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Cool, Welcome aboard, March will be 6 months for me. I wish you well with the funding issue. Take Care.

 

Cool man, Good luck with the WIA!



American Trucker

 

Hey smartdriver, hows it goin? I am in Modesto & goin thru the same things you are. I started the whole WIA process a couple months ago thru Stanislaus County Alliance Worknet. After filling out & turning in a bunch of paperwork and taking their tests, last week I finally got the call that said I have been approved for funding. Now I have to go in and sit down with my case worker, pick a school, and fill out some more paper work. I'm hoping I'll finally get school started by the first of the year.

I've spent the last year or so researching which companies I'd want to work for and after reading several of the threads(thanks American Trucker for the VERY detailed thread!) on W/S I've decided to give them first shot, it doesn't hurt that there is a W/S terminal here in Modesto either

Good luck & hang in there. With all the people out of work & trying to get funding right now it can just take a while to get approved. Be sure to call them & check in every so often, I've found thats the best way to find out whats going on. If you wait for them to call you it can take even longer.

 

I didn't get a case worker until I took the workeys assessment tests. Have you taken those yet? After I took those they assigned me a case worker. Thats who I called to get my scores for workkeys tests. When I called to get my scores I also scheduled my first sit down with her. I had to give her a current copy of my resume, copy of my DMV MVR, and a few other things. We then talked about what I wanted ie. job placement assistance or job training. I told her I wanted to go to CDL school and she said ok and that it will take 3 to 6 weeks to either get approved or denied for funding for that. I just got the call(she left me a voicemail) last week that I had been approved. I have been playing phone tag with her since then trying to set up my next appointment, hoping to get a call from her tomorrow. It usually takes a couple days for her to get back to me. At my next appointment we will sit down and discuss what schools they will pay for, which companies I am looking to work for, how soon I want to get started, and I think I will get yet another case worker for the rest of the worknet stuff.

I just filled out my application of W/S today so I hope they will call me in the next day or two and let me know if I am W/S material lol.

 

Sandy called me this morning. She gave me the run down & the list of schools in my area that are acceptable to W&S. She answered most of my questions before I even had a chance to ask them lol. She also sent me an email with the driver benefits and school grad program info. She was really nice. I am really starting to look forward to this. Now if only my case worker would call me with an appointment time so I can get into school a.s.a.p.!! I hope I get started soon.

 

At the very least you could go with a company that pays for training. Good luck!