Workforce Development

Noble County has an effective, collaborative workforce development system that has been working and evolving since 1969!

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our workforce development ladder!

Universities

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Unique consortium of ten colleges and universities designed to ensure employers have access to the talent they need.

Adult Education

Workers in an adult workforce education course at Freedom Academy

Collaborative & custom programs
Onsite or offsite
Language acquisition
Indiana equivalency
Smart Factory technologies

Dual Credit

Student learns machining at Impact Institute

Impact Institute graduation rate 94.5%
Unparalleled enhanced student learning
Dual credit programs, including Industry 4.0
Articulation agreements
School-to-apprenticeship programs
Vocational and adult education
Filling pathway gaps
Immediate job placements

K-12 Education

Child care

Excellent public schools
Multiple private schools
Project-based learning opportunities
First Robotics team
High School internship programs

Pre-K

Kinderforest at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center

Immersive, project-based learning opportunities
Noble County Early Childhood Education Coalition

Leading the Way in Smart Factory Technologies!

Engage Noble

Noble County Leadership Academy

Skill Up

Noble County is served by multiple student, adult, and workforce education providers who offer a variety of opportunities, some at no cost, to learn new or improve existing skills to enhance your earning potential! Explore programs and providers here.

WorkOne Northeast

BARRIERS: Free consultations to help you work through your concerns, fears, and barriers to success.

Northeast

CAREER PATHS: Get free help researching labor markets, review wage data, and explore career paths and potentials. 

Impact Institute

FREE HSE: Earn a high school equivalency free through Dec. 1 (Save up to $115!)

Find an Internship

INTERNSHIPS:
a How-to-guide.

WorkOne Northeast

INTERVIEWS: Free consultations to help you prep and practice for job interview(s).

Freedom Academy

JOB TRAINING: Find local workforce training opportunities.

Thrive Noble County

LEADERSHIP: Engage Noble Academy

SCORE

MENTORS: are available to help you launch or grow your own business.

WorkOne Northeast

RESUMES: Free consultations to help build or enhance your resume.

SBDA

START A BUSINESS: with help from the Small Business Development Center.

Northeast Indiana Works

WORKFORCE READY: Free workshops for displaced workers.

2025 Manufacturing Experience Camp

Technology Camp for middle school-aged kids

Join us and help lead this region’s industrial revolution. 

Registration: $20

Space is limited

Event posted

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