West Tennessee Career Center

Training through WIA

The major focus of training in WIA is the Individual Training Account. The ITA is a "voucher" that allows an applicant to choose his/her training from an approved training provider list. The applicant must not have been able to be placed through the normal core services of the Career Center System. Also, he/she must first have been determined through assessment and counseling to be in need of training and have the ability to complete the training. The training must be in an occupation that is in demand. This process is to insure that we are training people who can complete the training and that we are training for skills that employers need.

The approved training provider list can be accessed at an office nearest you, or online at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

WIA also provides for other types of training options. Consider these:

Customized Training

When an employer identifies the need to train a group of job applicants in a specific occupational skill area, the Local Workforce Investment Area can assist with meeting the employer's training needs. The local program can pay up to 50% of the total cost for training a group of potential employees. The employer must agree to hire all of the applicants referred who successfully complete the training. This training is also available for incumbent workers who need training to keep their jobs.

On-the-Job-Training

When an employer identifies the need to fill a vacant position, they often have a choice of hiring a skilled worker or a worker who needs to have additional training. If the employer is willing to hire an individual who has no prior experience in the vacant position, an on-the-job training contract may be developed with the Local Workforce Investment Area. Under this agreement, the local program can pay up to 50% of the trainee's wages during the specified training period.

If you are interested in either Customized or On-the-Job Training, please print, fill out a copy of the Declaration of Interest Form, then fax to (731) 983-3149 or mail to:

    Workforce Investment Act     or         Workforce Investment Act
    c/o Lafayette McKinnie                     c/o Jimmie Bell
    1527 - A White Avenue                    1527 - A White Avenue
    Henderson, TN 38340                       Henderson, TN 38340

Incumbent Worker Training

Apprenticeship Assistance Pilot Training

Please contact your Career Center for more information!

TN Career Center of Jackson
362 Carriage House Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
Phone - 731-668-2040
Fax - 731-660-8085