Career Centers:

The Northeast Tennessee Career Centers are a "one-stop" location for employers   and job seekers who would like to participate  in workforce programs sponsored by the Northeast Tennessee Workforce Investment Board. The Northeast Tennessee Career Center system provides employment and training services to businesses and individuals.

The Northeast Tennessee Career Center located in Johnson City, Tennessee has been designated as the Comprehensive Center for Local Workforce Investment Area  One.  This Center provides a single point of access to comprehensive recruitment, selection and training services for employers. Additional services include access to labor market information and employment opportunities for employers and job seekers. LWIA 1 Training Providers List

Northeast Tennessee Career Center services:

• Assist employers in recruiting qualified employees

• Participate in community efforts to promote labor exchange and education

• Clearinghouse for applicant recruitment, screening, and assessment

• Advertisement of employer job openings

• Coordinated employers and job seekers networking opportunities 

• Job profiling                                                                                                     

• Internet resource library

• Full service computer learning lab

• Video-conferencing

• Classroom instruction facilities

• Testing and interviewing facilities   

• Information on unemployment compensation, and hiring incentives

• Customized training

• On-the-job training

• Applied workplace education

• Labor market information

• Small business services

• Liaison with economic development efforts 

• Employer focus groups and job fairs

• Resources on available training for new and incumbent workers         

• Pre-employment training services 

• Customized recruitment and Rapid Response

• Career Center partners service information

The Northeast Tennessee Career Center System was designed by the Northeast Tennessee Workforce Investment Board to be demand driven. The Tennessee Career Center System is comprised of several types of facilities; regional Comprehensive Career Centers and Affiliate Sites. Each Career Center addresses specific local employment needs of businesses and residents by enlisting partners who provide diverse services.

The Career Centers are a Free community resource and are open to everyone. For information regarding Tennessee Career Centers and services not listed on this page, go to, State of Tennessee Employment Security Division; Career Centers.

Career Center Partners:

• Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

• Northeast Tennessee Career Center

• Alliance for Business and Training, Inc

• Tennessee Adult Education

• Tennessee Department of Labor Veterans Services

• University of Tennessee Corporate Connections

• Upper East TN Human Development Association/Senior Community Services

• Tennessee Technology Community College of Elizabethton, TN

• Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee

• Job Corps

• Freedom to Work Initiative

• The Arc of Washington County

• Tennessee Department of Health & Human Services-Rehabilitation Services