Michigan No Worker Left Behind (WIA) infomation

[Crobar]

hey w2broke, have u asked washtenaw to reimburse u? hell print this sht out and show it to them, or call wayne and have them talk to washtenaw, sht aint gonna happen by itself!

 

[canadflyau]

Washtenaw sucks with WIA. Proven again and again. But worth a shot.

 

[FLASHGLS]

Has anyone received WIA money for a rating in NEVADA?

 

[adisk811]

What is the name of the school you're going to , and what model Citation is the sim, the 500 covers about 10 different airplanes, that's a good choice type to get.

PM me if you want the name of the company but they do all the training in the actual airplane. It was a 6 day course and all went really smoothly. I would strongly recommend it.

 

[brokeflyer]

thats a bit of a waste to do it all in the plane. So you'll get a type that is nearly useless until you can get a job that will send you to sim.

 

[CUBMAN]

This is a great program that has existed at least since President G.W. Bush, maybe even Clinton. Does anyone know if the state of Kansas is onboard with this program?

 

[Dassault747]

Newest info for Michigan NWLB

I'm working my way through the program right now and figured I'd give my two cents on the average timeline to get through the program...

May 12th Walked into Livonia Michigan Works Office to enroll in federal WIA program. They attempted to slide me into a June 29th orientation date, but thanks to Laluna, I managed to contact Cheryl Radtke and got a May 18th date instead.

May 18th Orientation day - Mass group meeting, you'll take the CASAS test which is middle school level verbal and math questions.

May 26th I had my first mass meeting with my caseworker Cheryl. If I hadn't been in contact with Cheryl prior to my original orientation, there is no way my 1st meeting with her would have only been 1 week after orientation. In my first meeting she goes over program. It is a general description and her requirements on paper documentation actually vary, especially for pilots. These are the items you gotta complete:
Assigned homework: Labor Market Information, Career Exploration, Resume and Cover letter, completion of Choice Mechanics I, II, and Interest Inventory. You do NOT need to completel the FAFSA application if you already have a Bachelors degree. In that case, you must provide a copy of college transcripts. She'll tell everybody in the class that they must complete the stuff BEFORE requestion your first 1 on 1 meeting with her. Just disregard, contact her two days later, claim you're ready, and you'll still have 2 weeks minimum to get the documentation together.

May 15th 1 on 1 meeting. Went over documenation, should have signed papers at that point, but printers were broken. Make sure you bring a valid passport!!! I can't emphasize this enough. If you have one, bring it!

May 19th Signed paperwork, I'm officially now waiting for the debit card worth $10,000 for training. Should take up to 45 days to receive.

Aug 10th Tentative training date at SimCom.

Good luck everyone!

 

[adisk811]

at the Monroe office i walked in sometime late feb. early march and had money within 3 weeks

 

[Dassault747]

3 weeks?? Man, that's phenomenal!

 

[jaxpilot]

Florida sucks. Back in August they told me no more funds for the year. I had another job shortly thereafter so I never pursued it.