Resource Center

• State of the art facilities - with free use of telephone, fax, copier, computers with internet access, books and videos on a variety of job search topics as well as labor market information. Our career center provides Internet links to employers and government agencies, job banks, education, career development resources and other employment related links. Resources are also available for customers with disabilities including TTY, magnified viewers, etc.

Workshops

• Employment related workshops - designed to prepare or enhance your career search experience. Topics include: Resume/Cover Letters, Interviewing, Job Search Strategies, Dress for Success and more. Please call the Career Center at 329-3166 to register. (more)

Assessments

• Various assessment tools are available including computer software skills testing, career interest inventory and career development assessments.

Adult Education

• The Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center at Pellissippi State’s Magnolia campus provides an adult education program. The Adult education program provides all adults, ages 16 and over with basic skills instruction, (reading, writing, and math) or GED preparation; life skills training, family literacy, parenting, citizenship and employability skills. Additional programs include workplace development to provide literacy activities for employees of a particular workplace or to prepare adults work in career advance; College preparation workshops; and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. The Pellissippi State Adult Ed program also provides services at the main campus as well as other locations (i.e. churches, community agencies) around the city.

Empowerment Zone (EZ) Training

This program is ending May 1, 2007.

• Special training opportunities are available to residents of the “Empowerment Zone” including financial assistance to gain or enhance their career/job skills. The first step towards eligibility is verifying your EZ residency. Please read the specific policies and procedures of the EZ Scholarship Program and then contact the Heart of Knoxville Career Center to get started!
  
  Contracts for Training Program is another opportunity for customers to gain skills and abilities as well as provides resources to organizations who are committed to help “empower” individuals with needed knowledge, skills, and abilities. The Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center solicits proposals from businesses, community-based and grassroots organizations to provide specialized training to eligible residents of Knoxville’s Empowerment Zone. Example of past awardees include East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors’ S.T.A.K.E. program which trains EZ residents in mostly carpentry skills but also other areas of the building trades; Sheet Metal Workers’ Pre-apprenticeship program which prepares EZ residents for actual apprenticeship opportunities and the Center School project, which works especially hard with EZ residents to earn a high school diploma. To learn more about these programs, visit the Career Center today! (more)

Labor Market Information

• This provides a link to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development website. At this site you will have easy access to Tennessee state and local labor information. Also provided are links to top information and job search Web sites. (more)

On-Site Recruiting Events

• We offer a variety of opportunities for jobseekers to connect with employers, such as, the annual job fairs (Spring and Fall), individual employer hiring events, and employer presentations.