Hire, train, and keep good people.
Funding, hiring support, and training built around what your business actually needs.
Build a pipeline of job-ready talent.
Our team helps employers build strong, reliable workforce pipelines so positions are filled with skilled, job-ready talent. We help structure on-the-job training, develop apprenticeship programs, and connect businesses with local talent sources — our American Job Centers and nearby colleges and trade schools.
What you get.
Four ways our team supports Upper Cumberland employers — most at no cost.
Workforce pipeline development
On-the-job training, registered apprenticeships, and connections to local schools and American Job Centers.
Job posting & hiring events
We post your openings on Jobs4TN and run customized hiring events and job fairs with AJC staff.
Training grants
The Apprenticeship Training Grant helps employers start or expand a Registered Apprenticeship program.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Hire eligible veterans, justice-impacted, or long-term unemployed people and we'll help you apply for WOTC.
More ways we help.
Tools and services for every stage — from your first posting to a downsizing transition.
Jobs4TN recruiting tools
We help you post jobs on the Jobs4TN platform, where you can recruit candidates, view resumes, run real-time online job matches, get labor market information, and use state-of-the-art recruiting tools.
Labor market information
Local data on skill availability, industry trends, industry forecasts, and wage surveys.
Apprenticeship Training Grant
The Apprenticeship Training Grant (ATG) supports Tennessee employers starting an apprenticeship program, or already authorized providers of the Registered Apprenticeship Program through the US DOL Office of Apprenticeship.
For more information, or to complete the pre-application, visit the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Outplacement for downsizing
Our team can help your former employees transition into new employment.
Recruitment assistance
Together with our American Job Center staff, we offer customized hiring events — job fairs, college career fairs, and similar events that get the word out about your company and help you find good candidates for open and future positions.
Customized training
American Job Centers work with employers to provide customized training that improves skills and productivity.
How it works.
Reach out
Email Business Services or use the contact form.
We learn your needs
We visit and talk through your hiring and training goals.
We match the support
Funding, programs, or candidates that fit your business.
We stay with you
Through hiring, training, and what comes next.
Are you eligible for a free recruiting video?
To become a certified employer with Workforce Connections, your business should meet these qualifications:
- Entry-level pay of $14.50
- Employee benefits
- A relationship with our team
- Career growth opportunities
From the field.
Recent hiring news, grants, and employer partnerships from across the Upper Cumberland.
Related programs.
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Let's talk workforce.
Hiring, training, funding, or a hard staffing problem you haven't solved yet. Tell our Business Services team what you're working on and we'll find the right fit.