Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation — Through PA CareerLink, Cambria County

Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley (GICV), Inc. holds the Title I contract for the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Services, made possible through the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board, the region's leader and active partner in workforce development efforts.  GICV provides these services through the PA CareerLink, Cambria County to offer employment and training services that connect employers with job seekers.

Under the WIA, PA CareerLink, Cambria County focuses on meeting the training, education, and employment needs of job seekers through the One-Stop Approach.  This approach provides job seekers with information about employment and training services at a single neighborhood location.  The new location for PA CareerLink, Cambria County is:

New Location

PA CareerLink, Cambria County

Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (former Vo-Tech)

445 Schoolhouse Road (Richland Township)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

(814) 533-2493

Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation Services

The PA CareerLink, Cambria County helps adults to update their basic skills in order to pursue postsecondary education, to better prepare for specific employment opportunities, or to study for the General Educational Development (GED) test.
 
Pennsylvania-certified teachers from the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center (GJCTC) provide instruction at the PA CareerLink, Cambria County located at the GJCTC at 445 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  This service is by appointment only.   Adults can take classes at their own paces.

Adult Basic Education Hours: (by appointment only)

Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00–8:00 P.M.
Tuesday and Thursdays, 9:00–Noon  
 
For more information on the PA CareerLink, Cambria County's Adults Basic Education and GED Preparation, call the GJCTC at (814) 266-6073, ext. 221 or PA CareerLink, Cambria County at (814) 533-2493, ext. 262.  Or visit the Adult Basic Education section of the GJCTC website at www.gjctc.org/adult/literacy/program-description.html

 
Eligibility is determined by the Workforce Investment Act guidelines.
Applicants can self-refer themselves by visiting the PA CareerLink, Cambria County at 445 Schoolhouse Road (former Vo-Tech), Johnstown.
Funded by the federally funded Workforce Investment Act made possible through the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board, the region's leader and active partner in workforce development efforts.

Coverage area by county:  Cambria