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The mission of the East County Career Center is to serve the community by providing individuals the guidance and resources necessary to achieve employment success and to deliver quality workforce services to employers. The East County Career Center is operated by Grossmont Union High School District and is the first career center created in San Diego county to provide a one-stop shop environment for career planning and job search assistance. The Center has been in the City of El Cajon since 1977 and has formed long-standing partnerships with many agencies throughout the county including the California Employment Development Department, San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc., Grossmont College, Cuyamaca College, Regional Occupational Program, California Department of Rehabilitation, Senior Community Service Employment Program, ACCESS Center, Health and Human Services Agency, and Labor's Community Service Agency. Public transportation, including bus service and close proximity to freeways, allows easy access to the Career Center. The Center offers a full array of job search and career development programs for everyone throughout the county regardless of age, ethnicity, income, or employment status. The Center offers a variety of workshops including Job Search and Workplace Communication Skills, providing extensive follow up services for every client. A staffed resource room and library are available to assist with career research, job leads and typing tests. Clients can explore and investigate career options utilizing a battery of vocational evaluation tools and computerized labor market information systems. In addition, special services are available to provide one-to-one meetings with an employment counselor to develop an individual job search strategy. Fast personalized staffing services are available through our Business Strategist who matches employers with qualified, prescreened, pretested applicants. Employers can also receive labor market information, targeted recruitment, outplacement services and on-the-job training benefits. The Center prides itself on its friendly, helpful, professional staff who provide immediate client assistance through a centralized intake system. The staff has up-to-date knowledge of current trends, resources and community referrals contributing to all aspects of placement, vocational counseling and technology including electronic job search on the Internet. Workshop instructors are well-trained and experienced teachers dedicated to the continuous improvement of curriculum to better meet the needs of the students. Workshops are practical, informative and interactive so as to involve participants in an interesting and enjoyable learning environment. The physical environment of the Center is barrier free, nurturing and supportive. In an ongoing effort to provide services for persons with disabilities, a TDD machine is in the resource room and interpreters are provided in workshops, by request, for the hearing impaired. The Center's unique delivery system is client-focused and provides continuous enhancement of services for the best client experience through service, education, compassion and referral.