Work Experience is a short-term or part-time assignment with a public or private nonprofit agency for a trainee who needs assistance in becoming accustomed to basic work requirements. It is designed to promote the development of good work habits and basic work skills for individuals who have never worked or who have been out of the labor force for an extended period of time. Trainees are assigned to a training site based upon their skills, abilities and needs for training. Trainees are authorized to work according to the approved schedule, and are paid for authorized hours worked at a rate of $7.50 per hour.

Career Seekers @ Joliet Junior College
City Center Campus
214 N. Ottawa 5th Floor * Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 280-1500


This program is conducted with funds for the Workforce Investment Board of Will County, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the United States Department of Labor. Equal Opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services upon request to individuals with disabilities.