Who is preparing your future workforce?

Grand Rapids Community College is the answer.

Our mission is to produce work-ready students with the skills to meet the needs of local employers. We are the preferred talent provider for West Michigan.

Our success is due to the active partnerships we have cultivated and work within our community. Businesses, community and government organizations, and educational collaborations help us meet your employee needs.

Leslie E. Tassell M-TEC622 Godfrey Ave SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Our RoleGRCC’s Workforce Training is a combination of services focused on improving the quality of your labor pool.

This is divided into five areas:

ASSESSMENT

CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CUSTOMIZED CORPORATE TRAINING

JOB TRAINING

NON-CREDIT ESL

Let’s look at the numbers…Last year, GRCC’s Workforce Training touched the lives of over 18,000 individuals.

592 companies received our services

49 companies used our customized training services to provide training to more than 3300 employees

Our Job Training

programs have an

average completion

rate of 84% with

an average starting annual

wage of $12.14

per hour

We provided WorkKeys

testing to 1,760 people.

1,077 of these tests were

administered to employees of

area companies as a way to

determine job readiness

and skill requirement.

Hot TopicsThere is much talk these days about the “skills gap.” Employers are looking for skilled workers; employees that are work ready. We have worked tirelessly to make these workers available to support the area’s economic growth by partnering with Talent 2025, Discover Manufacturing, West Michigan Technology Talent, Michigan Works!, and others.

We are working with the newly established Construction Workforce Development Alliance to address the needs of the local construction industry. We continue to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County to ensure our students get hands-on training in the field.

Through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Labor’s TAACCCT grant the Michigan Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing was formed. GRCC purchased equipment and launched new Mechatronic training for Industrial Maintenance professionals using state-of-the-art technology. In 2015, this project will produce new curriculum in robotic welding, certified production technicians, and start a manufacturing readiness program.

This year our Medical Assistant program signed an agreement with Davenport University to provide articulation for our MA graduates interested in pursuing health administration, nursing degree, or medical assistant associate’s degree. Most recently our MA program became Financial Aid eligible, allowing us to not only provide the best in MA education, but also financial assistance.

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