Job Training and Education

Oakland County Workforce Development This county division helps train and place unemployed workers by

coordinating Michigan Works! programs locally.

Michigan Jobs This State of Michigan website aims to help individuals

looking for jobs.

Michigan Talent Bank A free Internet-based database that contains more than 600,000

resumes. Employers can search existing resumes and post job

openings. Assistance is available to employers in using the

system upon request.

Michigan Works! Service Centers If you are an employer looking for workers, or to upgrade the skills

of an existing work force, Oakland County has nine electronically

linked centers to serve you.

This countywide Workforce Development System provides

convenient one-stop access to all of the worker recruitment

services and job training incentives available in Michigan.

Worker recruitment specialists are available for on-site or

telephone consultation. Various services are provided at the

centers.

Incumbent Worker Program (IWP) This program provides job training grants for upgrading the skills of

a company's existing work force. It provides job specific retraining

or upgrading of skills related to the use of new technology. All

training providers must be licensed by the State of Michigan and

priority in the selection process will be given to Oakland

Community College.

On-The-Job Training Programs (OJT) Provides occupational training to qualifying new hires or existing

employees in exchange for reimbursement of up to 50 percent of

the wage rate to compensate for the employer's extraordinary cost

of training.

The Michigan New Jobs Training Program This program can provide virtually cost-free training for new

employees for businesses that are locating or expanding

operations in the state. This unique incentive allows for

businesses to partner with a community college to design a

training program that produces the highly-trained employees

that can increase your competitive edge.

Apprenticeship Program Guide An overview to apprenticeships in Oakland County and elsewhere

Oakland Schools Career Focused Oakland County has an extensive program of advanced training for

Education Curriculum -- Technical Campuses K-12 students to prepare them for careers in engineering and other

technical fields. This program is generating a large number of

MI Trade School.org graduates with ready-to-employ skills in some of the most in

demand occupations in the country. Advanced technical training is

provided in such areas as:

Engineering/Manufacturing & Industrial Technology, Business, Management, Marketing & Technology, Health Sciences
Natural Resources & Agri-Science, Culinary Arts/Hospitality
Human Services, Arts & Communications

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