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Opportunities for job training offered
Posted at 12:15 PM, May 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-10 13:15:15-04
Acadiana Workforce Solutions is hosting an âOpportunity Eventâ on Wednesday, May 19
th from 1pm â 5 pm at the Dupuis Recreation Center in Brown Memorial Park.
If you are receiving unemployment benefits, you can receive financial assistance from Acadiana Workforce Solutions to enroll in over 100 approved training courses.
Accepted courses include CDL, Scaffolding, Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Nursing, Welding, Power Lineman, Medical Billing & Coding, and much more.
You can also receive assistance with finding a job, building a resume, obtaining a HiSET, summer work for the youth and on-the-job training.
Come rain or shine, there will be 16 local nonprofits hosting a community garage sale in south Lafayette this weekend.
Rummage for a Reason will be held at Bassett Furniture, 501 Acadiana Mall Circle, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.
All money raised by each nonprofit, which will be selling its own items, stays with the organization. Items for sale include large and small furniture, home and kitchen items, books, toys and home décor according to the news release.
Festival International, one of the nonprofits at the event, will have vintage shirts, pins and posters. This batch of shirts will likely be the last given out marketing coordinator Carly Viator said.
Acadiana area teens have a chance to land a job this summer.
Acadiana Workforce Solutions is connecting teens with summer jobs. Summer work is about more than just a paycheck. Although, making money is definitely a perk. But this summer, teens have a chance to have some fun while working and learning new skills. A summer job will allow teens to explore possible career opportunities and meet important business people. Plus they will be working with other teens.
Parents, if you have a teen who wants to work a paid job this summer, visit the Acadiana Workforce Solutions website or call 844-385-1919