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2 — El Dorado NEWS-TIMES — Sunday, March 19 Vision 2017— In Our Schools
Graduation: South Arkansas Community College is bringing the “Back on Track” program to Union County residents.
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Grant-Arkansas Sector Partnership, fund- ed at South Arkansas Community College through the U.S. Department of Labor through the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, helps displaced work- ers find careers in high-wage, high-de- mand fields. Started in 2015, “Back on Track” is directed by counselor Grace Palculict.
“The goal of this grant is to move displaced workers into new, high- wage, high-demand fields in advanced man- ufacturing,” Palculict said. “At South Arkansas Community College these programs are advanced welding, pro- cess technology and
for students possible, including:
• Individual case man- agement
•Enrollment in a SouthArk "success class" that emphasiz- es soft skills needed in advanced manufacturing fields
•Access to, and regular meetings with, a licensed counselor for career counseling services
•Evaluation for prior learning credit
•Linking qualifying students to income sup- port and other support- ive services
•Use of SouthArk’s College Central Network web-based career ser- vices manager to build resumes, portfolios, gain soft skills and apply for jobs.
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Process Technology: Process technology program director Dr. Dave Carty at South Arkansas Community College explains processes on the hands-on training unit on the East Campus. This $300,000 unit was paid for by the City of El Dorado and is used in local industrial training in addition to credit-bearing college education. It will be relocat- ed to the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center upon the completion of that new facility later this year. SouthArk student, left photo, Jonathan Rodriguez of Warren enjoys Heritage Plaza on the West Campus.
“For a student to qualify for these services, he or she must be a displaced worker and be evaluated by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act standards,” Palculict said. “He or she must com- plete admission require- ments to SouthArk or our adult education program. The student also must be pursuing a certificate of proficien-
cy, technical certificate, associate’s degree, or Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy certificate to qualify.
“With our grant’s emphasis on soft skills — interpersonal skills such as communica- tion, workplace conduct and job interviewing — we are offering several opportunities for public participation in coming
weeks,” Palculict.
South Arkansas
Community College, with support from the grant, will offer a job readiness workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 4.
“This will provide the public with resume and job-interview assis- tance,” Palculict said. “It will be followed by a job fair with local and
regional employers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 5. Both events will be held at the El Dorado Conference Center and are free and open for anyone to join.”
Additional informa- tion about the programs supported by “Back on Track” can be obtained by contacting Palculict, 870-875-7288, or by email at gpalculict@southark.