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“The Ashland area is a great place to live and do business”

Steve Englet
Ashland Precision Tooling, LLC

 

Training & Workforce Development

Ohio Investment in Training Program

The Ohio Investment Training Program (OITP) provides financial assistance and technical resources for customized training involving employees of new and expanding Ohio businesses.

 

Ohio Training Tax Credit

Provides tax credits for employers that train existing employees who are at risk of losing their jobs primarily due to skill deficiencies

Department of Job and Family Services
(614) 644-7104

Workforce Investment Advisory Board

Provides a forum for local business to meet with local officials and workforce development professionals to discuss the training needs in the County.

Gary Hannan

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

 

Ashland CountyWest Holmes Career Center Adult Education Program – ABLE

Adult Basic and Literacy Education is designed to improve the basic academic and/or job skills of any adult.

Dr. Sara Battison

419-289-3313

Ashland CountyWest Holmes Career Center CAT Program

The Career Advancement Training program assigns mentors to employees that have difficulty understanding the requirements of the work environment which may include punctuality, attendance and instruction.

Dr. Sara Battison

419-289-3313

The Training Advantage Partnership (TAP)

Partnership between Ohio State Mansfield and Mid Ohio Adult Education Centers to provide training opportunities in information technology/computer skills, manufacturing / industrial, quality, safety / health and human resource management.

1-866-TAP-TAP1 or

info@tapohio.org

 

Ohio State Mansfield – the Center for Corporate & Community Education

Services include workforce development, performance consulting, leadership training for management and grant assistance for training programs.

Rhonda Stannard

Program Manager

419-755-4348

North Central State College

 

And the James W. Kehoe Center for Advanced Learning

The SkillsMAX Center can assess individual skills in a variety of areas from basic literacy to specific manufacturing certifications.

The Integrated Systems Technology training program provides cutting-edge training on industrial machines.

NC State also offers customized training for companies through the Engineering and Industrial programs.

 

Dale Doty

419-755-4707

 

 

 

Kathy Hamilton, Training Coordinator

419-755-5689