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Because of the state of the coal industry, the market offers a surplus of hardworking, skilled workers ready to work. Pikeville is innovative in that we are looking for and creating alternative solutions to put our skilled workforce into employment. As the regional hub with full services, Pikeville is moving mountains by establishing ourselves as a core location to employ our skilled workforce. Our workers are second to none with experience and training and we stand behind our workers and their capabilities.
Pikeville is proud to have innovative workforce programs such as Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s Workforce Solutions. It is a customizable employee training program that includes 10/30 Hour OSHA training, ServSafe, Fiber Optic Certification, OSHA Forklift, and CDL programs. They are eager to design a program to fit any business or Industry’s needs. The Workforce Solutions program has an enrollment of 3,011.
Our well-trained labor market area (within 45 miles of Pikeville) includes the Kentucky counties of Pike, Letcher, Johnson, Martin, Floyd, Knott, Lawrence, Magoffin, Perry, and Breathitt, the West Virginia counties of Mingo, Logan, and McDowell as well as the Virginia counties of Wise, Buchanan, and Dickenson.
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