• Home
  • Board
    • About
      • Locations
    • Board Members
    • Policies
    • Agreements
    • By-Laws
    • Partner MOU
    • Local and Regional Plans
    • Board Reports
    • Board Meeting Minutes
      • Partner Meeting Summary
      • Regional Meeting Summary
  • Services for You
    • Looking for a Job?
      • American Job Center Services
      • Start Your Job Search NOW!
      • On-the-Job Training
    • Dislocated Worker Services
    • SCSEP – Older Worker Program
    • Adult Education
    • Southwest Human Res. Agency
    • Tennessee Opportunity Program
  • Services for Businesses
    • Mobile American Job Centers
    • Employer Incentives!
    • Incumbent Worker Training Grant
    • On-the-Job Training
    • Work Opportunity Tax Credit
    • American Job Center
    • Rapid Response
  • Links
    • Request for Proposal (RFP)
    • Workforce News
  • Calendar
  • LMI
  • Contact

Southwest Tennessee Workforce Development Board

Putting West Tennessee to Work!

You are here: Home / Featured / WIOA helps woman with ‘anything it takes’ mentality

September 13, 2013

WIOA helps woman with ‘anything it takes’ mentality

Tennessee College of Applied TechnologySeveral months ago a single mother of two named Candy moved to Decatur County from Michigan. She came to the area with essentially no money and no job in place.

After hearing that WIOA could possibly assist her in getting some sort of training, she visited the local WIOA office in Parsons. She was hoping  that she might be able to attend  truck driving school and that WIOA would be able to help her with the tuition cost.

She met with WIOA Career Specialist Su Therrell and they discussed some possible options for Candy. Su instructed her to look into the schools that were available while also considering the cost for each school. For the first time since she had moved to West Tennessee, Candy finally felt like she was on the right track to providing for her children once again.

After weighing her options, Candy returned to the WIOA office the next week to inform Su that she had decided to enroll in the truck driving program offered by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Jackson (formerly the Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson).

Her only mode of transportation was an old van. She was unable to afford the gas money that it cost to commute back and forth to Jackson, and did not have enough money to pay for a place to stay either. Candy made the decision that she was going to do whatever it took to get through school even if it meant sleeping in her van on school nights. With her parents agreeing to watch her children, sleeping in her van is exactly what she did.

Candy’s ‘anything it takes’ mentality paid off as she was able to finish the truck driving program. She credits Su for guiding her along her journey and supporting her in every way possible.  She now has a job with a long haul trucking company, and without the help of Su and the WIOA program none of this likely would have been possible.

 

Share this:

  • Telegram
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Print

Article by SWTNCareers.org / Featured, Latest News, Training, Truck Driving, WIOA Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

  • TN VIRTUAL AMERICAN JOB CENTER IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
  • 2020 LEAP Report: In-Demand Occupations
  • November Workshops
  • Upcoming Workshop at the Jackson AJC
  • 2019-2020 REFERENCE GUIDE TENNESSEE’S ECONOMY

Upcoming Events

Archives

SWTNCareers.org

Southwest LWDB
PO Box 264
Henderson, TN 38340

AJC Locations

  • Chester County
  • Decatur County
  • Hardeman County
  • Hardin County
  • Haywood County
  • Henderson County
  • Madison County
  • McNairy County

Services for You

AJC on Facebook

American Job Centers of Southwest Tennessee
  • Home
  • Board
  • Services for You
  • Services for Businesses
  • Links
  • Calendar
  • LMI
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 · Education Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.