Midlands Workforce Development

Midlands Workforce Development is an employment agency in Columbia, SC, located at 100 Executive Center Dr # 218. It serves as the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Administrative unit for Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland Counties in SC. The organization coordinates, funds, and oversees regional employment and training services, including the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act program and the SC Works Centers. It operates as a bridge between local businesses needing skilled staff and local job seekers. The agency serves youth ages 17 to 24 and adults ages 18 and over. Services include job readiness and motivation, job search assistance, job placement, and job retention services. It supports dislocated workers, including those laid off due to import competition, mass layoffs, or military separation. The agency also assists homemakers who have lost their main source of income and self-employed individuals unemployed due to local economic conditions. The Midlands Workforce Development Board is an employer-led regional board that builds an integrated workforce development system. It pools the resources of diverse partner agencies to deliver customer-focused service. Partners include the SC Department of Employment and Workforce, SC Department of Social Services, SC Vocational Rehabilitation, Area Adult Education, Community Action organizations, Goodwill Industries, Job Corps, Midlands Technical College, and private non-profits. The board also works with local area school districts and county social service providers. Staff members include Tammy Beagen, Brandon Buchanan, Anastasiya Hay, Brooke Seaton, and Kynshari Smith. The agency accepts applications for the IWT program. It helps companies address specific training needs. For job seekers, the agency helps determine jobs that match interests and skills. The youth program helps individuals overcome barriers to achieve career goals. Staff follow up with youth participants for one year after program completion to answer questions and help apply learned skills. Services are available at SC Works Centers in Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland counties, as well as online. Midlands Workforce Development connects Columbia-area employers with qualified candidates through a coordinated network of regional workforce partners. Its integrated approach to job search assistance and employer recruitment supports the local labor market in Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland Counties.

Midlands Workforce Development is located on Executive Center Dr in Columbia, SC, near the Passport Health Columbia Travel Clinic and the SC Public Services office. The site is also close to Bush River Road and the SC Board Of Nursing.

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Services:

• Employment Services Coordination
• Incumbent Worker Training Program Funds
• One-Stop Operator Services
• Partnership with Educational Institutions
• Training Services for Adults, Dislocated Workers, and Youth