The U.S. Department of Education awarded a grant worth over $13 million to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board and the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services to fund the Reimagine Arkansas Workforce Project. Project partners include: Department of Workforce Services, Shorter College, and the U of A Global Campus.
Once you have completed the application, a representative from the Reimagine Office Staff will contact and
request the required documents to determine eligibility. Upon verification of eligibility, the Eligibility Specialist
or Program Director will make contact for program selection.
You will receive a Certificate of Completion from your specified certification area. Participants will have the opportunity to create a free certified SmartResume® via the company iDatafy, LLC. iDatafy, LLC is an online service based in Arkansas that allows employers to verify and hire new job talent based upon job skills matching. Employers can search the vast network and identify new skills and education gained by participants.
Some training programs may require additional software. Further information will be provided once you have
been qualified for funding and identify the training program you wish to complete.
Documents to confirm residency, age, Selective Service registration, and eligibility to work in the US:
Driver’s License, or other State ID
Other proof of address that confirms your Arkansas residency (if different from ID)
Birth Certificate
Social Security Card (must be signed)
INS Form
Alien Certification Card
Selective Service Verification (for males born before 1960)
Letter from employer regarding lay off or organization closure, if applicable
Regular access to a computer with Windows 7 or later, or Mac OS, and a minimum of 8GB RAM.
Letter from employer regarding lay off or organization closure, if applicable
Shorter College Reimagine Workforce Program
Reimagine Workforce Program
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Shorter College is a private, faith-based, two-year liberal arts college located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Shorter College is one of the nation’s 110 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the only private, two-year HBCU in the nation. For more than a decade, the offerings and innovations from our institution have led Shorter College to a continuing ranking as the fastest-growing college campus in Central Arkansas.
