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Throughout the six-county region of West Central Michigan, the Public Safety Careers Council of West Michigan serves our public-safety community and provide a sustainable path for individuals to develop skills and advance their careers close to home. 


Priority One: Help job seekers gain access and awareness to not only current public safety job opportunities, but also support them in developing a pathway to advance their careers in the fields of police, fire and emergency medical. We do this through partnerships with local education providers, programs and funding resources. 


Priority Two: Helping employers find qualified applicants for their current and future job demands. We do this through an employer-led approach that identifies demand planning and connects employers with training providers, so as a group, we develop solutions to advance the public safety industry for our region.

We have helped numerous police, fire and emergency medical organizations find, train and retain qualified candidates. Included in these successes is a group of three local people graduating from the police academy at Kirtland Community College. Learn about their growing careers in the video below.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER PATHWAYS.


No matter where you’re at in your career journey, we’re here to support you. 


Michigan Works! West Central has a quarterly e-newsletter. To receive our newsletter in your email inbox each quarter, click here. Our newsletter includes information concerning upcoming events, programs and recent news related to helping regional job seekers and employers. Every edition has a “Showcasing Success” section that displays some of the great things going on locally. Other features include the latest “Job Search Tip of the Month,” a behind-the-scenes look at our operations and more!

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STATE OF MICHIGAN SUPPORT: The State of Michigan, Workforce Development Agency (WDA) supports high-demand industry clusters and the development of employer-led collaboratives throughout Michigan. Designed to bring together employers, education and training institutions, workforce development organizations and other applicable partners such as economic development organizations and government, these collaboratives identify customized solutions to fit their challenges and needs with the support of a host organization. Support for program management is provided by the State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and Michigan Works! West Central.

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