UCHRA Employment

Employment & Training

Job Training Workforce Investment Act (WIA) The Workforce Investment Act Program is designed to make employment and training services readily accessible to all customers, employers and job seekers. Answering local employment needs, local elected officials in cooperation with Workforce Investment Boards composed of business persons, educators, and community leaders will customize services to each Worforce Investment Act area. The local Workforce Investment area served by UCHRA is twelve (12) counties: Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren and White. Affiliate Career Centers, co-locating workforce development programs in a single location, have opened in most counties. WIA services are available for adults, youths and dislocated workers. Service goals are as follows:

WIA Youth FY02-03: 370

WIA Dislocated Workers FY02-03: 244

WIA Adult FY02-03: 645

Youth – A total of 387 younger and older youth were served in FY01-02. Of the total 41 older youth served, 40 enrolled in occupational skills training at area technology centers and colleges. A total of 346 younger youth entered Career training Programs and 136 of those participated in summer work and training at the area Technology Training Centers.

Dislocated Worker - Provides classroom training, on-the-job training and job placement for individuals who have lost their jobs due to plant closure, business failure, mass layoff, or individuals who are long-term unemployed, and who become unemployed due to general economic conditions. Of the 312 dislocated workers served, all enrolled in ocupational skills training at technology centers, community colleges, GED classes or on-the-job training.

Adult – Provides classroom on-the-job training and job placement assistance. Of the 516 served, 377 attended classroom training and 51 entered on-the-job traing.

Older Americans Act (Title V, Senior Community Service Employment Program, SYETP) – provides part-time employment in public and non-profit facilities for individuals 55 and over years of age who meet set income guidelines. Funded by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and the National council on Aging, Inc. Serves all 14 counties.

Families First Employment Program – provides classroom instruction and education through Tennessee Board of Regents institutions to insure that needy families with children obtain the training needed to help them avoid long-term welfare dependency; provides work experience and/or basic skills for unemployed parents to help them become self-supporting: provides "Fresh Start" classes prepare AFDC parents for employment and to empower them. Funded by the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Serves 14 counties.

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Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency
3313 Enterprise Drive
Cookeville, TN. 38506
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri

Phone: 931-528-1127
Fax: 931-526-8305

E-mail uchramis@multipro.com