Services We Provide

Services Available through the WIB:

The Lackawanna County WIB, through its staff, provides a link to business and industry for the purpose of encouraging engagement in industry partnership initiatives and coordinating the distribution of workforce training dollars. Coordinating with local training providers, collaborating in the development of training curriculums and career-ladder models, providing access to labor market information and data, serving as a clearing house for dissemination of workforce information and available funding opportunities are activities that augment this role.

In addition, the Board oversees the provision of the following services with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding:

• Providing up to $8,000 in training dollars (to individuals meeting particular funding stream eligibility requirements);
• Employment -related workshops
• Testing and Assessment
• One-on-One Case Management
• Basic Computer Classes
• Employer Incentives
• Business Outreach
• Community Interaction

All of these services are provided by through the WIB's operational arm - the PA CareerLink Lackawanna County. Governed by the Board's CareerLink Consortium of Operators, all services are customer-oriented and are geared to "employment ready" concepts. Examples of additional workshops that support this vision and are provided on a monthly basis at the CareerLink site are:

• Career Decision-Making
• Labor market Information
• Civil Service Application Procedures
• WIA Services Orientation
• Interviewing Skills
• Job Search Techniques
• Application Processes
• Resume Preparation