs;
• fund eligible on-the-job training and customized training needs;
• arrange space for job interviews, and in some areas, schedule interviews via video conferencing;
• provide access to detailed labor market information for the local area, Kentucky and the nation;
• provide services to help both employer and employees when facing layoffs or other major issues;
• offer unemployment insurance information and contacts; and
• make connections with vocational rehabilitation services (for people with disabilities) and services for the blind.
