We provide work opportunities, skills development, and employment services for people with barriers to employment.
We operate with open and honest communications, where both plans and results are shared, where commitment to continuous improvement encourages teamwork, innovation and shared excellence.
What to Expect
- Trainees can expect to be treated with dignity and professionalism by all staff at the Goodwill Industries Training Center.
- Trainees will engage in an intensive training program that will cover the critical areas and competences for independent living and job skills.
Available Counties
- Belmont
- Calhoun
- Coshocton
- Dodridge
- Fairfield
- Gilmer
- Guernsey
- Marshall
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Muskingum
- Noble
- Ohio
- Perry
- Pleasants
- Ritchie
- Tyler
- Washington
- Wetzel
- Wirt
Life Skills
Individuals in the Life Skills Training Program will be trained in essential skills that are needed to live independently. Including money management, transportation, work readiness, and knowledge of community resources.
Community Based Assessment
A CBA is a short-term job try-out with the goal of discovering an individual's vocational strengths, along with what kind of job is best suited for that individual.
Work Adjustment
A WA utilizes an actual work environment to assist individuals in learning or reestablishing skills, attitudes and personal characteristics and work behaviors needed to maintain employment.
Job Seeking Skills Training
Individuals receive skilled training on how to obtain and network for a job , comprehensive professional resume composition, training in job applications and interviews, mock interviews, and job-related problem solving. Specific program is called Pre-ETS Program.
Job Coaching
Trainee works one on one with a Job Coach who will provide job related and interpersonal skills training to successfully complete job tasks.
Summer Youth Skills Training and Work
This program focuses on the transitional youth population in group settings; utilizing actual work settings to assist individuals in learning, skills, personal characteristics and work behaviors needed.
Job Placement Services
Goodwill staff provide assistance in job search and finding employment learning or reestablishing skills, attitudes and personal characteristics including interviewing, filling out applications and putting together resumes and work behaviors needed to maintain employment. Once a position is secured, Goodwill will assist the individual in the hiring process and follow up with the individual for a minimum of 90 days to assure employment success.
participants served
Numbers are accurate as of 2023.
Training Center Locations
Panhandle
- 319 Lafayette Drive, Moundsville, West Virginia 26041
- (304) 905-1241
Office hours: 8am – 4:30pm
Counties served: Belmont, Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, Wetzel
Lancaster
- 445 West Fair Ave, Lancaster, OH 43130
- (740) 277-6308
Office hours: 8am – 4:30pm
Counties served: Fairfield
Marietta
- 313 Putnam St, Marietta, OH 45750
- (740) 568-9055
Office hours: 8am – 4:30pm
Counties served: Washington, Noble, Morgan, Monroe, Ritchie, Dodridge, Wirt, Calhoun, Pleasants, Gilmer
Zanesville
- 601 Underwood St, Zanesville, OH 43701
- (740) 297-4658
Office hours: 8am – 4:30pm
Counties served: Coshocton, Guernsey, Perry, Muskingum
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