TRAInInG SERVICES

The Gulf Coast Workforce Board provides short term training to qualifying individuals. Under the workforce program, individuals train for high demand occupations such as nurses, surgical technicians, and correctional officers. Local training providers such as Gulf Coast Community College and Tom P. Haney Technical Center provide supportive career counseling services throughout the entire training process starting from determining eligibility through to helping participants gain employment in their field of study. In addition, career managers work with the participants on identifying and overcoming personal problems encountered while in training in order to help them complete their training and obtain employment.

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Workforce Training Centers

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Enrolled in Training 308 Completed Training & Employed 113 Average Wage at Placement $15.22

Brooke Hobson was a young single mother with dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter. Check out how the Workforce Training Center at Haney helped make her dreams a reality.

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Helga Denise Fox, a mother of three, worked at a local grocery store for 19 ½ years. In November 2003, the store closed and left Helga without a job. Hear how the Workforce Training Center at Gulf Coast Community College was able to help her obtain training for a new career in health care.

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