PATH Training, is a 2–6 week fast-track that prepares participants for in-demand fields like construction, advanced energy, and more. Participants earn a daily stipend, industry-recognized certifications, hands-on experience, job-readiness skills, and access to support services.
Visit our Job Board to find new opportunities available at Coalfield Development, including WRAPS Trainee positions which follow our 33-6-3 workforce development model.
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Coalfield Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Wayne County, WV, focused on rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up by cultivating opportunities for ruralPEOPLE to transform disinvested PLACES, generating new PROSPERITYthrough workforce development, community-led construction projects, and entrepreneurship.
A Key Part of Our Workforce Model in Action…
Professional Accelerated Training and Hiring (PATH) Training
We take a person-first approach to workforce development, offering free, sector-specific trainings of various lengths — all designed to accommodate and remove employment barriers. Opportunities lasting more than one day are paid. Our mid-level program, PATH Training, is a 2–6 week fast-track that prepares participants for in-demand fields like construction, advanced energy, and more. Participants earn a daily stipend, industry-recognized certifications, hands-on experience, job-readiness skills, and access to support services. Training concludes with a job fair connecting graduates directly to local, hiring employers.
The total cost of the Growing Renewed Opportunities for Workers in Appalachia (G.R.O.W Appalachia) program is $5M, and includes Workforce Readiness and Professional Success (WRAPS), Mountain Mindful, Refresh Appalachia, and Revitalize Appalachia programming. $1.5M (30%) is funded through the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Grant, and the remaining $3.5M (70%) of the program is funded by allowable federal and non-federal funding.