Adult
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Adult Program, provides eight (8) week Work Experience to eligible adults. Must be unemployed for at least a week, live within our service area on or near the Leech Lake Reservation. All applicants age 18 and older are required to attend Job Skills & Club Classes.
Provides Ironworker Training assistance travel costs, Job Corps Attendance Clothing Assistance. GED bonus, must have an official copy of GED Certificate, bonus given if certificate is acquired within a year of passing.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe
- Must be unemployeed for at least 1 (one) full week
- Live in our service area
- Available to work 8 weeks
Documents Requested
- Verify enrollment
- Provide proof of residency
Intake Procedure
- Fill out WIA application and see Program Manager for eligibility
- Placement in worksite by request of the employer and what is presently available
If accepted you MUST attend Job Skills on Tuesday & Wednesday, 9am-2pm and Job Club on Thursday 9am-12pm.
Summer Youth
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Youth Program, provides five (5) weeks Work Experience to low income eligible youth. Youth ages 14-21 years of age living in our service area. Youth are placed within tribal programs and Non-Profit Organizations during the summer months.
Eligibility Requirements
- 14-21 years of age
- Must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe
- Low income eligibility
- Live in our service area
- Must be unemployed for at least 1 (one) full week
- Available to work 5 weeks
Documents Requested
- Verify enrollment
- Proof of residency
- Verify parents income for the past year
- List all persons in household
Intake Procedure
- Fill out WIA application and see Program Manager for eligibility
- Placement in worksite by request of the employer and what is presently available
Training
- Iron-workers training; Chicago, Ill - 12 weeks
- Travel assistance to the training and return
- Job Corps Attendance
- Clothing Assistance
- Boilers liscense training & other short term training
- Fees
GED Bonus
- Must fill out WIA application and see Program Manager for eligibility
- Have a copy of GED certificate or copy of the test scores passes within 1 year
- Mush show proof of enrollment in a federally recognized tribe
- Live within our service area of the Leech Lake Reservation
- Show proof of residency