“12 in 6” Initiative
JobsNOW is a strategic plan with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the North Carolina Community College system to provide training activities that effectively address the workforce challenges related to ensuring that enough workers are trained with the right skills for the current economy.
The goal of this program is to provide training activities where skills training can
be completed in less than 6 months. The plan has been primarily designed to
help those who are unemployed, with a concentration on those unemployed
because of layoffs, to train or retrain into occupational areas that might be hiring
in the local economy. The training will be based on preparing students for entry level positions in the following elected occupational areas:
Financial assistance may be available for unemployed individuals. For more information contact the Employment Security Commission JobLink Career Center at 910.944.7697.
For more information, contact:
Anne Dougherty
JobsNOW Coordinator
910.695.3974
hrdteacher41@yahoo.com
Funding for this initiative is supported by the Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Development and the local Workforce Development Boards. |
