Career Planning
Workforce Investment Areas and One Stops
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Midlands OneStop Workforce Centers are located in Columbia, Lexington and Winnsboro. Please visit the Midlands OneStop website for more information about the Midlands OneStop Workforce Centers and other Workforce Investment Act partners.
Training and Provider Services
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The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 requires training providers to apply to a Local Workforce Development Board (Board) for certification as an eligible training provider to receive WIA funds.
Read more about Training and Provider Services
Workforce Development
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Read more about Workforce Development
Do you know how to plan for college? College for Adults has a lot of information for the first time Adult College Student.
Adult Student.com and Study Guides and Strategies are incredibly helpful web sites for students and practitioners. The student side contains links to support services, useful web sites, and tools to improve study skills and to develop goals. The practitioner side contains links to articles to better understand adult learning and research.
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) focuses on meeting the needs of businesses for skilled workers and the training, education, and employment needs of individuals.
State Jobs
S.C. State Government has a new e-recruitment system. Apply for a specific vacancy or join a pool to be considered for future vacancies.
USAJOBS
USAJOBS is your One-Stop source for federal jobs and employment information.
U.S. Army Civilan Personnel Online (CPOL)
Visit the U.S. Army Civilan Personnel Online (CPOL) website. Become a member of the Army Civilian Team. Visit our Employment page and discover countless opportunities to join the Army as a Civilian.
Office of Adult and Community Education (OACE)
The mission of the Office of Adult and Community Education (OACE) is to communicate a vision of collaboration for identifying community needs and resources in organizing school/community based educational programs designed to provide lifelong learning, health, and service opportunities for all, and to provide the necessary leadership and resources for the development of those programs.
Department of Commerce
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So much is happening in South Carolina.The SC Department of Commerce has been working hard to create the kinds of opportunities that lead to great success stories. What if yours were one of them?
The South Carolina Commerce Workforce link, includes information on the Workkeys Initiative, Virtual One-Stop System, Labor Market Information, and more.
Midlands Workforce Development
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Contact Information
Armed Forces (Active, Reserve, and National Guard)
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South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
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SCVRD serves people who want to work and are challenged with a mental or physical disability.
Classes and Training
Local Workforce Training Centers for Richland and Lexington Counties.
Youth and Registered Apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships are a highly structured program that may connect to an adult apprenticeship lasting three to four years for students who are age 16 or older. Apprenticeships provide work-based employer training that connects to secondary school. Such programs are enhanced by technical career and technology programs that include a formal written agreement defining specific workplace competencies to be mastered. Students may earn work-based course credit provided district course requirements are met.
Registered Apprenticeships are registered with the federal government through the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), US Department of Labor. This program is a highly structured program for students who are 16 years or older and may last from one to six years. The program meets federally approved standards for job duties, related classroom instruction, wages and safety and health conditions and also includes a formal written agreement defining specific workplace competencies. Students may earn work-based course credit provided district course requirements are met.
Internships
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An internship provides a one-on-one relationship for hands-on learning and generally last several months with the student working, paid or unpaid, under the supervision of an employer (mentor). Visit these useful links below.