NC Works Career Center

NC Works Career Center/ Ford Miller Employment and Training Center, located 316 Baldwin Avenue in Marion, provides a variety of employment and training programs, services and resources to job seekers and employers, especially unemployed and underemployed individuals.

McDowell Technical Community College partners with NC Works and a variety of other agencies to provide education and training services at the Center or on the main college campus. Our Human Resources Development Program and College and Career Readiness Program offer many of their classes through or at NC Works Career Center/ Ford Miller Employment and Training Center. For more information, call (828)-659-6001.

Job Seeker Services

Job listings and job matching
Resumé preparation and copying
Employer interview days and job fairs
Career counseling and advising
Computer resource room
Career assessments
Re-employment services (i.e. job search assistance, referrals to job openings and supportive services)
Job referrals and supportive services to Veterans, dislocated workers and former offenders
Local labor market information

Training Seeker Services

Interactive computer tutorials
Adult High School
NC Career Readiness Certification
Manufacturing Certification
Classes in a variety of areas
English Language Acquisition Classes
General Education Development (GED) and HiSet Preparation and Testing
Financial assistance with training at McDowell Tech
Assistance with obtaining training through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TAA)
On-The-Job Training programs

Business Services

Listing job openings
Referring qualified applicants
Hosting employer interview days
Skills assessments for both current and prospective employees
Internet accessible skill building software
On-site assistance to companies that are downsizing, closing or expanding
On-The-Job training program that reimburses employee wages during training

McDowell Technical Community College and Isothermal Planning and Development Commission staff stationed at NC Works Career Center:


Bridget Burnette College and Career Readiness	Vonda Davis College and Career Readiness	Jimmy Hensley College and Career Readiness Human Resources Development

Ed King College and Career Readiness	Pam Price IPDC/MTCC	Penny Wacaster College and Career Readiness