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WorkSource Cobb offers free job training

In pre-COVID days, a group of students is shown in a cybersecurity training class. Employers, in a variety of high-demand fields, are seeking eligible Cobb residents to fill vacancies. For free over a few weeks, these residents can be trained. AJC file photo
In pre-COVID days, a group of students is shown in a cybersecurity training class. Employers, in a variety of high-demand fields, are seeking eligible Cobb residents to fill vacancies. For free over a few weeks, these residents can be trained. AJC file photo
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
March 8, 2021

For Cobb County residents who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, WorkSource Cobb is offering a Fast Track, free training initiative in high-demand fields.

Once trained, WorkSource will connect eligible Cobb residents with its partner employers and help them get back to work.

Call 770-528-4300 or send an email to information@cobbworks.org and reference FastTrack.

Eligibility criteria will apply.

Training is funded by the Workforce and Innovation Act (WIOA).

For training programs, visit WorkSourceGaPortal.com.

Among those programs are:

  • A+, Net+/PC Technician (3 weeks)
  • Insurance Management (6 weeks)
  • Cybersecurity Support Technician (5 weeks)
  • Certified Welding Technician (8 weeks)
  • Commercial Truck Driving (CDL) (8 weeks)
  • Certified Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician (12 weeks)

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