What are JobLink Careers Centers?
The JobLink Career centers are user
friendly facilities located in each of the Region Q counties that
provide job seekers, training/education seekers and employers access
to career training and job placement services and also serve as a
connection between businesses and qualified workers.
North Carolina is developing a system
of JobLink Career Centers so people can make informed choices about
their careers and businesses can make informed choices about their
workforce needs.
In a JobLink Career Center customers
comes first. By offering a wide range of service options from
self-service to full-service. JobLink Career Centers offer
comprehensive training and employment services to the community.
JobLink Career Centers make the best
use of scarce resources while serving all citizens North Carolina
Staff work together as a team to provide the most comprehensive and
efficient workforce development system possible.
JobLink Career Center Services
Services available to Job Seekers in
each JobLink Career Center include:
- Job Listings (though America’s Job
Bank and North Carolina’s Job Bank)
- Job Placement
- Work Registration
- Labor Market Information
- Career Information and Guidance
- Assessment
- Information about education and
training opportunities
- Unemployment insurance information
- Filling for unemployment insurance
claims
- Resume preparation
- Education and training assistance
- Referral to other partner agency
services
Who are the local JobLink Career
Center Partners?
Local JobLink Career Center partners
include:
- Local Community College
- Workforce Investment Act, Title I
programs and services
- Adult (an individual 18 years
old or older)
- Dislocated Worker (for an
individual who lost her or his job)
- Youth (ages 14 through 21)
- Job corps (for youth)
- Native American's Programs
- Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker's
Programs
- Veterans' Programs
- Employment Security Commission
(public labor exchange and unemployment insurance assistance)
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Services for the Blind
- County Department of Social
Services – WorkFirst and Food Stamp Employment and Training
program
- Veterans Employment Services
- Trade Adjustment Assistance and
North American Free Trade Act Transitional Adjustment Assistance
- Labor Market Information
- Title V of the Older Americans Act
– Senior Employment program
- Community Based Organizations
- Economic Development Entities
- Mid-East Commission
- Transportation Agencies
- STRIVE
Beaufort County JobLink Staff |
