Building workers, building lives.

Find out more about the Building Workers Constructing Lives program by attending an information session. Sessions will be held in room cc-519 at the City Center on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays in the evenings and the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays in the morning.

Dates are as follows:

• May 28 – 10:30 a.m. to noon
• June 4 – No Session
• June 11 – 10:30 a.m. to noon
• June 18 – 5:30 to 7 p.m.
• June 25 – 10:30 a.m. to noon
• July 2 – 5:30 to 7 p.m.
• July 9 – 10:30 a.m. to noon
• July 16 – 5:30 to 7 p.m.
• July 23 – 10:30 a.m. to noon

What is WIA?

WIA stands for Workforce Investment Act. This Act provides financial assistance for education and training so that individuals can re-enter the workforce in jobs that will allow them to financially support themselves/their families. WIA funding is designed to train people in short-term certificate or associates degree programs that will make them more marketable for occupations that are in high growth within the local area. By training the workforce in these high growth areas, workers are more likely to find better paying jobs and employers are more likely to have their staffing needs fulfilled.
Click here for a complete list of WIA approved training programs at Joliet Junior College.

WIA Training funding is available to those who are determined eligible. To find out more about eligibility requirements for training funding, please call (815) 280-1526 to sign up for our weekly Information Sessions.

Training and education programs are provided through Joliet Junior College as well as other community colleges and private training institutions.

WIA Training Eligibility
Recognize yourself in any of these scenarios?

• Laid-off, downsized, or company went out of business, and you need a new job
• Unemployed and struggling to find a job
• Job searching for a long time with little or no results
• Underpaid, underemployed or under trained
• Your education or skills don’t match your career interest
• Self-employed for many years and now faced with looking for new employment
• Youth ages 18-21 years and in need of education or training beyond high school

Information Sessions
To find out more about eligibility requirements for training funding you will need to attend a free Information Session.
These sessions are held every:
Tuesday 2 - 4 pm
Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 am

Please call (815) 280-1526 to sign up for an information session.

*Special arrangements may be made to accommodate those who are unable to attend these scheduled sessions. Please speak with one of our team members to request alternate arrangements.

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