One Stop Career System Students Prepared for Careers in Manufacturing

Oct. 20, 2008 - PRLog -- The Trident Workforce Investment Board, Lowcountry Manufacturing Council, and Trident Technical College celebrated the success of another group of students after they completed the Trident Workforce Investment Board’s Manufacturing Certification Training Program.  

According to TWIB Executive Director Paul L. Connerty, “The Trident Workforce Investment Board’s Manufacturing Certification Training Program offers one stop customers the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to be successful in careers in the manufacturing industry.”

“The Manufacturing Certification Training Program is an example of the Trident Workforce Investment Board’s commitment to investing in the development of a competent, skilled, and qualified workforce for low country manufacturing businesses.”

Kimberly Martin, Trident One Stop Career System Workforce Specialist, is responsible for recruiting candidates for the training program.  “The Manufacturing Certification Training Program provides a well trained, motivated, and diverse pool of talent,” said Martin.  “We recruit individuals who are interested in manufacturing as a career and that exhibit the enthusiasm and aptitude our business customers want in their workforce.”  

“The Manufacturing Certification Training Program provides graduates with access to well paying jobs as well as opportunities for further training by the employers.  As existing companies grow and new ones enter the local market, we need to deliver more programs and increase the strength of the curriculum so that the graduates remain competitive with the skills needed in the industry,” said Lloyd Kling, Director of Workforce Development, Trident Technical College.  

Following the graduation ceremony, interviews were conducted with representatives from Carolina Starches, Eagan McAllister, Global Aeronautical, Metalworx, Vought Aircraft, and Stanley Associates.  

The Trident Workforce Investment Board (TWIB) oversees the Trident One Stop Career System using Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds to pay for the manufacturing training.  In addition to acquiring skilled workers through this program companies can receive a wage reimbursement of 50% of the workers wage while they continue their training on the job.  

The program is designed to provide entry level job skills to individuals interested in careers in the manufacturing sector.  The training consists of 4 weeks of classroom instruction.  The classes are held Monday through Friday at Trident Technical College’s main campus.  Candidates must undergo a background check, complete high school or their GED and achieve successful scores in Mathematics, Reading for Information, Locating Information and Observation on the WorkKeys® skills assessment test.  

The mission of the Trident Workforce Investment Board is to develop the region’s workforce by providing high quality workforce development programs and services to our customers.

To accomplish our mission we’ve created a market driven and user friendly workforce system investing workforce funding to recruit, prepare, and  train workers with the skills needed to support existing industry and attract new industry to our region.

The Trident Workforce Investment Board (TWIB) provides funding for programs to develop the regional workforce training workers with advanced skills to meet regional workforce challenges through the Trident One Stop Career System.  The Trident One Stop Career System is a nationally recognized workforce development system staffed by some of the best trained workforce professionals in the nation. The Trident One-Stop Career Center is located at 1930 Hanahan Road in North Charleston.  Satellite Centers are located in Moncks Corner, Summerville and Charleston.  For more information on available services and programs or to find the center nearest to you, call 843-574-1800.