Ohio Ready to Work
Ohio Ready to Work's purpose is to strengthen communities across Ohio by helping to provide the unemployed and underemployed with additional training, skill development, and education to be successful in the workplace and to complete GED certification.
It is our goal that this portion of the WOUB website will be a Cyber-Century Workforce Resource, an opportunity to share information about current resources and programs available for the unemployed and underemployed in southeastern Ohio.
For information about any of these organizations, simply "click" on their logo to be taken to their website.
The Ohio Literacy Network is committed to building Ohio's workforce by strengthening adult and family literacy education.
Ohio Community Computing Network is committed to creating a society in which everyone has equal opportunity to gain access to computer and network technology for life-long learning and personal and community empowerment.
Used to identify critical occupational needs within Ohio's twelve
Economic Development Regions, the Ohio Skills Bank Data tool provides economic indicators by industry and occupation. Included are data on employment, wages, licensing, projections, plant closings, layoffs, training and education.
With more than 200 adult workforce centers and Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs, the State of Ohio is directly linking learning with economic success, and providing a pathway for students to earn GEDs through PhDs.
To help Ohio's families find solutions to their temporary challenges, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services offers a wide range of assistance. This includes unemployment compensation, health care, cash assistance, food assistance, child care, child support enforcement and administration, and employment and training assistance.
Ohio's Workforce Areas Ohio has 20 designated local workforce investment areas. These local areas are part of a comprehensive workforce development system that integrates Ohio's economic development, workforce development, and education and training systems into a cohesive and effective system.
Ohio One Stops offer free employment training and support services for businesses, job seekers and the community.
For Employers - OhioMeansJobs.com is a window to look for Ohio-based talent, post job opportunities, and integrate employment events into a single, cost free point of contact. For Job Seekers - this is your Ohio website that allows you to search all electronic job opportunities which include Ohio employers, national commercial job boards and niche industries. Let all Ohio employers find you today by taking the opportunity to post your resume for FREE.
LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.