News & Notes

IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING THE COVID-19 VIRUS FROM WORKONE

Monday, March 16, 2020

In an effort to adhere with social distancing surrounding the Covid-19 virus, temporary measures have been implemented.

Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, for all RESEA Initial Orientation, One on One Assessment Interviews, 4-week Follow up Logs, SUB RESEA Orientation, Sub RESEA Follow up Logs, RES assigned Workshops and Jobs for Hoosiers (JFH) activities are cancelled until further notice.

If you are scheduled for any of the above events or activities the requirements to participate are waived for all Clinton, Greencastle, Sullivan and Terre Haute WorkOne offices. Your Unemployment Insurance Benefits will not be impacted by these temporary safeguards.

All RESEA, SUB RESEA and JFH customers have been exempted and your UI Benefits will not be impacted.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your local WorkOne office or call 1-800-891-6499.

For further information, review the Unemployment Insurance Claimant Handbook

Work Based Learning

On October 27, WorkOne hosted Exective Director, Darrel Zeck and Senior Director Carrie Lively of the recently created Office of Work Based Learning.

In events held at the Area 30 Career Center in Greencastle and the Ohio Building in Terre Haute, local school administrators, employers and local officials heard from Darrel and Carrie about increasing Work Based Learning,  apprenticeship and internship opportunities in our area.  Photo Gallery

Media Coverage:

Terre Haute Tribune Star

https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/state-official-indiana-must-strengthen-workforce/article_fd260448-d4a0-52d9-be7e-699760cf1271.html

WTWO-TV2

https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/filling-the-vacancies/1550022600

Manufacturing Day 2018

Manufacturing Day is the nation’s largest one-day celebration of manufacturing. The Western Indiana Workforce Development Board and the Vigo County School Corporation are partnering to provide approximately forty middle and high school counselors with a view of today’s advanced manufacturing environment and an opportunity to learn more about the numerous related career pathways available to students. Counselors come from schools in Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties were invited to attend the day’s events. Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett has signed a proclamation declaring Friday, October 5, 2018 “Manufacturing Day” in the city.

Did you know: 

• Advanced Manufacturing plays a critical part in the economic prosperity and a quality standard of living in Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois.
• Advanced Manufacturing employs 17% of all workers in the Indiana/Illinois Bi-state Workforce Region, which includes Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana and, Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois.
• Advanced Manufacturing has a multiplier effect on the U.S. economy in which every dollar in final sales of manufacturing goods adds $1.48 in economic output from other sectors of the economy.
• Advanced Manufacturing drives innovation, giving American workers the tools and processes to remain the most productive in the world.
• Advanced Manufacturing continued prosperity depends on the promotion of educational and vocational opportunities that align workforce and economic development resources with employment opportunities.

For more information about manufacturing, please click here.   

To view photos from this year's Manufacturing Day click here.

Modification of Local Plan 3.0 Available for Review and Comment

 Please click here to view the plan.

Any questions or comments should be sent to Lisa Lee, Executive Director by October 26, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Modification of Local Plan Available for Review and Comment