Workforce Solutions East Texas Expands Partnered Service Locations with Kilgore College and Texas Tech Satellite Campus

Workforce Solutions East Texas • November 13, 2020

Join the Open House and Kickoff Event!

Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET) is pleased to announce a new Access Point Partner Locations established at the Kilgore College Student Support Center Lab opening on Wednesday, November 18, and the Texas Tech Jefferson Professional Education and Academic Advising Campus opening on Monday, November 16, 2020. Access Point locations are service locations where WSET has established partnerships with community organizations to set up a place for service access for job seekers to receive on-site assistance. These sites have a WSET resource area where job seekers can register for WorkInTexas.com, receive assistance with job searches, register for professional development workshops, and access resources during their staffed service hours.

KILGORE COLLEGE ACCESS POINT

The Kilgore College, Access Point location, is located at located in at 977 Ross Avenue in Kilgore and will be staffed every Wednesday from 9 AM to 2 PM. WSET invites the public to attend an open house on November 18 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Student Support Center Lab. To support social distancing, please come and go as you wish.

"Workforce Solutions East Texas is proud to partner with President Dr. Brenda Kays and Kilgore College as we continue to tailor our services footprint in the region,” said WSET Executive Director, Doug Shryock. “The Kilgore College/Workforce Services center will reach students and members of the public where they are, in Gregg County, Rusk County, and beyond. This is one more example of the productive relationship between Workforce Services and higher education as we groom our talented neighbors to meet and exceed the needs of today's and tomorrow's employers. We're here to support participants earning the degrees, credentials, and certificates industry demands, setting them on lifelong career trajectories. Our graduates will, in turn, show future employers why the smart choice is to call Kilgore home."

“We are extremely proud to partner with Workforce Solutions East Texas to provide this needed access point for our students and community members. It is a win-win for both Kilgore College and the city of Kilgore,” Kays said. “This is such a positive addition to the Kilgore campus, allowing easy access for those who are seeking to use their education to enter living-wage careers.”

TEXAS TECH ACCESS POINT

The Texas Tech Access Point location is located at 120 E. Austin Street, Jefferson, TX 75657 and will be staffed every second Wednesday from 10AM to 2 PM. WSET invites the public to join us for partnership kickoff on November 16, 2020 at 10 AM.

These are the fifth and sixth Access Point locations to open since December expanding service opportunities for job seekers. WSET also has partnered locations with Jacksonville College in Jacksonville, Rains County Library in Emory, the Library at Cedar Creek Lake in Seven Points, and St. Louis Baptist Church in Tyler. Details on Access Point location service hours can be viewed at www.easttexasworkforce.org/locations.

About Workforce Solutions East Texas

It is the mission of the Workforce Solutions East Texas Board to improve the quality of life in this area through economic development by providing a first-class workforce for present and future businesses. The Board works in partnership with chief elected officials of the region and is the primary source of local workforce policy. The Workforce Solutions East Texas Board is one of 28 local Workforce Solutions Boards located throughout the state. The Board serves Henderson, Van Zandt, Rains, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Marion, Harrison, Panola, Gregg, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, and Smith counties. The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) serves as the administrating agency of the Workforce Solutions East Texas Board. www.easttexasworkforce.org

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