For more information, please contact:

Larry Ferguson
Director, Business & Industry Services

Mailing Address:
1400 College Drive
Ashland, KY  41101-3617

Phone: 326-2232
Fax: (606) 326-2191
Email:

Possible Solutions Include:

• Training Needs Analysis
• Consultation Services
• Leadership Training
• Regulatory Training
• Software and Computer Skills Training
• Safety Training
• Customized Classes and Seminars
• Short and Long Term Training
• Credit or Noncredit Training
• Grant Writing
• Professional Licensing CEUs
• Business Start-up and Expansion Training
• Testing and Assessment
• Job Profiling System : Job Analysis, Job Descriptions

Funding Sources

We can often find funding sources to help you pay for your training, whether that training is done by ACTC, by an independent consultant, or even by your own internal trainers. Training can be offered at ACTC, at your site, through the intranet or at a third party site. For more information or to see if you qualify for these funds, contact Larry Ferguson at 326-2232, or e-mail at

Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) offers two programs:

Grants-In-Aid: This program is designed primarily for manufacturing, but can also be applied to service organizations in many cases. Approved grants pay half of your training costs, up to a maximum of $25,000 per company. Payment is reimbursement to the company after training is completed.

Skills Training Investment Credit Act (STICA): This program is very similar to the Grant-In-Aid, except that reimbursement is in the form of tax credit, rather than actual payment. Trainee wages can be included as costs and there is a $100,000 max in approved credits per company per fiscal biennium

Kentucky Workforce Investment Networking System (WINS): Kentucky WINS is specifically designed to fund high-tech training for workers. It does not apply to "standard" computer training such as learning to use applications or basic computer concepts. It will pay up to 75% of cost of services with the company required to pay 25% cost of services and 10% administrative fee.

Workforce Alliance: Workforce Alliance funds are provided to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) by the Department of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL), and are intended for entry-level training.

Health and Safety Training

ACTC offers short-term training in the subjects listed below. These programs can be customized to accommodate the specific needs of a business and the training can be performed at the company’s site and on the company’s schedule.

• Airborne/Bloodborne Pathogens
• Confined Space Operations/Rescue
• CPR/First Aid
• Electrical Hazards
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Ergonomics/ADA Compliance
• Fire Prevention/Protection
• First Responder
• Forklift Safety Training
• Hazardous Materials
• Industrial Safety Orientation
• Indoor Air Quality
• Scaffolds and Ladder Safety
• Lifting and Back
• Lock Out/Tag Out
• OSHA Right to Know
• Power/Hand Tool
• Punch Press
• Use of Extinguishers

Professional Development Training

ACTC offers a variety of Professional Development training opportunities ranging from short 1 to 3-hour presentations to regularly scheduled classes over extended periods of time. These programs can be customized to the specific needs of a business and the training can be provided via the intranet or at the company’s site and on the company’s schedule. In many cases, State and Local Grants are available to offset the cost of this training.

• Servant Leadership
• Generational Differences
• Train-the-Trainer
• Adult Learning Theory and Application
• Group Facilitation
• Effective Meetings
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Management
• Basic Supervision
• Team Building
• Performance Management
• Time Management Skills
• Stress Management Skills
• Sexual Harassment Prevention
• Communications Skills
• Group Dynamics
• Dealing with Change
• Total Quality Management
• Effective Workplace
• Organization Communication
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Handling Difficult Employees
• Producing Results with Others
• Coaching, Counseling & Motivating Your Employees

Industrial/Manufacturing Training

ACTC offers college courses outside the collegiate schedule to accommodate business and industry while providing the exact curricula of the KCTCS System. In addition, ACTC also offers short-term or on-going training that can be customized to the specific needs of business and the training can be performed at the company’s site and on the company’s schedule. In many cases, State and Local Grants are available to offset the cost of this training. College credit can also be earned for customized classes.

• Blueprint Reading
• Technical/Industrial Math
• Basic AC/DC
• Statistical Process Control
• CNC/Machine Tool Operations
• Precision Measurement
• Drafting & AutoCAD
• Industrial Maintenance
• Industrial Electricity
• Industrial Electronics
• Sequence Circuits/Motor Controls
• Skills Upgrade
• Programmable Logic Controllers - PLC
• Hydraulics/Pneumatics
• HVAC
• Welding/Certification
• Metric Units of measure and conversion

Assessments

• SkillCheck - includes more than 800 skills tests and behavioral assessments to help the employer effectively measure job knowledge, skills and abilities in Microsoft Office, clerical, computer literacy, IT, call center, food services, retail sales, light industrial, accounting, behavioral, medical and legal areas.
  
• Work Keys Skill Assessments
  
• Pre Employment Assessments
  
• Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test