Tulsa Community WorkAdvance has helped thousands of people advance in job readiness, skills and careers. We aim to improve lives and strengthen families by connecting people with quality employment, maximizing their talents to achieve advancement and independence.
Our mission is to develop meaningful, innovative and personal solutions that help our customers navigate their career journey while providing in-demand training and matching them with area businesses seeking skilled talent to fill immediate openings. Through our program, WorkAdvance customers earn more money and retain fulfilling employment.
We believe that within every individual lies the capacity for success. We help our customers act upon their potential by providing the right tools to harness their strengths. We foster productive individuals to help businesses and our community succeed.
Services are tailored to Tulsa's manufacturing and transportation sectors.
Ensure the job seeker can benefit from training and meet sector requirements.
Increased pool of qualified applicants to make recruitment easier and more cost effective.
Soft skills training for resume building, interviewing skills, industry knowledge and more.
Increased pool of qualified applicants to make recruitment easier and more cost effective.
Industry-recognized credentials in the transportation, healthcare, manufacturing and professional services sectors.
Increased pool of qualified applicants to make recruitment easier and more cost effective.
Facilitate entry into quality careers for which they have been trained.
Increased pool of qualified applicants to make recruitment easier and more cost effective.
Extensive career advisement and support after initial job placement for two years.
More informed and supported workforce.
WorkAdvance is unique because we use a sector-based, dual-customer proven model to meet the needs of job seekers and employers. We provide job seekers with no-cost technical training, job placement and extensive career coaching services. All training and services are targeted in power sectors, like manufacturing and healthcare, to provide businesses with skilled, qualified and certified workers to help businesses scale and remain competitive in our economy.
WorkAdvance was part of a five-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) research study with four national sites to test the effectiveness of the WorkAdvance model. This rigorous evaluation compared a program group that received WorkAdvance services to a control group that did not receive services. Through the study, the WorkAdvance model has been proven to help people earn more money, complete training, find employment and secure a job with benefits and advancement opportunities.
Compared to the control group, WorkAdvance participants:
The research study was conducted by MDRC. More information on the study is available here.
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