Friday, May 25, 2001

Career center opens

District 7 Commissioner William "Bill" Edwards will lead a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m May 31 for Fulton County's first Comprehensive Career Center.

An open house will run until 1 p.m.

In the Department of Family and Children Services building at 5710 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, the center helps job-seekers of all skill levels and ages prepare for and find work through a partnership of government and private agencies.

Career advisors help identify skills and services needed to land a job, and suggest where to seek training.

Users can conduct their own job searches, get help filing for unemployment, and check job databases. A resource room has helpful computer software, plus a fax machine, phone bank, printers and job search literature.

The center is the hub of the Fulton County Workforce Preparation and Employment System, which will eventually have another site in North Fulton and at least 20 computer access locations in libraries, health clinics and public housing communities.

It is administered by the County Human Services Department's Office of Workforce Development, with oversight provided by a citizen-based Workforce Investment Board. Partners in the center are the Department of Labor, Family and Children Services, Job Corps, Rehabilitative Services and NCBA, a senior citizens employment agency.

Phone 770-774-7820.

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