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South Plains Workforce Development Board received a National Dislocated Worker Grant in the amount of $571,645 to service customers who have been laid off from the Oil and Gas industry or a related field.Our services focus on getting Dislocated Workers back to work at wages comparable to those they were earning before the layoff.
TownTalk Radio received the following Public Service Announcement from Workforce Solutions South Plains.
South Plains Workforce Development Board received a National Dislocated Worker Grant in the amount of $571,645 to service customers who have been laid off from the Oil and Gas industry or a related field.Our services focus on getting Dislocated Workers back to work at wages comparable to those they were earning before the layoff.We use a variety of tools to accomplish this such as:
- Career counseling with professional employment representatives
- Employment workshops to brush up on job search techniques
- Individualized training opportunities, including vocational education training in demandoccupations
- Support services
- Relocation assistance after training is completed
Eligibility Requirements to qualify for our dislocated worker services include:
- Live in one of the fifteen counties (Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza,Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, or Yoakum)
- Have lost your job in the Oil industries or related field due to no fault of your own (by reduction in force, reorganization, closure, etc.)
- Either be eligible for, currently receiving, or have exhausted unemployment insurancebenefits
- Be motivated to return to work
For more information or to see if you qualify contact: Brenda Young at Brenda.Young@spworkforce.org or 806-894-5005
Workforce Solutions South Plains is an equal opportunity employer/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Relay Texas: 711 (voice); 800.735.2989 (TDD); or Relay Texas Spanish 800.662.4954.
