Career Services

Career Services provides skill assessment services, employability skills training, and career development counseling to unemployed and underemployed adults. The staff of Career Services works one-on-one with industries facing layoffs or closures; educates affected employees in developing soft skills and job seeking skills; works closely with local partners to help the workforce access available services; and, serves existing industry expansions, and future employment needs by identifying and training a workforce with interview and job-readiness skills.

The core objectives of Career Services includes assessment of an individual's assets and limitations, development of positive self-concept, employability skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and awareness of the impact of information technology in the workplace.

Achievement of a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a major goal of Career Services. NCRC course objectives will incorporate preparation for successful completion of testing related to reading, applied math, and locating information through the WorkKeys skills assessment system.