Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Training Reflections
Lake County Workforce Development administers an adult training grant through the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA). We can send qualified jobseekers to training to help them get a career with better pay and long-term
growth. Here are some examples of people who attended training and found new jobs:
TRAINING COMPLETED HIRE DATE
NEW JOB TITLE
SALARY
Accounting
$20/hr
10/2010
Counter Sales
$18+/hr
9/2010
Massage Therapist
$13/hr
3/2011
IT Management
$84,000/yr
Janitorial Services
1/2011
Janitor
$10/hr
LPN Training
5/2011
LPN
$19/hr
LPN Training
4/2011
Nurse
$44,000/yr
Management Associate
3/2011
Customer Service
$10/hr
Marketing Certificate
5/2011
Marketing Specialist
$38,000/yr
Medical Assisting
5/2011
Medical Assistant
$13/hr
Medical Assisting
8/2010
Production Assistant
$21,000/yr
Microsoft Application
4/2011
Office Clerk
$11/hr
Multi-Media
3/2011
Computer Representative
$48,000/yr
Network Plus
10/2010
Counter Sales
$18+/hr
Project Management
1/2011
Engineer Consultant
$70,000/yr
Project Management
12/2010
Manager Process
$126,000/yr
Project Management
10/2010
Project Manager
$47,000/yr
Project Management
11/2010
Senior Data Analyst
$75,000/yr
Project Management
2/2011
Software Engineer
$95,000/yr
Quality Management
12/2010
Insurance Agent
$24,000+/yr
Quality Management
3/2011
Team Assembler
$11/hr
SAP
4/2011
SAP Analyst
$54,000/yr
Teacher Certification
3/2011
Administrative Assistant
$27,000/yr
Truck Driving CDL
4/2011
Truck Driver
$14/hr
Truck Driving CDL
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Teacher
IT Management
The Waukegan Job
Center recorded
17,808 usages of
the public computers during the
same time period.
1/2011
Health and Wellness
479 people were
served by intensive training services
between July 2010
and June 2011!
$120,000/yr
Network Plus
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Director
CIS Management
WIA in action in
Lake County
12/2010
2/2011
Delivery Truck Driver
$11/hr
Truck Driving CDL
5/2011
Truck Driver
$18/hr
Web Page Design
5/2010
System Analyst
$48,000/yr