Michigan Works!
| Holland Service Center, South 121 Clover Street Holland, MI 49423 Phone: (616) 396-2154 Toll Free: (800) 285-WORK FAX: (616) 396-1620 |
Grand Haven Service Center, North 1830 172nd Ave., Ste. G Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: (616) 296-0776 FAX: (616) 296-0818 |
| Michigan Works! Administrative Offices 115 Clover Street, Ste. 200 Holland, MI 49423 Phone: 616.494.3400 - No Services - |
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| MARVIN: (866) 638-3993 Unemployment Claims: (800) 638-3995 Talent Bank: www.michworks.org |
Michigan Works is the agency dedicated solely to employment, training and business services. Michigan Works offers employment-related workshops and programs specific to employee training and a business services unit designed to help businesses run smoothly.
Ottawa County Michigan Works maintains two locations in Ottawa County: Grand Haven (1830 172nd Ave., Ste. G) and Holland (121 Clover Street). The Holland location is the main center for services and most workshops, and the Grand Haven location is open for job search and some services.
Other locations throughout the County are affiliated with Michigan Works online job search centers called SHARE Network sites, and those locations can be found on the SHARE Network section of this site.
The Holland service center is the hub of Ottawa County Michigan Works services and other state and county connections.
The state-related connections maintaining a presence in the Michigan Works service center are: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Agricultural Services, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, and Labor Market Analyst.
Other county-related connections that can be found at the Michigan Works service center are: Veteran Services and Telamon.
The service center offers employment-related classes and workshops. The schedules for these be found on the Calendar page of this site. The service center also offers GED (General Education Degree) certification, WorkKeys training and testing, use of its computers, fax and copier (employment related) for anyone performing job searches, and resume posting on the Michigan Talent Bank when qualifying for unemployment and getting an employee resume online. This site offers a job-search portal to local and national-based online employment resources.
For businesses, Ottawa County Michigan Works offers two levels of service. Level One Services are generally human-resource related tasks that a small to mid-level business can outsource to Michigan Works free of charge. Details of these services can be found on the Business Services – Service Center page of this site.
Level Two Services are provided by the Business Services Unit. The Unit is designed to focus on the partnerships Michigan Works has with local and regional experts, centers of excellence and business leaders to attract business and maintain competitive strengths in a global marketplace. The Michigan Works Business Services Unit is a consultant and partner to local and regional business. The details of this service can be found on the Business Services Unit page of this site.
Ottawa County Michigan Works is a part of the Ottawa County organizational chart and falls under the prevue of the County Administrator. The Ottawa County Michigan Works Agency is funded by state and federal grant dollars, and is not funded by local Ottawa County taxes.
