Now that we have your attention, here’s the skinny…

High Country Workforce Development Board has grant money help folks that qualify get training to assist them in finding a job or improving their existing business. If you qualify, you may be able to attend this HERS training for free! You musts live in one of their counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey to qualify.

Here’s a link to their application. Once you’ve completed it, contact Jacob Clark at 828-265-5434 to discuss the next steps.

This class is scheduled in Asheville, NC on June 18-21, 2012. For more info on the class itself, visit the HERS Training page of our site.

If you’re not in the HCWDB’s region, here are the other agencies that may be able to assist you, depending on where you live:

Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, and Burke:
wendy.johnson@wpcog.org or 828-485-4273

Rutherford, Polk, Cleveland, and McDowell:
tmathis@regionc.org or 828-287-0262 x1233