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  Granite City Madison County Employment and Training Department Office Moves

Job seekers and employers seeking the Granite City Madison County Employment and Training Department for business and job seeking services will need to visit them at their new location, 544 Niedringhaus Avenue, Building 102, Suite A. On June 28, 2004, the department moved from the Nameoki location where they have been located for 10 years to the newly developed Rivers Edge Complex off of Illinois Route 3. The relocation of the department is the logical next step in the expansion of the Granite City Illinois Employment and Training Center, commonly known as the IETC or the One-Stop Center.

“We are very happy to join an ever-expanding facility at the River’s Edge Complex. Our new location will offer all of our familiar services to the community, as well as offer the possibility of increasing the assistance we can offer to business and job seekers. Our goal is to continue to provide leadership in meeting the workforce needs of the area”, said David Stoecklin, the Program Administrator for the Madison County Employment and Training Department.

Stoecklin also remarked, “That we hope to continue our friendly and personal service to the community. It has always been our goal to reach out and assist with the labor needs of business, and while doing so help those looking for a new or better employment opportunity.”

The Madison County Employment and Training Department has offered services to both business and job seekers in the Granite City area for over 30 years. They are federally funded through the Workforce Investment Act and various other grants. They provide quality assistance in job search, career counseling, job training, resume writing, and offer a diversity of workshops to the unemployed, those who desire career advancement or those needing help in making career choices. A self-service resource center lab is open to the public during regular business hours and staff is always available to help.

Employers may utilize the department to find, test, and interview prospective employees at no cost. The Department also provides employee customer service training to local businesses as a fee for service. Area businesses may benefit from labor market facts and tax incentive information readily available through the Department.

Serving as a “human resource department ” for new and growing businesses in the area, the Department has experienced much success in connecting businesses with qualified workers. Mr. Alan Dunstan, Chairman of the Madison County Board, has nothing but praise for the service offered by the Madison County Employment and Training Department. Mr. Dunstan said, “The help that is offered by the Employment and Training Department has been consistently at the highest level. I know how they have worked with new businesses to assist in getting workers to staff their operations. And I have heard from these businesses about their satisfaction with the employees referred through the workforce system”.

Dunstan said, “It is critical to our economy to have services available to business that will not only attract new employment opportunities, but that showcase our great workforce potential. The labor force is key to attracting new jobs to Madison County, and the Employment and Training Department are doing great work in furthering our economic base.”

The Granite City field office of the Madison County Employment and Training Department is open from 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday. In addition to the Granite City location, the Department is housed in the Alton IETC at 88 North Port Drive and at the Bond County/Greenville IETC at 305 South Third Street.