TECO Job Fair
TECO Job Fair Draws Crowd. Click here for more.

 

Janie Hackney 3D
EKCEP and HCTC Partner for 3D Training Opportunities. Click here for more.

 

Paul Patton
Job Clubs aid you in your job search. Click here for more.

 

Sam Browning
Middlesboro business benefits from On-the-Job-Training service. Click here for more.

 

Bruns Family
Susan Bruns uses WIA training to help in Haiti. Click here for more.

 

Kathy Smoot and Jeff Whitehead
EKCEP honored at Civic Night. Click here for more.

 

Harold Hughes
Harold Hughes succeeds with GED2Job. Click here for more.

 

Joelle Amburgey
Joelle Amburgey finishes college with help from Finish Up For Free. Click here for more.

 

Orientation
Dozens attend orientation for free training. Click here for more.

 

Jessica Simmons
Simmons achieves college dreams with Finish Up For Free. Click here for more.

 

Jared Smith
Jared Smith goes back to college with help from Finish Up For Free Click here for more.

 

Groundbreaking
Ground broken on Bell County vocational construction project. Click here for more.

 

Chase Scolf
Let's Go to Work helps Sierra Neal become independent.Click here for more.

 

Chase Scolf
Let's Go 2 Work helps Chase Scolf rev up his career. Click here for more.

 

fence painting
Let's Go 2 Work youth Spruce Up Carter Caves Click here for more.

 

card sorting
Let's Go 2 Work youth get in the game at Troll and Toad Click here for more.

 

John Poe
Let's Go 2 Work sparks green ideas in John Poe. Click here for more.

 

Rebecca Bodkin
Let's Go 2 Work gives Rebecca Bodkin a taste of success. Click here for more.

 

curb painting
Let's Go 2 Work youth make over Prestonsburg. Click here for more.

 

Extension of Local Area Plan

In accordance with Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 21-09, issued by the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor, and Guidance Memorandum No. 139, issued by the Office of Training and Employment in the Kentucky Cabinet for Education and Workforce Development, the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) intends to extend its Local Workforce Investment Area Five-Year Plan for an additional year. The extension will cover the period from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. The plan is available for review and public comment through August 4, 2010. Click here to read the plan. To submit a comment to EKCEP regarding the plan, click here.

 

Kentucky Workforce Investment Board Approves New Strategic Plan

On May 20, 2010, the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board approved the culmination of nearly a year’s work by members of the board, committees, stakeholder groups, partners and customers of the workforce system. The plan, titled: WorkSmart Kentucky, establishes a vision, lays out four major goals, and details 25 specific action items the board believes will have a transformational impact on the system. You can download a PDF version of the plan by clicking here: WorkSmart Kentucky Plan.

 

TECO Jobs Draw Biggest Single-Employer Turnout
Ever for Perry JobSight Job Fair

"Nearly 300 people flocked to the Perry County JobSight recently to apply for entry level underground mining jobs at Perry County Coal, a turnout that JobSight officials say is its best ever for a one-employer job fair. “It was a total success,” said Jack Duff, manager of the Perry County JobSight on Roy Campbell Drive in Hazard. The JobSight is operated by L.K.L.P Community Action Council under contract with the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP), Inc. Duff said 288 job seekers attended ... "Click here to read more

 

New Job Club Offers Support to Jobseekers

"Job hunting can sometimes be a lonely, frustrating experience. But job seekers in Pike County no longer have to go it alone. “We’ve Got Your Back Job Clubs of Eastern Kentucky” is starting a new job club in Pikeville on Aug. 31 that will provide job seekers the support, information, and networking opportunities they need to get a good job in today’s tough job market. “If you’re serious about your job search, don’t pass up this opportunity,” said Traci Nolen, job club coordinator. “The job club will give you the tools, skills and contacts you need ... "Click here to read more

 

EKCEP Begins New Media Campaign

EKCEP is now airing a series of commercials to get the word out about our programs to help those who have been laid off retrain for new careers. Look for the commercials on WYMT-TV and other outlets. Information about the services EKCEP can offer laid-off workers is available here. A larger version of the video is available on this page.

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Multimedia Marketing Campaign

 

Request For Bids

Perry County JobSight Freestanding Sign Project

 

Request For Proposals

Group-Sized Training Projects

Group-Sized Training Projects Application

 

EKCEP and HCTC Bring Cutting-Edge 3D Tech to the Mountains

"Some of the most sophisticated three dimensional (3D) technology in the world is now available to students at Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC). HCTC’s Challenger Learning Center now features more than $1.2 million worth of cutting-edge 3D display technology for virtual reality learning, including rooms a student can stand within and be surrounded by a lifelike 3D image, an immersive 3D theater, and a podium that can allow a speaker or teacher from anywhere in the world to appear holographically ..."Click here to read more

 

GED2Job Helps Salyersville Woman Prove it's Never Too Late to Learn

"Salyersville’s Beverly L. Minix considers herself living proof that one is never too old to learn, especially with the help of initiatives like GED2Job. Beverly, now 65, had only made it to eighth grade before she left school, eloping from Indiana to Salyersville to get married. The wedding was in a general store. Beverly was happy being a wife and mother for more ..."Click here to read more

