Charlotte Alexander's Career is Moving Ahead – Thanks to the Help of the NCWorks Career Center-Mooresville and the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute
Sep 08, 2015
Around this time last year,Charlotte Alexander was at loose ends,she had been laid off from her job and didn’t know which way to turn." After working at her job for 13 years,she was classified as the sole breadwinner of her household."
""My husband was and is still on disability and my circumstances quickly changed which caused me to live a lifestyle without pay," Alexander said."
Determined to change her life circumstances at the time,she wasn’t going to come to terms with the conditions of being unemployed." With this in mind,Alexander instantly reached out to Centralina WDB partners,Goodwill Industries in Statesville,and begin working with them immediately. As a resident of Mooresville,traveling to Statesville became a hassle but she was steadfast during the process until eventually Goodwill Industries notified her about the opening of the new NCWorks Career Center-Mooresville."
Alexander was very focused on achieving her goal of becoming employed again despite her age. Immediately after the opening of the NCWorks Career Center-Mooresville,she began utilizing the services offered by the Center." A Talent Development Consultant (TDC) at the NCWorks Career Center-Mooresville began working with Alexander closely."
"When I would have a meltdown day,I was able to express that to my consultant and she continued to encourage me while I was weary and tired," Alexander said." "She embraced my job search as much as I did and put as much time into it as I did."
Together their collaborative efforts and determination made it possible for Alexander to enroll in the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute (NCMI)." Although she didn’t think a manufacturing job would ever be in her future,she was very opened to the opportunity of participating in the eight-week training program to become a Certified Production Technician (CPT)."
On August 21,2015,Alexander walked away with a national certification for Production Technicians." Alexander’s success didn’t stop there,half way through the eight-week program,she obtained full-time employment at Agility Fuel Systems in Salisbury and will start in late October."
"All I needed was someone to critique me and tell me what I needed to do," Alexander said. "The NCWorks Career Center-Mooresville staff and the NCMI helped my confidence level,my resume,and the ability to go out there and obtain the tools needed for my future employment home."
About the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute:
The North Carolina Manufacturing Institute (NCMI) is a response to employers’ need for solving talent recruitment issues in order to grow and remain competitive." The initiative was conceived last summer during meetings with leaders from Rowan and Cabarrus counties from both Chamber of Commerce,Economic Development authorities,the Centralina Workforce Development Board and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College." This initiative builds a clear and achievable pathway for people to acquire those skills in order to access good jobs in the local community in a eight week training program."
