VERSAILLES, KY – The Kentucky Group & Technical School System (KCTCS) introduced at this time that their TRAINS program has elevated its funding help for qualifying corporations. TRAINS offsets the price of custom-made coaching for incumbent employee upskilling, pre-employment coaching, assessments and apprenticeship applications. KCTCS has expanded monetary help now offsetting 75 p.c (up from 50 p.c) of a enterprise’s prices related to creating tailor-made expertise pipeline initiatives. With funding established by the Kentucky Normal Meeting, KCTCS is proud to ship TRAINS-backed initiatives to assist companies throughout the Commonwealth equip their present and potential staff with the instruments and on-the-job expertise to succeed at work and past.
“KCTCS is aware of firsthand the transformative impact custom-made coaching has on corporations of each dimension, their staff and households, in addition to on our whole economic system,” Dr Paul Czarapata, KCTCS President, stated.
“At a time when companies, staff and our college students are dealing with rising prices, TRAINS will decrease the price of empowering, retaining and recruiting prime expertise – and, within the course of, open doorways to larger alternatives for Kentucky staff and companies alike. Discuss a win-win.”
The brand new TRAINS’ 75/25 match couldn’t come at a extra essential time. The state is anticipated to achieve 150,000 jobs by 2030 in keeping with KCTCS’s first-of-its-kind Kentucky Schooling to Workforce (GIS) utility. The most recent projections point out jobs within the industries of healthcare and social help; skilled, scientific, and technical providers; transportation and warehousing; development; and manufacturing will enhance by 2030, placing further strain on current companies to reinforce worker satisfaction, productiveness and output. TRAINS will assist meet these rising wants by offering staff with the much-needed expertise and technical know-how to excel.
By partnering with KCTCS and accessing TRAINS, corporations will mitigate expertise gaps, enhance retention and enhance their backside line.
Since its inception in 2014, TRAINS has invested $29,893,835 in Kentucky enterprise accounting for 72,965 enrollments. On account of TRAINS, Kentucky corporations have invested $16,974,397 in upskilling their staff. KCTCS Workforce Options workers has labored immediately with 1000’s of corporations to design coaching applications which can be tailor-made to satisfy every enterprise’s particular wants in an financial, environment friendly and time-sensitive method. For extra data on TRAINS, please go to https://kctcs.edu/workforce-solutions/
The Kentucky Group and Technical School System (KCTCS) is the Commonwealth’s largest postsecondary establishment with 16 schools and greater than 70 campuses. We are also Kentucky’s largest supplier of workforce coaching, twin credit score courses and on-line training. Via partnerships with enterprise and business, we align our applications to satisfy the wants of native employers. Our schools are united of their dedication to creating life higher for our college students, communities and the residents of Kentucky. Up to now, KCTCS has served multiple million Kentuckians.
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