PROGRAM PROFILE

PROGRAM NAME:

Career Centers of Texas

ADDRESS:

410 Houston St Levelland, TX 79336 2813 West 8th St. Plainview, TX 79072 405 Phelps Ave. Littlefield, TX 79339
CITY:

  • Levelland
  • Plainview
    		•
  • Littlefield
    • TELEPHONE #:

    • 806/894-5005
  • 806/293-4397
  • TBA
    • DAYS OPEN: Monday - Friday HOURS: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    CONTACT PERSON:

    • Dean Henderson (Levelland)
  • Alton Painter (Plainview)
    		•
  • TBA (Littlefield)
    • ORIGINATION DATE: February 1, 1995

    BUDGET TOTAL: $150,000

    TYPE OF FUNDING: State & Federal

    CLIENTS SERVED ANNUALLY: 3,000 approx.

    SERVICES PROVIDED:

    • Labor market information, including the skills of the area workforce, available job openings, and the education, training, and employment opportunities in the local area, in the state, and as feasible, in the nation;
    • Common intake and eligibility determination for all workforce development programs and services;
    • Independent assessment of individual needs and the development of an individual service strategy;
    • Centralized and continuous case management and counseling;
    • Individual referral for services including basic education, classroom skills training, on-the-job training, and customized training; and
    • Supportive services, including child care, loans, and other forms of financial assistance required to participate in and complete training.
    • Employer services, including assistance with recruiting and screening job applicants, timely and accurate labor market information for identifying pools of skilled labor and information assistance concerning specialized training programs such as Smart Jobs and the Skill Development Fund.
    GUIDELINES FOR SERVICES:

    Basic services available to universal population, special services require individual guidelines.

    ACCESS TO SERVICES:

    Access through telephone/computer inquiry, in person at Career Centers or through Service Representative in your place of business.

    PROGRAMS INTEGRATED AT CAREER CENTER:

    Unemployment Insurance* Trade Adjustment Act*
    Employment Services* Community Services*
    Veterans Employment & Training* Adult Education*
    Food Stamp Employment & Training* Literacy*
    JOBS (employment for AFDC recipients)* School-to-Work*
    Post-secondary Customized Training* Quality Workforce
    Senior Community Service Employment* Head Start
    Texas Rehabilitation Commission* Transportation
    Texas Commission for the Blind* Health
    Job Training Partnership Act* Public Housing
    *Found in all three locations

    PURPOSE:

    The Career Centers of Texas System is not a program but the new service delivery system for employment and training programs. This system seeks to offer information and services through customer-friendly techniques using technology in open environment designed to be similar to public libraries. Information is the currency of this new delivery system and it can be accessed through public bulletin boards, voice-response telephone technology and in person.

    FEE STRUCTURE:

    Most services free, some require a fee depending on the nature of the service.

    COUNTIES SERVED:

    Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lynn, Motley, Terry, & Yoakum

    FUNDING SOURCES:

    Texas Workforce Commission from U.S. Department of Labor

    HISTORY with SPCAA:

    Originated with SPCAA from inception in early 1995

    OTHER COMMENTS:

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