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Marion County: Workforce Connection’s Stimulus Re-training Expo

Unemployed workers in Marion County are invited to attend Workforce Connection’s Stimulus Re-training Expo on May 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m., Central Florida Community College, Ewers Century Center, Klein Conference Center. Attendees will learn more about training programs and scholarships for occupations that are projected to grow over the next few years. After short orientation sessions to be held at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., attendees can visit breakout sessions highlighting various occupational areas.

Central Florida Community College, CTAE, Taylor College, New Horizons and Shaw Solutions will showcase programs in business, commercial driving, criminal justice, emergency medical technology, fire fighting, healthcare, insurance, power plant construction and welding. Scholarship information and applications will be available from Workforce staff, as well.

Workforce Connection, the local organization that provides workforce services to employers and applicants, recently received additional scholarship funding to assist workers that have lost their jobs and disadvantaged adults that require training in order to compete for jobs. These funds, made available through the Dept. of Labor’s National Emergency Grant and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the “Stimulus Bill,” are being made available to assist persons in Citrus, Levy and Marion Counties.

Workers who have lost their jobs because of the economy are encouraged to attend the Stimulus Re-training Expo to explore training options and available scholarship funding.

For more information, go to www.clmworkforce.com, call 1-800-434-JOBS, extension 5769, or email stimulus@clmworkforce.com.

 

Workforce Connection is a member of Employ Florida Marketplace and is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.  All voice telephone numbers listed above may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711. If you need accommodations, please call 352-840-5700, ext. 7878 or e-mail accommodations@clmworkforce.com   

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