 

Job Clubs of Eastern Kentucky Offer Support for Your Job Search

"Finding a job is easier if you have the support and assistance of other people who are pursuing the same goal. And that’s exactly what Job Clubs of Eastern Kentucky provide. The local Job Club, sponsored by Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) and the Office of Employment and Training, meets weekly at the Pikeville Public Library. At the meetings, members get a chance to support each other with stories, teach job hunting techniques, share job leads, and ..."Click here to read more

 

Ideal Print Shop Expands With EKCEP On-The-Job Training

"Like many small business owners in eastern Kentucky, the owners of Ideal Print Shop in Middlesboro sometimes find their need to expand with new technology hindered by the cost of training new workers to operate it. Fortunately, a recent economic stimulus initiative is helping them clear those hurdles with financial aid and expert advice to help them find, hire and train workers. Shawn and Yvonne Collins ..."Click here to read more

 

Kizzie Halbert Completes College With Finish Up For Free

"People across eastern Kentucky whose college dreams have been deferred are getting a second chance at completing their educations, thanks to a new Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) initiative called “Finish Up For Free.” Finish Up For Free — funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — has helped pay the cost of tuition, books, and fees for eastern Kentuckians who need less than 18 credit hours to complete an associate’s degree. One of these people is Kizzie Halbert of McDowell ..."Click here to read more

 

Finish Up For Free Helps Teresa Cain Complete College Dream

"People across eastern Kentucky whose college dreams have been deferred have been getting a second chance to complete their educations, thanks to “Finish Up For Free,” a new initiative from the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP). EKCEP’s Finish Up For Free – funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – has paid the tuition and school-related expenses of people like Teresa Cain of Barbourville who need 18 credit hours or less to finish an associate’s degree. Teresa, 22, returned to Southeast ..."Click here to read more

 

Bruns Uses WIA Training to Help in Haiti

"The right person with the right skills can make a world of difference in a time of need. Susan Bruns is easing the suffering in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, using nursing skills she learned in eastern Kentucky with the help of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Susan, 35, earned her nursing degree from Southeast ..."Click here to read more

 

EKCEP Honored at Civic Night

"Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) was among the individuals and organizations honored for outstanding community involvement at Tuesday evening’s Hazard-Perry County Chamber of Commerce’s 58th annual Civic Night. EKCEP and EKCEP Executive Director Jeff Whitehead were honored with the “Hazard Community and Technical College 2010 Advancement Award.” The college hosted ..."Click here to read more

 

‘When Work Works Award’ Brings National Recognition to Kentucky Employers

"The Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc., in collaboration with the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Workplace Innovation (iwin), is inviting eastern Kentucky area businesses to be recognized nationally for their workplace flexibility practices by applying for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. The Alfred P. Sloan Awards are ..."Click here to read more

 

John Ed Pennington

John Ed Pennington to Chair the EKCEP Board of Directors

"John Ed Pennington of Manchester has been named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP). Pennington, 66, has served on the EKCEP board for seven years. He also serves as a member of the Manchester City Council, the president of the Tri-County NAACP, and the ..."Click here to read more

 

Kendall Ison

Kendall Ison Named Vice Chairman of The EKCEP Board of Directors

"Whitesburg’s Kendall Ison has been named vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP). Ison, 68, is also a member of the board of directors of the LKLP Community Action Council and the Cowan County Community Action Group, and serves on LKLP’s Head Start Policy Council and Appalachian ..."Click here to read more

 

For an archive of past EKCEP and Workforce News Stories, click here.


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Beverly Minix
Beverly Minix gets her GED at 65. Click here for more.

 

Brian Kidd and Kizzie Halbert
Kizzie Halbert finishes college for free. Click here for more.

 

Teresa Cain
Teresa Cain completes college dream. Click here for more.

 

James Warren
WIA dislocated worker program helps James Warren escape close shave after layoff. Click here for more.

 

Jeff Tyree
WIA Trade Act helps Jeff Tyree turn layoff into opportunity. Click here for more.

 

Cathy Carmical
WIA helps Carmical help others breathe easier. Click here for more.

 

Marsha Chaffin
WIA helps Chaffin become a nurse. Click here for more.

 

Susan Bruns
WIA helps Bruns in nursing mission. Click here for more.

 

Nickie Robbins
WIA helps Nickie Robbins write a prescription for success. Click here for more.

 


WIA helps Chelsea Adams start a career helping others. Click here for more.



Kent Pugh gets job as journalist with WIA help. Click here for more.

 


Raphael Rucker benefits from WIA and Job Corps Partnership. Click here for more.

 


WIA helps Jeneen Roach deal with tough times. Click here for more.

 


WIA helps Bobby Towe train to be a welder. Click here for more.

 


WIA helps Sondra Rose become a nurse. Click here for more.

 


Myra Whisman becomes R.N. with WIA help. Click here for more.

 


WIA Helps Tabitha Miller secure job in banking. Click here for more.


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