Providing Opportunities Through the CIES Program

the Comprehensive integrated employment Services (CieS) program provides adults with the support and resources needed to ultimately have a great career with a living wage. Due to the overall success of the program, in 2022 VOC received a significant increase in funding and was able to raise the number of program slots from 22 to 44 participants.

A collaboration between VOC, the Department of transitional Assistance (DtA), the united tractor trailer training School (utttS), participants who are receiving DtA benefits themselves or for a child were able to obtain a Commercial Drivers License or other certificate at no charge.

utttS provides courses in english and Spanish along with job coaching with the goal of 100% of participants receiving job placement upon graduation.

CieS participants are also provided access to all VOC services. Of those who participated in the program in 2022, 13 were placed in jobs, and 11 graduated certificate programs.