Workforce Development

Tompkins County Workforce Development provides career and training services to Tompkins County residents through the Workforce Development Career Center and Board. Workforce Development formed in 2023 when the Office of Employment and Training and the Workforce Development Board combined to form the new department. This restructure now allows us to work more closely and deliver effective results for the community.

Workforce Development Career Center

Workforce Development staff tabling at the World of Skills job fair

Our full-service Career Center is located in downtown Ithaca in Center Ithaca on the Commons, and we offer services for every job seeker. Tompkins Workforce New York is a collaboration of agencies with Tompkins County Workforce Development, the New York State Department of Labor, and lead partners. Every individual should be able to have a chance to meet their potential and we are here to help.

Priority of Service for Veterans

We are proud to offer Priority of Service to veterans and their eligible spouses. This means that if you served on Active Duty in the United States Armed Forces, you will:

  • Be served by the next available staff member
  • Get first priority for jobs and training for which you are eligible and qualified

Workforce Development Board

The Workforce Development Board administers federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds and other funds in a locally planned and controlled manner, providing short and long‐term planning for the workforce so companies can grow and expand and build workers’ capacity to pursue vocationally and economically rewarding work.

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Tompkins County Workforce Development invites you to sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up to date with workforce related news such as events (job fairs, workshops, etc.), job and career opportunities, success stories, training opportunities, featured local businesses, and more!

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Parking near the Career Center

Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center is located at 171 E. State Street, Suite 241, in the Center Ithaca building on the Commons in downtown Ithaca. The Career Center is open Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm and closed for federal holidays.

The most convenient place to park is in the Green Street Parking Garage, which is adjacent and accessible to the Center Ithaca Building. Other parking options are the Seneca Street Garage or the Cayuga Street Garage or street parking. The addresses and hourly rates for all three garages are listed at the bottom.

Once you have arrived on the Ithaca Commons, enter the Center Ithaca building (the building with the red exclamation point). Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center is located on the 2nd Floor, Suite 241. Upon entering the building, you will be on the first floor. Proceed to the back right corner and you will find stairs and the elevator.

If you take the elevator, go to the second floor. When you step out of the elevator, walk straight ahead and then turn left; the atrium will be on your right. Turn left again at the end of the hall. Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center, Suite 241, will be the first door on the right. If you take the stairs, go up two levels (past the mezzanine level) to the second floor at the very top of the stairs. When you reach the top of the stairs, turn left. The atrium will be on your right. At the end of the hall, turn left. Tompkins Workforce New York Career Center, Suite 241, will be the first door on the right. Please sign in at the greeter desk.

  • Green Street Garage: 120 East Green Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
  •  Seneca Street Garage: 202 E. Seneca Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
  •  Cayuga Street Garage: 235 South Cayuga Street Hourly: $1.00/ hour
  •  On-street parking is $1.50/hour and is enforced from 9AM - 6PM, Monday through Friday

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