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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
NORTH CAROLINA JOBLINK CAREER CENTER SYSTEM
The state’s JobLink Career Center system was created in response to the national Workforce Investment Act (WIA) which provides funds to address the employment and training needs of adults, dislocated workers and youth. This comprehensive workforce investment system provides job seekers, on a non-discriminatory basis, access to the information and services they need to manage their career and helps businesses find skilled, motivated workers. This system of job training activities and services are offered through a network of 24 local Workforce Development Boards, serving all 100 counties in the state through the JobLink Career Center system.
The JobLink Career Centers are user friendly facilities providing job seekers, training seekers and employers access to career training and job placement services and also serve as the connection between employers and qualified workers. In a JobLink Career Center, customers come first. By offering a wide range of service options, from self-service to full-service, the JobLink Career Centers offer comprehensive training and employment services to the community, all under one roof.
Whether the purpose of the business is running a restaurant, assembling computers or performing clinical drug trials, a motivated and capable workforce is essential to success. North Carolina’s productive, knowledge-driven workforce provides companies an edge in today’s global economy. North Carolina offers a variety of workforce services to the business community at both the state and local levels, providing linkages to resources and information that can help businesses find, train and retain qualified employees.
A business can qualify for tax credits when hiring certain workers. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit are federal tax credits that encourage employers to hire targeted groups of job seekers by reducing federal income taxes.
JobLink Career Center Services for Employers
Through the JobLink Career Center system, employers can take advantage of many free local area programs and services to:
Recruit qualified employees who are job ready.
- Help provide on-the-job training. Employers are reimbursed up to 50% of an individual’s wages for the period of training.
- Negotiate customized training programs tailored to your needs. The employer must share in the cost of customized training.
JobLink Career Centers host a partnership of local workforce development professionals from various partner agencies that work together to provide the best services. These centers can help fill all types of job openings including:
- Professional Technical
- Skilled and unskilled
- Full and part-time
- Permanent and temporary
Some of the employer services available at JobLink Career Centers include:
- Computer access
- Information on local labor market, prevailing wages, etc.
- Job opening postings
- Job applicant screening
- Qualified candidate referrals
- Space for applicant interviews
- Reference library for use by business
- Employee training funding arrangement
- Business layoff/closure assistance
- Job fair arrangement
- Employer workshops on a variety of topics
A business can contact the most convenient JobLink Career Center with their job opening requirements and business needs.
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