New Career Opportunities Closer to Home for Residents of East Orlando

New Career Opportunities Closer to Home for Residents of East Orlando

New community hub at Valencia College East Campus opens access to career coaching, training, and employment opportunities.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2025) – CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), the region’s leader in workforce solutions and innovations, in partnership with Valencia College and the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its newest community hub at Valencia College East Campus. The new location provides a convenient and welcoming space where Central Florida residents can access career coaching, training, and employment opportunities.

The community hub at Valencia College East Campus is part of CSCF’s strategy to establish a network of community-based locations across Central Florida, bringing workforce services directly into neighborhoods where people live, learn, and work. Through this partnership with Valencia College, students and residents can connect with one-on-one career coaching, job readiness support, resume assistance, and access to training and certification programs.

“We’re excited to collaborate with Valencia College to make career services even more accessible for students and residents across Central Florida,” said Pamela Nabors, President & CEO of CareerSource Central Florida. “Expanding our network of community hubs across the five-county region is a key priority—so every customer, no matter their location or stage in their career journey, can easily access meaningful employment, training, and advancement opportunities.”

CareerSource Central Florida’s community hubs model is designed to meet career seekers where they are. By embedding career services within trusted and high-traffic locations such as Valencia College, CSCF is removing barriers and connecting more individuals to the resources they need to thrive in today’s workforce.

“We’re proud to partner with CareerSource Central Florida to bring these valuable resources directly to our students and the surrounding community,” said Dr. Kathleen Plinske, president of Valencia College. “By having CareerSource Central Florida embedded on our campus, students and local residents can easily connect with career guidance and resources that prepare them for meaningful, in-demand jobs right here in Central Florida.”

Residents can now visit the Valencia College East Campus community hub—located at 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Building 4, Room 100B, Orlando, FL 32825—to meet directly with a career consultant. This marks CareerSource Central Florida’s second location in partnership with Valencia College, joining the existing career center on the Osceola Campus (1800 Denn John Lane, CIT Building, Third Floor, Kissimmee, FL 34744).

 

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About CareerSource Central Florida

CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) is the region’s leader in workforce solutions and innovations, state and federally funded with an annual operating budget of about $30 million. CSCF delivers personalized career support and skill development to bridge success between people and business across the Central Florida region. In the fiscal year 2024-2025, CSCF served more than 36,000 career seekers and nearly 5,000 businesses. CSCF placed more than 3,600 individuals in jobs and helped advance skills for more than 3,300 career seekers across Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter Counties. For more information, visit www.CareerSourceCentralFlorida.com