Best use of WIA money?

[rumpletumbler]

I've been unemployed for a long time now and am researching WIA funds to maybe get some training in something that might pay off. There will be 5-8,000 available but the 8,000 is supposed to be very limited to high demand jobs like nursing etc. As I don't think I could get a medical without lying about a medicine I'm currently taking (which I won't do) I hesitate to try and use it for flying....although getting the CFII would be nice. I realize I don't have to have a medical to be a CFI but I do to get paid for it. Anyhow....I'm 43 which probably makes changing careers worse than being 23. I've been in IT for a long time but that area sucks for jobs right now as well. I'm guessing there is very little that you can get training on for 5 grand that might turn into something down the road....but as I go to WIA orientation next week I'd like to get some opinions because of course there is a lot that I "don't know".

 

[elkurro]

I feel your pain, unfortuantely I don't have any suggestions. However, being that I'm in the same boat, could you tell me how to go about accessing these funds. I live in Texas. Thanks. Keep your chin up.

 

[rumpletumbler]

I feel your pain, unfortuantely I don't have any suggestions. However, being that I'm in the same boat, could you tell me how to go about accessing these funds. I live in Texas. Thanks. Keep your chin up.

I was talking to a professor about taking a computer forensics class and he suggested I could use the funds for it and gave me the number. Every "county" I believe has different guidelines. A quick google gave me this http://www.twc.state.tx.us/boards/wia/txwia.html and maybe it will help you get started looking into it anyhow. I'd get in touch with someone locally in your county and talk with them about it.

 

[elkurro]

Thanks for that reply, will look into it, as it seems that reinventing myself wouldn't be a bad idea with all the doom and gloom out there.