ACC’s Employment and Training Department promotes the economic self-sufficiency of clients and provides qualified workers to local employers through the delivery of cost-effective, high quality employment, training, and education services.

2nd Annual Back to Work Job Fair
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
10:00am - 1:00pm
ACC Hamtramck Office
9019 Jos. Campau, Hamtramck 48212
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Work First/JET Program

 ACC’s Work First/JET Program contracts the City of Detroit and the balance of Oakland County to provide various job training programs for job seekers and employers to meet their training and employment needs. The following services are provided by this program that helped reduce public assistance by 75 percent:

Orientation (group and individual)

• Job Counseling and Placement

• Resume Writing

• Vocational and Classroom Training

• Job Supportive Services

• Child Care

 Funded by Detroit Workforce Development Department

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program

ACC's WIA Program responds to the documented needs of dislocated workers and other economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals, particularly those who are non-English speaking.  The program works to enhance the employability skills and language efficiency of its clients to help increase their probability of securing employment, thus increasing wage earnings and job security.

The overall aim of ACC's WIA Program is to promote the economic self-sufficiency of clients and eliminate the need for public assistance by the target population. Individuals eligible for WIA include those who are dislocated workers, referred by the Michigan Works service center, participating in the state welfare-to-work program, economically disadvantaged adults (at least 18), and those with limited English proficiency.

Training and employment are the primary services offered by the Workforce Investment Act Program (WIA), assisting individuals in learning English as a Second Language (ESL), Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL), career counseling, resume writing skills, interview skills, unemployment services job search, and job placement.

Funded by Detroit Workforce Development Department and the Macomb County Workforce Development Department

SEMCA Job Education and Training (JET) 

Directly referred by the Department of Human Services (DHS), ACC’s SEMCA JET Program provides the following services:

• Group and Individual Orientation and Case Management

• FAST Registration/Talent Bank Registration

• Job Readiness Skills

• Resume Preparation

• Cover Letters and Thank You Letters

• Interview Techniques

• Job Search 

• On the Job Training (OJT)

• Community Service (Skill Training)

• Vocational Training

• Employment/Training Supportive Services

• Child Care Funds

• In-house GED Preparation Classes

• Job Fair Information and Transportation

• Job Placement and Retention

• Money Management and Life Skills

Funded by the Southeastern Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA)