Training Choices

Employers need to know that when training is needed, they have choices. Because Liberty is part of the greater Kansas City metro area - choices are many.

Beginning at the local level, click here to go to the section within this website specific to education. The information provided there is an excellent indication of workforce quality. Additionally, Liberty School District incorporates career & educational planning as early as the 5 th grade. This means students have an opportunity to consider many career paths. Businesses even have opportunities to participate. Click here for more information

William Jewell College is located in the heart of Liberty. The College could be an excellent source of student workers as they go through the college experience. And it provides a source of college graduates. Employers can contact the Career Services Center at 816-415-5938. Employers can even list open positions through the college.
www.jewell.edu

Serving the Northland is Missouri's One-Stop Career Center. This agency works with businesses, underemployed employees, unemployed workers to assure a quality workforce. The One-Stop has available training, resume assistance, on-line job postings and many programs for businesses.

From the Department of Labor's guide book -
"…The vision is for an integrated workforce investment system better able to respond to the needs of its customers. The framework of WIA embodies principles that remain critical to the strategic planning process in today's economy."

The One-Stop Career Center's purpose is to provide exactly that - one-stop for career services for both employers and job seekers.

The closest One-Stop Career Center for Liberty is located on the Maple Woods Community College campus in the Human Services building, 3100 NE 83rd St., Suite 2100, Gladstone, MO 64119, (816) 468-8767. This provider also enlists an online system at missouricareersource.com. The One-Stop Career Centers in this area are managed by the Full Employment Council. You can learn more about it at www.feckc.org.

The Kansas City Metro area is fortunate to have a consortium of colleges called the Metropolitan Community Colleges. You can link to that info at www.kcmetro.edu All of the colleges have specialties. Of special interest is the Business & Technology College which is ready to assist companies with customized training.