Employment Recruitment & Training
Employee Recruitment
The Morganton office of the Division of Employment Security provides job placement services on a non-fee basis. Companies provide the DES with a list of job openings and the requirements for each position. The agency then matches its applicants with openings and refers those qualified to the company. The DES can arrange appointments for interviews, send resumes or assist with other methods of referral preferred by individual companies.
Customized industrial training is available to new and existing companies through the North Carolina community college system. The 59-campus system is renown for its training programs. Under the Customized Training Program, companies creating 12 or more jobs in a year are eligible for free, customized training.
New & Expanding Industry Program
All training is customized to your company's needs and is structured by your company and the community college.
Programs include:
- Pre-employment assistance
- Qualified instruction and training
- Facilities and equipment
- Supplies and customized materials
Instruction and training can be done through college personnel, through the company by offsetting cost of instructor wages, "train-the-Trainer" expenses, and company employees that provide start-up training to newly hire North Carolinians.
Other Training Features
100-day Probationary Period
Employees hired through the Emplyment Security Commission or JobLink Career Center who are terminated within the first 100 days of employment due to inability to perform the job may be non-chargeable to the employer's unemployment insurance account.
On-the-Job Training Funding
Allows for 50% of the workers wages paid during a specified training period to be reimbursed to you. Targeted groups such as economically disadvantaged, dislocated workers,and older workers are eligible.
Occupational Skills Training
Occurs when there is demand for a specific occupation form our region, or when a single company agrees to hire all certified completers of a specialized skill-training program. The Community College will employ the instructor and customize the training to meet your needs. Training can be conducted on-site or on campus and is geared toward increasing production and improving safety.
Focused Industry Training
The Community College can offer customized, small enrollment classes in skills critical to a company's operations. The training is tailored to the need of the company and requires six students or less.