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The Center for Workforce
Development (CWD) supports the economic development of the 10-county
local area by providing services for jobseekers and employers, and
by working cooperatively with local agencies and economic development
organizations. The 10-counties in East Tennessee include
Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins,
Jefferson, Sevier, and Union. Under the direction of the
Local Area 2 Workforce Investment Board,
along with the Youth Council and the
Consortium of Local Elected Officials, the
Center for Workforce Development (CWD) administers the
Workforce
Investment Act (WIA), provides federally-funded Workforce Investment
Act services to adults and dislocated workers in area career centers as
well as services to youth in each
county, and promotes workforce development. Local Area 2 is one of
13 local
workforce investment areas in Tennessee.
The Center for Workforce Development also provides Workforce
Investment Act services to employers and jobseekers in eight area
career centers in
cooperation with its workforce agency partners, including the Tennessee
Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Adult Education, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Tennessee Department of Human Services, to help
jobseekers find employment and to connect employers with prospective
employees. The WIA youth program focuses on preparing youth for
careers.
Current local area plans, plan
modifications, and public notices are available for review and
comment, or
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