Employment and Training

Employment and Training (ETA)

The Employment & Training Administration (ETA) provides citizens with career and educational opportunities through quality, culturally focused guidance to enhance self-sufficiency, involve community and family, and promote a stronger workforce.

Current Program Applications

Employment and Training Application…

SYEP WORKSITE Application, 10/1/2024–1/31/2025

Eligibility of Participants

1. Participants must be members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation or another Federally Recognized tribe and reside within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation boundaries.
2. Members of other Federally Recognized Tribes must meet income guidelines.

Income Guidelines

ETA (918) 732-7773

GED Assistance for Participants

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Employment and Training Department includes the General Educational Development (GED) Program. This program provides assistance to anyone looking to further their education and career opportunities

The ETA GED program supports participants with every aspect of the process including:

• GED Class Referrals
• GED Testing Fee Assistance (for the state testing fee)
• Incentives upon passing the GED tests

ETA staff also provides GED students with resources to continue their education or secure employment following the program. For more information, contact the MCN ETA.

GED Assistance Program

GED Documents Needed

GED Assistance (918) 732-7773

Support Services Available

New Employment

Financial assistance for employment-related expenses when obtaining new employment after at least a 30-day break.  Two times maximum.

Job Retention

Advisement and referrals.

Documents Needed: Support Service

Support Services (918) 732-7773

Career Readiness Support

Resume Building

Assistance with creating and updating personal resume.

Job Search

Assistance with learning how to find jobs in the client’s local community.

Career Assessment

Assistance in determining and exploring career interests and options.

Life Skills

Workshops and other opportunities to learn and practice employability skills.

Work Keys

An assessment to help individuals build their skills to increase opportunities and develop successful career pathways.

Career Readiness (918) 732-7773

Classroom Training Programs

The Classroom Training Program provides students enrolled in the Natural Gas Program and the R.N Program at OSUIT (Okmulgee) with stipends for tuition and books and limited assistance with tools/class equipment, uniforms, exams, etc.

Classroom Training Applications are OPEN

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Employment & Training Administration (ETA) Classroom Training Program is accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester.

Classroom Training Application…

Documents Needed: Classroom Training

Class Room Training (918) 732-7773

Natural Gas Program

Monthly Stipends, tuition, and book assistance for full-time students in the Natural Gas Program at OSUIT.

Registered Nurse Program

Tuition and book assistance for full-time students in the RN Program at OSUIT.

Tribal Emergency Vocational and Technical Scholarship

The Emergency Vocational and Technical Scholarship Fund is established to provide assistance to Muscogee students to pay for debt that is preventing their effort to complete their education and students seeking a first-time Associates Degree.

Emergency Vocational and Technical Scholarship Fund

Emergency Scholarship (918) 732-7773

Mvskoke Nation Youth Services (MNYS)

A variety of services to support the employment and educational goals of youth ages 16-21. These services are in addition to the other services provided by the Employment & Training Administration.

MNYS (918) 732-7773

MNYS Website…

ACCELERATE Driver’s Education

Accelerate is a Youth Works initiative that provides opportunities for students, ages 16-21, to obtain a driver’s license. Accelerate offers private classroom training for groups of 13 or more, opportunities for youth to attend the Road Rulz driver’s classes held monthly in Okmulgee, and reimbursements for driver’s permit and license fees.

Year-Round Work Experience

Part-time and full-time work experience for youth experiencing additional challenges of pregnancy, parenting, high school dropout, legal issues, disability, homelessness, foster care, etc.

ACT Test

Assistance with one ACT test fee per year for Summer Youth participants or Muscogee citizens meeting income guidelines.

SPURS

Assistance up to $200 per semester towards fees for students enrolled concurrently at OSUIT. Participants must meet income guidelines.

Life Skills

Workshops and other opportunities to learn and practice employability skills.

Summer Youth Employment

Eight weeks of summer employment for youth ages 16-21.

Tribal Grants and Incentives

Grants are available for enrolled Muscogee Nation Citizens attending accredited vocational institutions nationwide. An incentive-grant is also available for students based on academic performance.

High school students enrolled concurrently at public universities or technical schools in the state of Oklahoma are also eligible for grants and incentive-grants. Students living outside of the Muscogee Nation Reservation also may apply.

High School Grants & Incentive Grants

Tribal Grants & Incentives (918) 732-7773