If you are an employer looking for workers, Oakland County has nine electronically linked career centers to serve you. This countywide Workforce Development System opens the door for thousands of employers as it provides convenient one-stop access to job training programs and services.
Labor Exchange
Whether you need entry-level, technical, or management personnel, our qualified staff can assist with the matching and job placement process.
HR Resources
State and federally generated labor market data and information on workplace safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act. We can provide private interviewing and applicant testing rooms.
Training
Training Funds
Before you hire, call for information on employee tax credits and training funds.
Information Technology Training (IT)
M-TECsm at Oakland County Community College provides IT training that is "created with business for business" in its state-of-the-art facility located in Auburn Hills.
Outplacement
If your company is facing layoffs or plant closures, Oakland County Michigan Works! Can offer assistance with resumes, career planning and job placement.
Workforce Development & Job Training
The Workforce Development Division of Oakland County Government administers the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other employment and training programs for Oakland County Michigan Works! Agencies (MWA) under the joint policy direction of the Workforce Development Board and the Oakland County Executive.
The (WIA) establishes programs to prepare adults, youth, dislocated workers, displaced homemakers and the economically disadvantaged for participation in the labor force. These programs provide job training and other services that will result in increased employment and earnings, increased educational and occupational skills, and decreased welfare dependency, thereby improving the quality of the workforce and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.
Training Activities
Classroom Training (CT) involves basic skills training (e.g. reading, writing, and computation), occupational skills training, or a combination of the two. CT is usually conducted in a school-like setting and provides the academic and/or technical competence required for a particular type of job.
On-the-Job Training (OJT) provides skills training for a specific occupation in an actual work setting. The participant learns necessary skills by performing a particular job that is usually in the private sector. OJT positions are established so the participant will subsequently become a regular employee of the employer who provides the OJT.
Work Experience (WE) is short-term subsidized employment in the public sector that helps participants enter or re-enter the labor force. WE participants include adults who have been out of the labor force for an extended period, and youth.
Basic Skills Training (BST) is designed to enhance the employability of participants by providing them with training in reading comprehension, math computation, writing, speaking, listening, problem solving, and reasoning. Basic Skills Training also develops the participant's capacity to use these skills in the workplace.
Job Search Assistance (JSA), which includes job search skills training and job club activities, helps the participant acquire full time employment. JSA services include resume writing, interviewing skills, labor market guidance, telephone techniques, information on job openings, and job acquisition strategies.
The Oakland County Career Centers
Each of the training activities is available at all of the Oakland County MWA's nine Career Centers, which the Workforce Development Board and the County Executive established in 1994. These centers operate all of the Board's programs according to a rigorous and uniform set of standards.
Incumbent Worker Program In addition, Workforce Development coordinates The Incumbent Worker Program, which provides the following three key functions to assist employers in strengthening their workforce and retaining employees:
Recruitment of skilled employees to fill job openings
Access to multiple sources of job training funds for new or existing employees to enhance their skills or gain new skills
Facilitation with companies applying for specific grants to help defray the cost of outplacement and expand opportunities for re-employment
