NCWorks Career Centers

NCWorks Career Centers offer a variety of FREE services to assist people looking for work. This includes job market information, career assessments, workshops and sometimes training opportunities. Visit https://next.ncworks.gov/jobseekers/ to learn more or visit your local NCWorks Career Center.

                          

Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson Counties

NCWorks Career Centers in this area are powered by Turning Point Workforce Development Board. Check out their Facebook page for updates and information: https://www.facebook.com/TPWDB/ .

They also have a YouTube Channel full of great videos on a variety of topics.

Below are the NCWorks Career Center locations in this region:

Edgecombe-Nash (Rocky Mount)

793 Country Club Road, Rocky Mount NC

Manager: Diane Thomas

Operations: Tracy Puddy

Facebook – Rocky Mount Career Center

 

Halifax-Northampton (Roanoke Rapids)

260 Premier Drive Roanoke Rapids, NC (new location to be announced Jan. 2023)

Manager: Taylor Hawkins

Operations: Linda Smith

THERE IS NO LONGER NC WORKS of WILSON. Customers are being directed to the Rocky Mount Location for some assistance. However, The TURNING POINT WORKFORCE BOARD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UCPCOG AND WILSON CC has opened 2 offices to assist citizens of the Wilson County area.

Wilson Workforce Center: (Business Development Center) 121 Nash Street, Wilson NC  2nd floor, Call (252)-281-6387

Wilson Workforce Center: Wilson Community College, 902 Herring Avenue, Wilson NC Call: (252) 281-6387

Contact your local NCWorks Career Center for more information about the NextGen Youth Program, for ages 16-24.

The NEXTGEN mission is to provide an opportunity for young adults, ages 16 to 24, to make informed decisions about their educational and career choices, find a career pathway to maximize their potential to succeed and become competitive candidates in the job market.

 

Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Pitt Counties  

 

NCWorks Career Centers in this region are powered by Rivers East Workforce Development Board.

You can find them on Facebook here for important updates and information: https://www.facebook.com/RiversEastWD/

Click here to learn more about their NextGen Youth Program.

The WIOA Youth Program, NEXTGEN, provides training and development services to eligible individuals ages 16-24. The major focus of the program is to connect in-school and out-of-school youth to career readiness, career guidance, remediation, community resources and employment and training opportunities. The NEXTGEN Program provides skills necessary to gain and retain employment, directs individuals to careers that are in demand and promotes employment advancement to become self-sufficient. Participants receive one-on-one assistance from a Career Advisor that creates a service strategy to obtain career goals.

Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington Counties

Career Centers in this area are powered by Northeastern Workforce Development Board.

 

You can follow them on Facebook for updates and information: https://www.facebook.com/NWDBworks/

Learn more about their NextGen Youth Program, also powered by Northeastern WDB here.

The NEXTGEN mission is to provide an opportunity for young adults, ages 16 to 24, to make informed decisions about their educational and career choices, find a career pathway to maximize their potential to succeed and become competitive candidates in the job market.