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What is CAREER Connections?

GuilfordWorks C.A.R.E.E.R. Connections provides personalized career assistance by connecting you to education and training opportunities and direct interactions with employer partners to help you navigate your career journey. As Guilford County’s preeminent career development program, we offer under- and unemployed workers the most direct path to making their dreams a reality. We’ll help you discover a career pathway that will deliver amazing opportunities and boundless possibilities.

At CAREER Connections We…

  • Help you further your education by learning new skills in a new industry or upskilling in your current industry.
  • Aid you with specific barriers that are stopping you from progressing.
  • Obtain valuable resources to assist you with current hardships.
  • Help you in gaining access to classes and workshops that bring value and enrichment into your life.
  • Connect you with employers and businesses that offer high pay, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and guaranteed placements for economic stability.

How?

CAREER Navigators assist you in becoming more employable by connecting you to:

  • education and training opportunities through local colleges
  • direct interactions with employer partners
  • individualized support that addresses barriers that prevent you from being successful

Who Qualifies?

You may qualify for career assistance at no cost if you’re a Guilford County resident and have been unemployed for an extended period; AND are:

  • Employed at a facility scheduled to close
  • Were laid off or terminated
  • Receiving unemployment benefits

Women, single parents, veterans, and young adults are especially encouraged to apply to this program.

Please note: If you do not qualify for the CAREER Connections program, you may still be eligible for additional information and resources.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer/Program.Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

GuilfordWorks Workforce Development Board Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment Through Equitable Employment Recovery (CAREER) National Dislocated Worker Grant is federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $3,000,000.

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