Spirit Lake Access Point
Iowa Workforce Development
Dickinson County ISU Extension office
1600 15th Street
Spirit Lake, IA 51360-2160
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Open Monday through Friday
Iowa law requires Iowa Workforce Development
products and services be accessible to residents in all 99 counties of Iowa. In
Dickinson County, that access is provided through a unique collaboration between
IWD and Iowa State University Extension.
Dickinson County has thriving businesses and manufacturers that can benefit from
IWD resources, as well as job seekers who need information on jobs, career
opportunities, and help putting together a resume. IWD had up-to-date computer
and software equipment, but no office to house it in the county to provide
services. ISU Extension had an office and a connection to the Internet, but
needed to update their computer equipment. The two pooled their resources in a
venture that solved the problem in September 1999, when IWD installed a personal
computer at the Dickinson County Extension office in Spirit Lake.
The first partnership of its kind in Iowa, this access point provides customers
of both agencies access to the Internet’s job resources, America’s Job Bank and
Smart Career Move, labor market
information, word processing and spreadsheet programs with Microsoft Office, résumé
making software, and a typing tutorial program. Customers are also able to file a claim for unemployment insurance and register for job
placement services through an IWD Internet program. IWD pamphlets and brochures
are also available. There is no charge of any of these services, which are
available to both IWD and ISU customers from any county, not just Dickinson.
The Dickinson County Extension office is located at 1600 15th Street, Spirit
Lake, IA 51360-2160. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. PC users should be at least 14 years of age, and should not be
accompanied by small children. Use is on a first-come, first-serve basis, but
availability may be limited on occasion due to ISU office space or staff needs.
A printer and paper are available, also at no charge.
For more information, call the Iowa Workforce Development office in Spencer at
(712) 262-1971 or the Dickinson County Extension Service in Spirit Lake at (712)
336-3488.
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