Helping people find jobs

 

April 21, 2019

Marione Martin

Christi Porter, executive director of the Western Oklahoma Workforce Board, tells about the services they offer. She spoke Friday morning at the Alva Chamber Community Coffee.

With Oklahoma's low unemployment rate, local employers are having difficulty filling job openings. Christi Porter, executive director of the Western Oklahoma Workforce Development Board, has funds available to train and educate workers as well as connecting them with job opportunities. She spoke at the Alva Chamber Coffee Friday morning at Share Medical Center.

Porter's office, based in Woodward, covers 25 counties. She said they have almost half a million dollars in federal funding available to be spent by June. The money is earmarked for training and educating workers and then helping them find jobs.

Workforce has three programs. The youth program covers those ages 16 to 24. The adult program is for those who are 18 or over and who are able to work in the U.S. The third program is for dislocated workers such as homemakers entering the job market and those laid off by downsizing or closure.

Porter said they can offer 525 hours of paid work experience including workers' comp. They can help those who are under-skilled or justice involved. Another program, OJT, provides on the job training paying up to 50 percent of the worker's wages. Workforce can also help with resumes, interview skills and job referrals.

Porter introduced Yolanda Creswell and Tyler Thompson who are local representatives of her office. She encouraged those present to contact her office at 580-256-8553 or email [email protected].

 

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