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YPIC Organizational Overview
The Yuma Private Industry Council is a private non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide
job seeker and employer services in the Yuma County labor market.
Incorporated in 1988, YPIC serves as the Private Sector partner in the
Public/Private Workforce Development Partnership with the Yuma County
Board of Supervisors. With the advent of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA),
the Yuma County Board of Supervisors designated YPIC as the official
operator or the "one-Stop" delivery system for workforce development
services in Yuma County.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors
appoints the Workforce Investment Board which is housed in the
organizational framework of YPIC. The Board draws membership from
the community and is made up of representatives from all areas of
the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
YPIC partners with various organizations
and agencies to provide the "One-Stop" workforce development
environment essential for the provision of quality job seeker and
employer services. These partners include: Arizona Department of
Economic Security (DES),
Arizona
Western College (AWC), Job Corps,
Portable Practical Educational Preparation (PPEP),
Western Arizona Council of
Governments (WACOG), The John E. Byrd
Center for Community Literacy, Parents anonymous, Big Brothers-Big
Sisters of Yuma, Yuma County Library District, Yuma Elementary
School District #1, Crane Elementary School District, and the Yuma
Union High School District.
YPIC is a proud member of the Arizona
Workforce Connection network which provides free services to job
seekers in need of a job search assistance, training, and employment
opportunities. Arizona Workforce Connection
www.azworkforceconnection.com is an integrated network of
One-Stop Career Centers and web-based information and services
designed to provide individuals with a comprehensive, simplified
service that streamlines all of Arizona's workforce development
programs.
What is a YPIC Career Center
Anyway?
YPIC Career Centers provide a One-Stop
environment for people who are looking for work. It's a place where
you can find almost every employment-based program in our community
under one roof. So whether you're a veteran, a migrant seasonal farm
worker, a homemaker, or just plain looking for a new job, we can
service all your job-seeking needs in one spot. We have everything
your need from self-help services like our computers and posted job
listings, to services that might require a little help from a pro
like resumes and interview preparation to real hands-on programs
like our training opportunities like an on the job training position
for your dream job, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The Yuma Private Industry Council has two
locations to serve the community; one in Yuma, Arizona, which is
located on the corner of 16th street and Avenue C, and the other
location off of Bingham Avenue in Somerton Arizona. (Click our map
link below for address and map of the complex).
Come visit us for the best "One-Stop"
Resource Center in Yuma County for Employment Services, Job
Training, Resume and Federal Job Training, On-the Job Training,
Recruitment Services, Basic Education, GED, Life Skills Training,
Job Development, Resource Library and Computer Access, Charter High
School, Business Closure and Layoff Assistance, Business Office
Rentals, Customized Training, Corporate Training, Job Fair
Coordination, and Youth Services.
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