SC@Work: Rural Connections events are a continuation of our SC@Work: Road Trips last year. The road trips were small job fairs and community events in the most rural pockets of our great state. Those job fairs took place in 2023 at 24 different locations across 17 counties, with over 700 jobseekers in attendance and 600 follow-up interviews. Now it's time for phase two of our rural initiative: Rural Connections! These job fairs aim to be more frequent, bigger, and better!
SC@Work: Rural Connections events are targeting jobseekers with barriers to employment, such as transportation, which prevent them from accessing regional workforce development services. These events can include festivals and community events. For instance, a jobseeker can attend this event and network directly with employers, submit applications and work on their resume in DEW’s Career Coach, talk to community providers, and more. Instead of people in rural communities having to commute for 40 minutes to a job fair, we are bringing the job fairs right to their backdoor!
The state-of-the-art Career Coach mobile unit will be present at certain events, which is a traveling SC Works center that is wheelchair accessible, has 10 workstations for job-seeking activities, provides wi-fi and printer capabilities, and has staff available to assist users. It is an extension of the services provided through SC Works Centers across the state. SC@Work: Rural Connections is part of an ongoing rural initiative to make DEW and SC Works services accessible to jobseekers in rural and underserved areas.
Attend upcoming Rural Connections events in your area!
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Date |
Time | Event | Place | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, December 2, 2024 | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Bamberg Job Corps Center Workshop (Students Only) | ||
| Monday, December 2, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Mullins Library Resume Event | Mullins Library | 210 N. Main St., Mullins, SC 29574 |
| Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Bamberg Job Corps Center Workshop | ||
| Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 10 AM - 2:30 PM | Soft Skills Workshop | Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center | 1069 Thunderbolt Dr., Walterboro SC, 29488 |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 2 PM | Marion High School Seniors Resume Workshop | Marion High School Library | 1205 South Main St., Marion SC, 29571 |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM | Workshop | Agape Family Life Center Gym | 5855 Okatie Hwy., Hardeeville SC, 29927 |
| Monday, December 9, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Federal Bonding Workshop | Palmetto Goodwill | 3336 Hwy 17 S, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Walterboro Resource Fair | Colleton County SC Works Center | 1085 Thunderbolt Dr., Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Fort Lawn Community Center | 5554 Main Street, Fort Lawn, SC 29714 | |
| Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM | Soft Skills Workshop | Academy for Career Excellence | 80 Lowcountry Dr., Ridgeland, SC 29936 |
| Friday, December 13, 2024 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Career Readiness Workshop | 1031 Middleton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 | |
| Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 11 AM - 2 PM | Resource Fair | 1013 South Jefferies Blvd., Walterboro, SC 29488 | |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Darlington County DSS | 300 Russell St., Darlington, SC 29532 | |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 2 PM | Marion High School Senior Resume Day | Marion High School | 1205 South Main St., Marion, SC 29571 |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Samaritan House Job Readiness | Samaritan House | 1580 Middleton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 1 PM - 3 PM | SC Regional Housing Authority Job Readiness | 500 Fletcher St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 | |
| Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Voorhees University Health and Job Fair | Vorhees University | 481 Porter Drive, Denmark, SC 29042 |
| Monday, January 13, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Marion High School Career Coach Event | Marion High School | 1205 South Main St., Marion, SC 29571 |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Samaritan House Job Readiness | Samaritan House | 1580 Middleton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 1 PM - 3 PM | SC Regional Housing Authority Job Readiness | 500 Fletcher St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 | |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Samaritan House Job Readiness | Samaritan House | 1580 Middleton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 1 PM - 3 PM | SC Regional Housing Authority Job Readiness | 500 Fletcher St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 | |
| Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 9 AM - 2 PM | NETC Pageland Campus Job Readiness | Northeastern Technical College (NETC) | 815 S. Pearl St., Pageland, SC 29728 |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Samaritan House Job Readiness | Samaritan House | 1580 Middleton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | 1 PM - 3 PM | SC Regional Housing Authority Job Readiness | 500 Fletcher St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 | |
| Every 1st Monday (11/24 - 12/24) | 10 AM - 1 PM | Mullins Public Library | Resume Workshop | 210 N. Main St., Mullins SC, 29574 |
| Every Third Wednesday | 9 AM - 12 PM | Community and Homeless Resource Hub | Darlington County DSS | 300 Russell St., Darlington SC, 29532 |
SC@Work Trip Flyers
Want to spread the word about upcoming SC@Work: Rural Connections? Click on the below options to download event flyers for upcoming trips!
- December 2 & 3- Bamberg Flyer
- December 3 - Walterboro Flyer
- December 4 - Marion Flyer
- December 4 - Hardeeville Flyer
- December 9 - Myrtle Beach Flyer
- December 10 - Walterboro Flyer
- December 12 - Ridgeland Flyer
- December 14 - Walterboro Flyer
- Every 1st Monday (11/24 - 12/24) - Mullins Flyer
- Every Third Wednesday - Darlington Flyer
