NC Works Career Center / Ford Miller Employment and Training Center, located at 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
• College and Career Readiness
• 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 Foothills Regional Commission staff are stationed at the NC Works Career Center.