Career Link  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4783; FAX 515-242-4832  Training funds that assist the underemployed and unemployed.

Human Resource Recruitment Consortium  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4740; FAX 515-242-4776  Public-private partnership focused on marketing Iowa careers and lifestyles.

Iowa Certified School to Career  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4878; FAX 515-242-4722  Helps Iowa businesses develop and train and employ quality workers

Workforce Investment Act  Iowa Workforce Development  1000 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50319  319-627-2628  A federal job-training program designed to help eligible adults and youth access tools needed to manage their careers through information and services and to help U.S. companies find skilled workers.

Dislocated Workers Program  Iowa Workforce Development  150 Des Moines St.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-281-9322  Provides job skill training to displaced workers, including people who have been laid off or terminated, the long term unemployed, displaced farmers and displaced homemakers.

Promise Jobs  Iowa Workforce Development  150 Des Moines St.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-281-9097  This program provides employment and training opportunities for recipients of the Family Investment Program to assist them in becoming self-sufficient. Clients may receive job seeking skill training, job search activities, basic education, institutional skill training, work experience, and entrepreneurial training.

Business Network Training  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4878; FAX 515-242-4722  Training services for 5 or more companies in 2 or more community college districts that have common training needs.

High Technology Apprenticeship Program  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4775; FAX 515-242-4795  Dollars available to support apprenticeship programs to improve the transition from school to work.

Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program (260E)  IDED  200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4878; FAX 515-242-4722  Provides training funds for companies creating new jobs.

Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F)  IDED200 East Grand Ave.  Des Moines, IA 50309  515-242-4878; FAX 515-2a42-4722  Helps businesses fund customized training for current employees.

Community Colleges  Eastern Iowa Community College District  306 W. River Dr.  Davenport, IA 52801-1211  319-322-5015; FAX 319-336-3350  www.eiccd.cc.ia.us

Des Moines Area Community College  2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.  Ankeny, IA 50021  515-964-6397; FAX 515-964-6206  www.dmacc.cc.ia.us

Eastern Iowa Community College  306 West River Dr.  Davenport, IA 52801  319-336-3300; FAX 319-336-3303  www.eiccd.cc.ia.us

Hawkeye Community College  1501 East Orange  P.O. Box 8015  Waterloo, IA 50704-8015  319-296-4005; FAX 319-234-5748  www.hawkeye.cc.ia.us

Indian Hills Community College  625 Indian Hills Dr. Bldg. 12  Ottumwa, IA 52501  641-683-5111 or 800-726-2585  FAX 641-683-5184  www.Ihcc.cc.ia.us

Iowa Central Community College  330 Avenue M  Fort Dodge, IA 50501  515-576-7201 Ext. 2338; FAX 515-576-7206  www.iccc.cc.ia.us

Iowa Lakes Community College  19 South 7th St.  Estherville, IA 51334  712-362-0431; FAX 712-362-3505  www.ilcc.cc.ia.us

Iowa Valley Community College  3702 South Center St.  Marshalltown, IA 50158  515-752-4643; FAX 515-752-5909  www.iavalley.cc.ia.us

Iowa Western Community College  2700 College Rd., Box 4-C  Council Bluffs, IA 51502  712-325-5517 FAX 712-325-3424  www.ed2go.com/iwcc

Kirkwood Comunity College  6301 Kirkwwod Blvd. SW  Cedar Rapids, IA 52406  319-398-5411; FAX 319-398-5502  www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us

North Iowa Area Community College  500 College Dr.  Mason City, IA 50401  515-422-4000; FAX 515-423-1711  www.niacc.cc.ia.us

Northeast Iowa Community College  Box 400  Calmar, IA 52132  319-562-3263; FAX 319-562-3719  www.nicc.cc.ia.us

Northwest Iowa Community College  603 West Park St.  Sheldon, IA 51201  712-324-5061; FAX 712-728-3442  www.nwicc.cc.ia.us

Southeastern Community College  1015 S. Gear Ave.  West Burlington, IA 52655-0180  319-752-2731; FAX 319-752-4957  www.secc.cc.ia.us

Southwestern Community College  1501 West Townline  Creston, IA 50801  641-782-7081; FAX 641-782-3312  www.swcc.cc.ia.us

Western Iowa Tech Community College  4647 Stone Ave.  Sioux City, IA 51106  712-274-6400; FAX 712-274-6412  www.witcc.cc.ia.us

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