This is the web site of the Columbia Greene Workforce Investment System. The purpose of this system is to support the growth of the local economy by meeting the employment needs of individuals and business. This web site has been created to provide you with information about the partner organizations that encompass our local system and to ease your access to local, state, federal, and private employment services available in the twin counties.

Columbia-Greene is proud to offer Priority of Service to veterans and their eligible spouses. What does this mean? If you served in the military, you will be:

• Served first by the next available staff member.
• Given first priority for jobs and training for which you are eligible and qualified.
• Our priority of service policy can be found in the here

Additional information for veterans can also be found on the New York State Department of Labor Veterans' website and the NYS Division of Veterans Affairs website.

Individuals can connect to job seeking assistance, career planning services, labor market information, training and educational organizations, supportive services and financial aid possibilities.

Businesses can connect to job posting services, employee talent banks, labor regulations, economic and labor data, tax credit opportunities, and employee training services.

Youth can connect to information about special local programs to help them make the transition from school to work, as well as, find information about job search assistance, career planning information, and post secondary training opportunities.

In addition, the web site provides information about the Columbia-Greene Workforce New York Career Center, which is located in the Professional Academic Center, room 709 at Columbia-Greene Community College, and the Workforce Investment Board of Columbia & Greene Counties, which oversees our entire local system.

We hope you will find our web site a useful tool, but if you can't find something you are looking for, please contact us for more assistance. You can call: (518) 828-4181 ext. 5510, TDD/TTY (518) 828-1399 or you can e-mail us .