Employer Registration Open for Manufacturing Days ‘Drop Off’ Hiring Events in Joplin, Monett, and Neosho
As part of our Manufacturing Days activities this year, the Workforce Investment Board and Missouri Job Centers are putting together a special hiring event that will span all three days of Manufacturing Days. Here’s how it works: Work-ready job seekers interested in manufacturing will tour area manufacturing plants on: Oct. 3 in Monett/Cassville, Oct. 4Read More
Inclusion Forum 2018
You won’t want to miss this year’s Inclusion Forum set for Oct. 2 at the Joplin Public Library! We invite you to attend to hear excellent speakers and gather new resources related to our theme of “Opening Our Eyes to Unseen Disabilities.” This year, the Inclusion Forum will include the inaugural presentation of the WIOA Partners SouthwestRead More
Diamond, MO Sees Addition of New Manufacturing Facility
Metal Building & Component Manufacturing in Missouri is projected to grow 7.9% over the next five years, with average earnings of $50,448 per job. McElroy Metals, a leader in the industry with dozens of facilities across the nation, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Diamond. In the past five years, Southwest Missouri has seenRead More
Building Trades Hiring Event Scheduled for September 5th
A hiring & resource event for the Building Trades Sector is scheduled for Wednesday, September 5th at Joplin Memorial Hall. The event will coincide with completion of the work experience portion of the most recent building trades pre-apprenticeship training offered by the Job Centers in Joplin, Monett, and Neosho. Students of the training will haveRead More
Official WIOA Plan Modification April 2018
Official WIOA Plan Modification April 2018 Consistent with the “sunshine” provisions of WIOA sec. 107(e), the Workforce Investment Board of Southwest Missouri posts the “SW WIB Local Plan Modification” for public comments. Any public comments concerning the plan may be sent to Sherri Rhuems, Executive Director at publiccomment@sectorready.org.
New Carthage Community Center Hosts Construction Sector Hiring Event
The Job Centers in Joplin, Monett, and Neosho offer numerous pre-apprenticeship training programs in different industries, and the latest one in construction helped establish a new community center in Carthage. Graduates of this most recent program received the work experience portion of their training during renovation of a local derelict building, thanks in large partRead More
KODE Highlights Apprenticeship Program Expansion
KODE News recently highlighted a program expansion for apprenticeship training, allowing for the allotment of $3.6 million dollars of federal funding to student training. Apprenticeship programs are training models that weave classroom and on-the-job training elements together. Students are paid employees from day one, learning new skills along a sustained career pathway with clear advancementRead More
Dade County Earns Certified Work Ready Community Designation; All Southwest Missouri Counties Now Certified Work Ready
Dade County, Missouri is the newest area in the state to have been designated a Certified Work Ready Community by ACT, having met all of their testing and employer support goals required for certification. The CWRC designation is an independent validation of the quality of a region’s workforce, and this marks the tenth time thatRead More
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