Michelle Harris pursues culinary training in San Francisco thanks to WIA
partnership with Job Corps. Click
here for more.
Jordan Abner gets real-life job experience at Owsley County tack shop
through WIA Youth Program. Click
here for more.
Lena Bowling obtained her GED and secured a job at the Daniel Boone Childcare
Center through her participation in the WIA Youth program. Click
here for more.
Services for Youth
EKCEP's Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs help people find jobs and upgrade their skills to qualify for better jobs. WIA serves adults looking for work, workers of any age who have been dislocated from their jobs through closings or layoffs, and economically disadvantaged young people who need help to get education, training, and a good start into the working world.
These multi-level programs use a wide assortment of resources to
help customers identify their interests and aptitudes, understand
which jobs are in demand, get the training and develop the skills
they need to succeed, and advance their careers.
EKCEP's WIA Youth Program offers a broad range of services to young people between the ages of 16 and 21. These services include opportunities for assistance with academic or job-related learning, developing leadership skills, preparing for further education, and eventual employment.
Youth services are available to low-income young people who are in
any one of these categories:
• Requires help to complete an educational program
• Requires help to secure and hold employment
• School dropout
• Homeless
• A runaway
• A foster child
• Pregnant or parenting
• An offender (legal)
• Deficient in basic literacy skills
Services are also available to some young people who do not meet the
low-income requirement, if they qualify in one of the categories above
and have other barriers.
EKCEP's Youth Program provides the following 10 services, as required under WIA:
• Tutoring, study skills training and instruction leading to
secondary school completion, including dropout prevention strategies
• Alternative secondary school offerings
• Summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic
and occupational learning
• Paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships and
job shadowing
• Occupational skills training
• Leadership development opportunities
• Supportive services
• Adult mentoring for twelve months
• Follow-up services
• Comprehensive guidance and counseling
For more information on what EKCEP'S WIA programs can do for you,
contact your local WIA office,
or e-mail EKCEP's central office at ekcep@ekcep.org,
or click on the links below for a brief summary of the services available:
• WIA services for adults.
• WIA services for dislocated
workers.
EKCEP: Helping Others Help Themselves
Throughout its three decades of service, EKCEP has exhibited extraordinary adaptibility, flexibility, proficiency, and perseverance, operating the best programs possible under the prevailing legislation of the time.
The Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc, (EKCEP) is funded through the Office of Employment and Training, Division of Workforce Services, Kentucky Education Cabinet, with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds. EKCEP is an equal-opportunity employer with equal-opportunity programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.