Employment Training & Placement
Columbia Basin College
Columbia Basin College
Address:
1600 North 20th Ave
Pasco,
Hours: Vary
Phone: (509) 547-0511
Displaced Workers Program - ext. 2446
Work First - ext. 2719
Resource Center - ext. 2325
Worker Retraining - ext. 2741
Several programs designed to help adults and youth develop job skills and assistance in finding employment.
Columbia Industries
Address:
900 S Dayton
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: (509) 582-4142
Provides vocational services and on-the-job training for people with physical and/or mental disabilities who are able to work with supervision. Including: evaluation, training, development, placement, and follow-up.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Address:
500 N Morian St
Suite 2104
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: (509) 374-2151
A statewide resource for people with a physical and/or mental disability that impedes employment. Provides assistance in preparation for, obtaining and retaining employment.
Goodwill Industries
Address:
815 N Kellogg St
Suite A
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: (509) 735-7238
Provides community employment services, occupational skills training and sheltered employment for people with disabilities and/or barriers to employment.
Job Corps
Address:
815 N Kellogg St
Suite D
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: (866) 328-7274
For low-income, disabled or handicapped individuals between the ages of 16 - 24. FREE vocational training & an employment program designed to assist young people who can benefit from a wide range of vocational programs.
Labor Ready
Address:
221 E Columbia Dr
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 5:30 AM -6:00 PM; Sat | 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM & 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Phone: (509) 582-3454
Provides same-day employment for people interested in temporary work. Jobs range from landscaping to construction to occasionally- retail inventory. Workers are paid the same day that they work.
Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC)
Address:
2211 West Court Street
Pasco,
Hours: M-F | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: (509)545-0484
Provides quality job training, education, and other services for eligible farm workers and their dependents. Their Washington Farm Worker Investment Program provides eligible farm workers and their dependents with training and assistance to obtain year-round, full-time employment in living wage jobs.
Tri-Tech Skills Center
Address:
5929 West Metaline
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: (509)222-7300
Career and technical training center for high school juniors and seniors to gain employable skills while earning their high school diploma. Students from area High Schools can apply by contacting their counselor at their home school for an application form.
Work Source-Columbia Basin
Washington State Employment Services
Address:
815 N Kellogg St
Suite D
Kennewick,
Hours: M-F | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: (509) 734-5900
Provides employment and training services. Local offered include: assistance in finding a job, sharpening job skills, learning and updating skills and linking to community resources. They also provide: job listings, referrals, resume and application assistance, hiring events, Internet access for job search, and workshops. More information available at their Web site: www.tricitiesworks.com