Workforce Development & Training
The Arkansas Workforce Center of Southwest Arkansas is a state agency committed to providing employees in Southwest Arkansas with the most up-to-date information available on job openings, training and education programs and labor market statistics.
Phone: (866) 433-1274 Website: www.southwestarworks.org
The Workforce Development Center at South Arkansas College serves as a link between the college and area businesses, industries and government agencies. Customized training is developed in response to a specific demand by local business and industry. The center is able to deliver training whenever and wherever it best meets the client’s needs.
Contact: Jennifer Schroeder Phone: (870) 864-7193 Email: jschroeder@southark.edu
Experience Works focuses on helping unemployed people who are age 55+ with job skills/search/interview training and also provides some income while they train for area jobs.
Contact: Brenda Chancellor, Employment Training Coordinator Phone: (870) 862-5551 Email: brenda_chancellor@experienceworks.org
El Dorado, AR
Phone: (870) 862-8131
Website: www.southark.edu
Magnolia, AR / 36 miles
Phone: (870) 235-4000
website: www.saumag.edu
Camden, AR / 34 miles
Phone: (870) 574- 4500
Website: www.sautech.edu
Ruston, LA / 52 miles
Phone: (318) 257-2000
Website: www.latech.edu
Minden, LA / 62 miles
Phone: (318) 371-3035
Website: www.nwltc.edu
Monroe, LA / 70 miles
Phone: (318) 342-1000
Website: www.ulm.edu
Monticello, AR / 66 miles
Phone: (870) 460-1274
Website: www.uamont.edu
Hope, AR / 78 miles
Phone: (870) 777-5722
Website: www.uacch.edu
South Arkansas College – SouthArk’s East Campus.
Information about the Charles A. Hays Advanced Manufacturing Training Center:
Hands on Training Unit offers options outside the classroom and provides students and local companies a safe environment to train on real pipes, valves and command centers.