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Columbia, Lexington and Winnsboro Workforce Centers | |||||||||
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Experience Works is a national, charitable, community-based organization. Originally named Green Thumb, and chartered in 1965 as a small, rural demonstration program, Experience Works has grown to be the nation's leading provider of training, employment, and community service for low income older people. Experience Works helps low-income seniors, many with multiple barriers to employment, get the training they need to find good jobs in their local communities. | |||||||||
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Goodwill - Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Available by appointment 803-609-4596 The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) with Goodwill helps seniors find work, develop new skills and talents, and build their financial security. SCSEP is an on-the-job training and employment program designed to help those aged 55 and older update their job skills, build work experience, and confidence, and continue to have economic security and well-being. http://www.goodwill.org/scsep/
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| Hispanic Outreach/Connecting People To Jobs (HOLA) | |||||||||
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Connecting People to Jobs aims to move low-income Hispanic/Latino Midlands residents out of poverty and into living wage jobs (with potential for career advancement) by connecting them with job training, education, and support services. | |||||||||
| Home Builders Institute | |||||||||
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Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders, is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of education and training programs serving the needs of the building industry. For more than 30 years, HBI has trained skilled workers in residential construction, promoted the industry as a career and helped the NAHB membership address its need for qualified employees. | |||||||||
| Lexington Adult Education | |||||||||
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Lexington Adult Education offers a selection of courses prepared especially for you, the adult citizen. Whether you need courses for high school diploma, high school equivalency (GED), WorkKeys test preparation, to learn a new skill or to self improve, or ESL, you will find something to fill those needs.
GED Prep Courses Columbia Workforce Ctr.: Mon, 5p-7:30p Thurs, 5p-7:30p Lexington Workforce Ctr. Tues, 8:30a-8p Thurs, 8:30a-8p Please call to reserve a seat: Columbia, 803-737-4471 Lexington, 803-359-6131
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| Lighthouse Staffing/Consulting, LLC | |||||||||
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| Lighthouse provides career assessments, specialized training and individual job searches based on qualification to individuals seeking employment. Lighthouse provides staffing to all business sectors in the Midlands, with a primary focus on the home health care and respite care professions | |||||||||
| Midlands Technical College | |||||||||
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Midlands Technical College is a comprehensive, multi-campus, public, two year college serving the primary region of Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. College programs and services provide accessible, affordable, high quality postsecondary education that prepares a diverse student population to enter the job market, transfer to senior colleges and universities, and achieve their professional and personal goals. Through its programs and services, the college equitably provides higher education opportunities and strengthens the economic and social vitality of the community. MTC Campus Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8a-4:30p & Fri, 8a-1:30p
Midlands Technical College-Education Opportunity Center (EOC) | |||||||||
The EOC provides counseling and information on college admissions to qualified individuals who want to begin or continue a college education. The program provides in-depth financial aid information and assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Midlands Technical College EOC collaborates with numerous agencies and programs in Fairfield and Lexington counties to provides these services. http://www.midlandstech.edu/eoc
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| SC Commission for the Blind | |||||||||
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Lexington: 4th Tuesdays, Monthly, 8:30a-12:30p
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The South Carolina Commission for the Blind is a state agency created to provide rehabilitation services, adjustment to blindness training, prevention of blindness, independent living services and various other services to blind and severely visually impaired citizens of South Carolina. Services are provided at no charge to customers and contingent upon meeting eligibility based on the legal definition for blindness. Some services are also provided based on financial eligibility. | |||||||||
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The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) is a partner in the Midlands Area, which provides services to residents of Fairfield, Lexington and Richland counties. Specifically, SCDEW provides services to veterans, who are seeking to re-enter the workforce following military service; assists individuals with job matching and job placement, assists employers seeking to hire, aids individuals who have lost their jobs due to the impact of foreign trade and manages the state's unemployment insurance program. Veteran Resource Center:803-737-4032 Veteran Center: 803-795-9944 Unemployment Insurance: 803-737-0174 Employer Services: 803-737-0155, 803-737-0177 (job line) Resource Center: 803-737-0871 Job Bank: 803-737-0202 (fax) Labor Market Information: 803-737-2660 | |||||||||
| SC National Guard | |||||||||
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The Workforce Center Military Coordinator works with the other partner agencies in the career center to identify prospective applicants for service with the Army National Guard; develops and conducts educational classes that communicate ARNG education, training, and job related benefits to interested applicants; assists all ARNG members returning from deployment with re-employment,; and assists any current ARNG member that is unemployed with finding full time employment. | |||||||||
| SC Vocational Rehab | |||||||||
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The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department serves people who want to work but are hindered from doing so by a physical or mental disability. Information is available at any SCVRD office. When a person with a disability applies for VR services, a team of vocational rehabilitation specialists helps determine eligibility. If VR services could improve that person's prospects of competitive employment, eligibility can be established. Existing records are used in determining eligibility. A VR team helps each new client understand the options available in setting and reaching a vocational goal. SCVRD's informed choice policy makes each client a full partner in the vocational rehabilitation process with access to all the information needed to make necessary decisions. | |||||||||
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Family Service Center of SC, in collaboration with the Midlands Workforce Development Board's (MWDB) Older and Younger Youth Programs, helps young adults develop the skills necessary to begin a promising career. The Youth Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program, Success 4 Life, is a Federally funded Department of Labor program designed to assist individuals seeking the academic and occupational skills training demanded in today's competitive job market. | |||||||||
| USC TRIO/EOC | |||||||||
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The University of South Carolina TRIO Programs are dedicated to addressing the needs of those low-income, working-class citizens who are interested in pursuing college degrees. TRIO offers a comprehensive set of services through five different programs, each targeted at a specific group of individuals from the 6th grade through adulthood. Services and activities include academic tutoring, cultural enrichment, financial aid counseling, summer on campus residency programs, admissions counseling, and student mentoring. TRIO works in direct partnership with the university as well as with Richland School Districts One and Two and various community agencies. | |||||||||
| WIA Program (Dislocated Worker and Adult) | |||||||||
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The WIA Program, overseen by the Midlands Workforce Development Board (MWDB) and Central Midlands Council of Governments, and in collaboration with the Family Service Center of SC and Fairfield County, assists unemployed or underemployed workers with obtaining employment and skills associated with seeking and obtaining employment. It also provides assistance to qualified enrollees with Federally-funded training to enhance their marketability in the workforce. Workforce Consultants within this WIA Program provide intensive services to clients including one-on-one career guidance and consultation, resume and cover letter development, job searching, and more. Consultants also provide assistance with Rapid Response events to help recently dislocated workers with re-entering the workforce. | |||||||||
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The WIA Program, overseen by the Midlands Workforce Development Board (MWDB) and Central Midlands Council of Governments, and working in conjunction with Success4Life, assists youths ages 17 to 21 with obtaining employment and skills associated with seeking and obtaining employment. This program also provides Federally-funded training assistance to qualified enrollees, including GED training, certifications and other job-skills training, to enhance their marketability in the workforce. | |||||||||
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WorkKeys Foundational Skills assessments provide reliable, relevant information about workplace skill levels. WorkKeys assessments measure cognitive abilities such as applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information. | |||
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