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Central Texas Workforce Development
The Central Texas Workforce Development System is designed under the leadership of the Central Texas Workforce Development Board. The Board works with guidance from local businesses, educators and community-based organizations. Governor George W. Bush certified the Central Texas Workforce Development Board as a local workforce development board on July 22, 1997. The Board is made up of 51% business representation including local large, medium and small business members. Board members also include representatives from education, human services and community-based organizations. The Central Texas Workforce System is designed to provide a decentralized system of checks and balances with a separation of policy makers, service providers and vendors; the Workforce Board acts as policy maker, Workforce Center Subcontractors provide services, and education/training entities represent vendors. Customers of the Central Texas Workforce System include employers, educators, residents, job seekers and community based organizations. Mission Provides quality education, training and labor market services which give employers and residents of the region competitive advantage in the global economy. Roles and Responsibilities Texas Workforce Commission: State agency acting in capacity of fiscal agent and administrative entity to provide technical assistance, oversight and evaluation, and information system support to local, certified Workforce Development Boards. Central Texas Chief Elected Officials Consortium Board: Recruit and certify local Workforce Development Board members; sit as ex-officio members of the Central Texas Workforce Development Board; responsible for ensuring allowable use of funds. Central Texas Workforce Development Board: Local agency acting in capacity of fiscal agent and administrative entity to provide planning, oversight, and evaluation of all Department of Labor funded workforce development programs and services; provide technical assistance and information system support to local Workforce Centers. Subcontractor -- Central Texas Council of Governments: Staffing agent for Central Texas Workforce Centers. Vendors – Colleges, universities, and/or private training facilities providing education or training to customers of Central Texas Workforce Centers Service Area Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, and San Saba Counties Central Texas Workforce Center Services are provided at: Cameron Workforce Center Center Administrator: Kimberly Patterson 605 W. 4th St. Cameron, TX 76540 Phone: (254) 697-3373 Killeen Workforce Center Center Administrator: Lewis Boren 300 Cheyenne Killeen, TX 76542 Phone: (254) 200-2000 Fax: (254) 200-2201 Temple Workforce Centers Center Administrator: Vickie Matl 102 E. Central, Suite 300 Temple, TX 76501 Phone: (254) 771-2555 Fax: (254) 771-2822 and 2420 S. 37th Street Temple, TX 76504 Phone: (254) 773-1607
Copperas Cove Workforce Center Center Administrator: Lewis Boren 380 Town Square Copperas Cove, TX 76522 Phone: (254) 542-2633 Lampasas Satellite Workforce Center Center Administrator: Lewis Boren 1305 S. Key Lampasas, TX 76550 Phone: (512) 556-4055 Rockdale Satellite Workforce Center Center Administrator: Kimberly Patterson 313 N. Main Rockdale, TX 76567 Phone: (512) 446-6440 Computer Access Sites include: Gatesville Public Library 811 Main St. Gatesville, TX 76528 Goldthwaite Hill Country Community Action Priddy Road and Hwy. 84 Goldthwaite, TX
Hamilton Public Library 201 N. Pecan Hamilton, TX 76531 San Saba Hill Country Community Action 705 E. Storey San Saba TX Web Page: www.workforcelink.com Central Texas Workforce Youth Services are provided at: Cameron High School Staff: Connie Burgess 208 E. 10th Street Cameron, TX 76520 (254) 446-6440 Copperas Cove High School Staff: Thom Russell 400 S. 25th Street Copperas Cove, TX 76522 (254) 542-2040 Killeen High School Staff: Renee Barton 500 N. 38th Street Killeen, TX 76541 (254) 699-7939
Killeen Ellison High School Staff: Tammy Barber 909 Elms Road Killeen, TX 76541 (254) 634-4994 Lampasas High School Staff: Sheila Brooks 207 W. 8th Street Lampasas, TX 76550 (512) 556-3312 Henry T. Waskow Leadership Academhy Staff: Marilynn Dale 320 N. Blair Belton, TX 76513 (254) 939-3668 Services Provided Through Funding Provided Through: Child Care Services Employment Services (Wagner Peyser) Food Stamps Employment and Training Locally Developed Resources Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, CHOICES Veterans Services Workforce Investment Act: Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker Programs Summary of Services Available Through Central Texas Workforce
Centers Employer Services · Labor Market Information · Wage and Labor Law Information · Recruitment / Referral of Quality Applicants · Employee / Employer Job Matching · Quality Testing / Prescreening · Space for On-Site Interviewing · Technological Access from Office / Home · Personalized / Customized Service Options · Job Posting · On-Line Resume Search · New Business Start-up Assistance · Assistance to Expand Business Market Including Access to Financial Assistance for Training Current Employees Educator Services · Labor Market Information - Demand, Target and Emerging Occupations - Teacher/Counselor Guide · Career Testing and Exploration · Matching Students and/or Education Programs to Quality Employer Learning Environments · Scholarship Matching/Financial Assistance Job Seeker Services · Labor Market Information - Demand, Emerging and Target Occupations - Local Jobs and Salaries - Jobs in Demand - Financial Aid for Education and Training Information - Training Providers and Success Rate Information · Preliminary Assessment / Prescreening · Employment Information Including Registration with State Employment Service for Job Matching and Referrals · Education and Training Assistance · Customer-Driven Service Access · Career and Self-Exploration Tools · Career and Job Search Advice from Professionally Trained Career Specialists · Internet Access · Counseling Support to Eligible Students in Education or Training Programs · Child care and Transportation Assistance to Eligible Students in Education or Training Programs | ||
