No worker left behind???

Hello All !!!

Thank u all so much 4 ur help! I had my orientation 2day it went 4 about 1/2 hr. I was told Detroit moves much faster than the suburbs so I went to Detroit they have 1 stop orientations everyday @ 10 & 2 no appointment needed. The people were so nice & helpful they answered all of our questions. My 2nd orientation is thurs @ 11 they say if I bring all my paperwork the process will move much faster they seem like they really wanna see every1 get the money.

Hi,
I do have a degree. I know that they do offer funds for my accelerated program that's how I found out about nwlb. I 2 thought that because I had a degree I wouldn't qualify. I am not sure of what other circumstances are included in it, but I am praying that I qualify & the funds get disbursed fairly quickly. I will keep u updated I go 2 my 2nd orientation 2morrow.

Hello All

Here is an update on my NWLB journey. I went to my second orientation 2day it lasted about 45 min. They went more in depth about the program and process and answered more questions. FYI the city of Detroit has no waitlist for their program as almost/ all of the suburbs have a waitlist. It is first come first serve so basically it depends on you, when you get all your paperwork turned in to them. My aunt lives in Sterling Heights & they won't allow her to turn in her paperwork until June when her appointment is scheduled. I am scheduled to meet with Triage Tuesday. As you can see from my other posts they are moving at a much faster pace than other locations. What I have done in a week it is taking other locations months. Also, you can only go to any Detroit location and not live in the city of Detroit if you are a dislocated worker. If you are not then it is my understanding that you can't, but it isn't hurt to try. There were many people in my orientation trying to go through the city and they were trying to work with those people. Another note if anyone knows of a student that has graduated from high school within the last two years they have a state funded program called michigan promise I am assuming it is similar to NWLB I am not sure they did not go in depth about that program because there was no one there that qualified, but it's some info to pass along. Last you can qualify if you have a bachelors but as long as your degree is not in a high demand field. Plus it was interesting to find out that they qualify some masters programs. Hope this helps!

Good Luck!

Well when they told me about the high demand bachelors I took it as already having a degree in an area on the top 50 careers list they gave us. For example, a person that has an associates degree as a LPN now they want to return to school to get a bachelors degree in secondary education. Their associates degree is already in a high demand field, rather than providing that person with educational funding they would help them find a job because they are already trained in a high demanding field. Secondary education is not considered a high demand field so therefore they would not supply funding. It also depends on the county and city you live in. At my orientation they explained that each county has it's own list of fields that benefit that specific county. The goal is to fill these open career fields so not only do residents begin making money, but also the county. Hope that helps

Hi asamouse,

I went to the one stop career center on Michigan Ave & Wyoming, but they have a few more one downtown I am sure of. They do move alot faster and they are willing to help everyone. So far I haven't run into any craziness it appears pretty smooth. I took the TABE & past thursday they told me the last step would be to meet with a career planner and they would contact me in two weeks. I talked to one of the girls in my session and she had already made her appointment she was nice enough to show me who the career planner was. The career planner was awsome and to let me make my appointment that same day bc she already had my folder, even though I was kinda thrown in her lap. I explained to her that I was already admitted to a program and already had a bachelors degree if I needed to bring anything she said no thats not gonna be a problem. I am so close I can almost feel it. I meet with her on Tuesday, so I am hoping I will hear/get something within the next couple of weeks. Wonder why the suburbs move so slow, the one I go to is pretty small. Go 4 IT !!!! They have alot of resources available to u.

GOOD Luck & GOD BLESS