PA CareerLink, Cambria County

Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley, Inc. holds the Title I Contract for the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Services, made possible through the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board.  GICV provides these services though the PA CareerLink, Cambria County to offer employment and training services that connect job seekers with employers.

Under the WIA, PA CareerLink, Cambria County focuses on meeting the training, education, and employment needs of adults and dislocated workers through the One-Stop Approach.  This approach provides job seekers with information about employment and training services at a single neighborhood location.  The new location for PA CareerLink, Cambria County is:

New Location

PA CareerLink, Cambria County

Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (former Vo-Tech)

445 Schoolhouse Road (Richland Township)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

(814) 533-2493

 Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation

- Adult Basic Education
The PA CareerLink also helps adults to update their basic skills in order to attend post-secondary education, to better prepare for specific employment opportunities, or to study for the GED test.
 
Pennsylvania-certified teachers from the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center provide instruction at the PA CareerLink Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 AM to Noon, and Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

This is a walk-in service that does not require an appointment.  Adults can take classes at their own paces. 
 
- GED Preparation
The PA CareerLink, Cambria County offers assistance to adults who have not earned their high school diplomas to help them to prepare to take the General Educational Development (GED) test (commonly referred to as the General Equivalency Diploma or the General Education Diploma). 
 
For more information on the PA CareerLink, Cambria County's Adults Basic Education and GED Preparation, contact Ann Torledsky at (814) 533-2493, ext. 286 or atorledsky@goodwilljohnstown.org.
 

Eligibility is determined by the Workforce Investment Act guidelines.
Applicants can self-refer themselves by visiting the PA CareerLink, Cambria County at 445 Schoolhouse Road (former Vo-Tech), Johnstown.
Funded by the federally funded Workforce Investment Act made possible through the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board.  Coverage area by county:  Cambria

 Adult Employment and Training Services

Through the WIA’s One-Stop Approach, PA CareerLink provides the following services to job seekers:

• Conducts a preliminary assessment of their skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, and support service needs
  
  

• Provides information on a full array of employment-related services including information about local education
  and training service providers
  
  

• Verifies eligibility for on-the-job training and other training programs
  
  

• Provides job search and placement assistance and career counseling
  
  

• Enables access to up-to-date labor market information that identifies job vacancies and skills
  necessary for in-demand jobs
  
  

• Offers information about local, regional, and national employment trends

PA CareerLink services fall under the WIA’s three incremental levels of services:  Core Services, Intensive Services,
and Training Services as follows:
 
Under Core Services, the PA CareerLink provides:

• Self-directed job searches
  
  

• Enrollment onto the PA CareerLink website
  
  

• Labor market information, which identifies job vacancies, skills needed for in-demand jobs, and local, regional,
  and national employment trends
  
  

• Initial assessment of skills and needs
  
  

• Information about available services
  
  

• Eligibility and suitability determination for Intensive Services and Training Services

Under Intensive Services, the PA CareerLink provides:

•  Informal Assessments

•  WorkKeys^® Job Skills Assessment (working toward a National Career Readiness Certificate^TM)

•  Development of individual employment plans and vocational goals

•  Group and individual counseling

•  Case management

•  Short-term prevocational services

•  Follow-up services once employment is attained

For qualified customers who received Intensive Services and were not able to obtain employment, PA CareerLink provides Training Services that are directly linked to job opportunities in CareerLink’s geographic area.  Services include:

• Occupational skills training

• On-the-job training

• Skill-upgrading

• Job-readiness training

• Adult education and literacy activities in conjunction with other training

• Follow-up services while in training and once employment is attained

For more information on the PA CareerLink, Cambria County's Adult Employment and Training Services, contact Debbie Keiper at the PA CareerLink, Cambria County at (814) 533-2493, ext. 236 or dkeiper@goodwilljohnstown.org.  Or visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us or www.cambriacareerlink.org.

Eligibility is determined by the Workforce Investment Act guidelines.
Applicants can self-refer themselves by visiting the PA CareerLink, Cambria County at 445 Schoolhouse Road (former Vo-Tech), Johnstown.
Funded by the federally funded Workforce Investment Act made possible through the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board.  Coverage area by county:  Cambria

 PA WORKWEAR

GICV enables adults and dislocated workers to confidently pursue employment “dressed for success” through PA WORKWEAR—a program of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare.  Through PA WORKWEAR, GICV promotes independence to job seekers by providing the proper attire they need for job training, interviews, and their first days in new jobs.

Individuals meet with their own personal clothing consultant who recommends the appropriate attire for a particular training and employment area and provides assistance in the selection of clothing, shoes, and accessories at the PA WORKWEAR site in Johnstown.

Clothing is provided by appointment only, and requires a referral form the Department of Welfare or the Cambria County Assistance Office.

This program replaces the clothing stipend previously issued by the Cambria County Assistance Office.

For more information on PA WORKWEAR, contact Linda Quinn at (814) 536-3536, ext. 246 or lquinn@goodwilljohnstown.org.
 

Eligibility is determined by the Department of Welfare or the Cambria County Assistance Office.
Applicants require referral from the Department of Welfare or the Cambria County Assistance Office.

Funded by the Department of Public Welfare.
Coverage area by county:  Cambria