Advancing Your Career
A multitude of services are available to help you unlock your earnings potential and advance your career! These services will help you focus on the specific skills that are needed to improve your chances of finding a job or improving your productivity and advancement potential on your current job.
These services may include:Skills Certified Region 2 WORKFORCE for West Virginia
To get started, click on any of the links to the left, call us at 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) or visit your local WORKFORCE West Virginia Center or Learning Center today. For a list of locations, click here.
WIN Skills Enhancement
The WIN Skills Enhancement Curriculum is a comprehensive program that allows individuals to enhance their career skills and efficiencies. The WIN Curriculum teaches individuals all the skills they need to be prepared for their career.
To learn more about this highly successful initiative, please call us at 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) or email us today.
WorkKeys Assessment
Through the WORK4WV Career Centers and Learning Centers, the Region 2 WIB provides the WorkKeys Assessment that allows individuals to identify the areas in which they currently excel and areas in which they can improve.
After completing the WorkKeys Assessment, an individual receives proficiency level scoring that they can take to potential employers, along with their Skills Certificate, to document the areas in which they excel. Additionally, individuals can use the WorkKeys Assessment to create additional opportunities for training through the WORK4WV Career Center and Learning Centers.
To learn more about this highly successful initiative, please call us at 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) or email us today.
Technical Training
Improve your ability to compete by receiving technical training designed to help you become more productive.
Many technical tools are available through the WORK4WV Career Centers and the Learning Centers. Technical training may be necessary due to:
- New technology
- New machinery
- New safety requirements
- New job requirements
- Higher reading or math skills requirements
- Employee career development
- Skills requirements unique to your business
Call us 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) to find out more!
On-the-Job Training
Job seekers may wish to participate in On-the-Job Training (OJT) services that are available to companies that have an OJT Contract with Region 2 WIB. Those services are designed to help employees enhance their skills while continuing to perform their job responsibilities.
Employees hired under an OJT Contract are given a Work Keys assessment in Applied Math, Reading for Information and Locating Information to identify areas where they can improve their skills. Next, a plan is developed to raise the employee's skill levels to those needed by the work they are to perform. The length of the OJT contracts vary depending on the beginning skill levels of the employees.
Reimbursement of a portion of the employee's wages while in training is available for employers using the On-the-job training services. Additionally, many of the employees using the On-the-Job Training services are eligible for the Region 2 Skills Certified certificates.
Call us 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) or email us at info@wvregion2.org to find out more!
Customized Training
Customized training is now available to employers in Region 2 to help their employees meet new equipment, safety or technology demands.
If your company has identified a specific training or skill level improvement need, our Customized Training services we can help provide funding and skill enhancement services to help you gain those skills.
Reimbursement of a portion of the training costs and employee's wages while in training is available for employers using the Customized Training services. Additionally, many of the employees using the Customized Training services are eligible for the Region 2 Skills Certified Certificates.
Call us 1-866-2-Make-It (1-866-262-5348) or email us at info@wvregion2.org to find out more!