by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer, “Theresa was “laid off” from Health Care Service Corporation after nearly 16 years of employment, working as an insurance claims processor. In June 2017, she had been receiving unemployment benefits when she came to Man-Tra-Con seeking assistance. She was eligible to receive WIOA Training Assistance and wanted to begin vocational retraining as soon as possible.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Leeann, one of two parents in a family of four, had not been able to obtain full-time, self-sufficient employment when she visited Man-Tra-Con for assistance in December 2016. Leeann decided to focus full-time on her studies, and wanted to enroll in the Associate Degree Nursing program at Rend Lake College in Ina, Illinois.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Melissa, a single parent of a 3-year-old child, had been unemployed for 4 months when she visited Man-Tra-Con seeking assistance in December 2016. She had previously worked in a production position and needed additional training to find a good paying job that would help her support her family.
by Admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Success
Man-Tra-Con Career Specialist Jo Dene Kern reports on her customer. “When I first met Eric in August 2017, he was a 19-year-old high school drop-out with a disability. Eric’s disability was a mild form of Asperger’s Syndrome that caused him to avoid large groups of people. At the time, he only needed 2 credits to graduate.
by Admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Christina Abbott reports on her customer, “When Nolan and I met in March 2015, he had been unemployed for the past 3 years. He had been laid off from his last two jobs—working as a car salesman at Auffenberg in Herrin, and before that, working at an art gallery selling online art. He was getting frustrated looking for a job. Nolan realized he lacked the education to find a full-time, permanent position that would support him and his soon to be wife.”
by Admin | Aug 9, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer, “Loghan lived alone and provided 100% of her own support working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), earning less than $10 per hour. Loghan was struggling, but she did not have the experience or education to earn a higher wage…
