I May Need Job Training

The Upper Shore Workforce Investment System is designed to enable a customer to find out as much as possible about a particular job or career.  By being prepared and educated about your prospective career choice, you'll be better motivated to succeed.  Plus, we want you to find a job that matches your training.

The first step may be for you to decide what career is best for you.  We have several resources and tools that will enable you to match what you like to do with job tasks.  This will be important in making your career choice.  

The next step is to determine those jobs that match your interests, and if these are available in your community (or where you desire to work.)  If you find that your career choice cannot be obtained without further job-specific training, you'll need to locate training that is available to meet those needs. 

In the Workforce Investment System, there are several pre-approved training options that have been determined viable in the State of Maryland.  Currently, those training vendors in Maryland and Delaware and their programs are the only ones available for tuition assistance within the Workforce Investment System.  However, there are several other avenues listed below that you may want to explore for financial aid. 

There are also eligibility requirements for those seeking tuition assistance.  These include income eligibility.  In addition, you may also qualify if you have been displaced by a lay-off from a company where you worked.

Call (410) 822-1716 ext. 270, (410) 822-5400 or (410) 228-4360, TDD (410) 822-9164 for more information, or visit any of our One-stop Centers to help with your career choices and research: 

E-mail us uswib@chesapeake.edu  or Mail an information request to: Upper Shore WIB, P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, Maryland 21679

Maryland State List of Occupational Training Programs
Eligible for Funding through the Workforce Investment Act
- WIA Occupational Training Providers

Financial Aid

There are also many other financial aid resources available to you.  If you need to find out about financial aid options, here are some tips and web references: Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA)University of Maryland Scholarship info

Maryland Four Year Colleges & Universities

Two Year Colleges

Delaware Four Year Colleges & Universities

Two Year Colleges



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