UNP-0036-a, Revised May 2005, Rosalie M. Lane, Extension Specialist, Alabama A&M University, and Ray Ali, Extension Specialist, West Virginia StateCollege.

The Workforce Education and Career Assistance Network For You©

Can't Find That Job? WECAN4U! Your direct gateway to workforce preparation and lifelong learning for Alabama and West Virginia residents www.aces.edu/urban www.wecan4u.net

The Workforce Education and Career Assistance Network For You (WECAN4U) is designed to give a diverse audience easy Internet access to workforce information. It was created and designed by the coordinators of the workforce preparation projects in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University (AAMU) and Auburn University cooperating) and West Virginia State College.

The site is designed to:

• Create an easy pathway to workforce information
• Be a one-stop resource for low-income individuals preparing for the workforce
• Bridge the digital divide in underserved communities
• Provide education and training information in Alabama & West Virginia, including secondary institutions
• Help individuals start a business
• Provide access and information on the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Department of Labor statistics (secondary research)
• Increase financial literacy

WECAN4U is designed to grow with the needs of its users, especially hard-to-reach citizens who fall in the following categories:

• Low income (limited resource)
• Incomplete high school experiences
• Limited Internet experiences
• General public

WECAN4U currently gives the user access to:

• Interactive training provider resources: County maps for Alabama and a research engine for West Virginia
• Personal money management strategies (budgets, investments, definitions, and interactive calculations)
• Increased access to workforce, employment, and statistical information in regions of West Virginia and urbanized areas of Alabama
• Links to government employment opportunities (nationally and internationally)

WECAN4U also provides students on the campuses of West Virginia State College, Alabama A&M University and Auburn University easy access to regular available campus databases and information.

The Workforce Education and Career Assistance Network For You (WECAN4U) is a joint cooperative (Multi-State Agreement) venture between Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University Cooperating) and West Virginia State College.

WECAN4U is a direct, but non-exhaustive, gateway to aid Internet searches for employment, training, education, and other workforce related information in West Virginia, Alabama, and the nation.

Copyright © 2001 West Virginia State College, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs (AAMU). All Rights Reserved

 

For more information, contact your county Extension office. Visit http://www.aces.edu/counties or look in your telephone directory under your county's name to find contact information. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.