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Approved programs for Workforce Investment Act funding

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 rewrote federal statutes governing programs of job training, adult education and literacy, and vocational rehabilitation, replacing them with streamlined and more flexible components of workforce development systems.

The new system will be based on the "One-Stop" concept where information about and access to a wide array of job training, education, and employment services is available for customers at a single neighborhood location. Customers will be able to easily:

Receive a preliminary assessment of their skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, and support service needs.
Obtain information on a full array of employment-related services, including information about local education and training service providers.
Receive help filing claims for unemployment insurance and evaluating eligibility for job training and education programs or student financial aid.
Obtain job search and placement assistance, and receive career counseling.
Have access to up-to-date labor market information which identifies job vacancies, skills necessary for in-demand jobs, and provides information about local, regional and national employment trends.

The following programs have been approved for funding from the Workforce Investment Act. If you are a displaced worker, you may be eligible for a WIA grant.
To learn more about programs, call: 316.677.9520.
For information about WIA funding contact us at 316.677.9595 or email us at info@watc.edu.


Aviation Associate of Applied Science Degree Aviation Maintenance Technology - AAS Avionics Technology - AAS Aviation Manufacturing - AAS Technical Certificate Aviation Cabinetmaker Aviation Maintenance Technology - Airframe Aviation Maintenance Technology - Powerplant Avionics Technology Certificate of Completion Aerostructures Technician Composites Fabrication Technician Composite Repair Technician Aviation Manufacturing Nondestructive Testing	Business Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree Administrative Office Technology - AAS Certificate of Completion Entrepreneurship

Health Sciences Associate of Applied Science Degree Dental Assistant (Diploma Program) Medical Assistant (Diploma Program) Medical Laboratory Technician (Associate Program) Technical Certificate Practical Nurse Surgical Technology Certificate of Completion Certified Nurse Aide Dietary Manager Emergency Medical Technician Home Health Aide Medication Aide Pharmacy Technician Phlebotomy	Manufacturing Associate of Applied Science Degree Mechanical Systems Technology - AAS Industrial Systems Technology - AAS Design Technology - Architectural Design Technology - Mechanical Technical Certificate Machining Technology Mechanical Systems Technology Welding Manufacturing Engineering Technology Certificate of Completion Industrial Motor Controls Technician Industrial Precision Alignment Technician Industrial Programmable Logic Controls Technician Industrial Systems Technology Manufacturing Skills Certificate

Design Associate of Applied Science Degree Interior Design Technical Certificate Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	Transportation Associate of Applied Science Degree Automotive Service Technology Technical Certificate Auto Collision

The Future WATC

Plans are being laid now for the programs and infrastructure needed for the new campus. The new campus will feel more like a business center than an educational institution. Workers for the county's five aircraft manufacturers and hundreds of businesses that support them will receive training at this new campus. A few of the programs selected for the new campus are various kinds of aviation training, manufacturing, welding and robotics.

This facility will allow for the hands-on training students and employers expect.

WATC is the managing partner of Sedgwick County�s National Center for Aviation Training at Jabara Airport: a world-class facility dedicated to educating students to work in high-paying aviation and manufacturing jobs. The first phase of construction will be complete this summer and the second phase should be finished and ready for students by fall 2010.