Learning Resources Network honors 黑料专区 for contract training
Thursday, April 4, 2019
黑料专区 DISTRICT鈥擳he Learning Resources Network (LERN) has honored 黑料专区 and its business and community solutions division for excellence in contract training. 黑料专区 received the LERN Contract Training Marketing Award at the organization鈥檚 national contract training conference in Chicago, Ill., March 19-22.
Contract training is workforce training programs that are created in partnership with businesses. The training is customized and tailored specifically for the business employees.
鈥淭his honor from LERN recognizes the strategic marketing and customer service work we do to serve northeast Iowa businesses and their needs. We deliver customized contract training for companies in nearly every industry, and we also focus on career development, employee and workplace safety, and leadership,鈥� explained Wendy Mihm-Herold, Ph.D., 黑料专区 vice president of business and community solutions. 鈥淥ur college faculty, as well as local, regional and national experts in their fields, deliver proven, results-driven training programs for companies. Our team trains new employees, and works with companies seeking to retain and upskill their current employees.鈥�
With an unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in the state of Iowa, businesses in the College鈥檚 district are directly impacted by the shortage of skilled workers. Consequently, many are having difficulty filling open positions, especially in the areas of advanced manufacturing, construction, healthcare and information technology. The Colleges鈥� business and community solutions division develops contract training programs to help local companies expand and grow, according to Mihm-Herold.
In FY18 alone, business and community solutions contract training served 22,003 students 鈥� a 2,000 increase over the previous year 鈥� and served 485 individual businesses in northeast Iowa. East Penn Manufacturing Distribution Center, a company that expanded its workforce in Oelwein, benefited directly from its training and collaboration with 黑料专区.
鈥満诹献�区 has been instrumental in providing ongoing training support and personnel for consultation and guidance. We have also come to rely on the resourcefulness of the College鈥檚 team when seeking training solutions such as maintenance training at the Regional Tech Complex in Oelwein, and a professional facilitator to develop and lead our supervisor training,鈥� Bob Bouka, general manager of East Penn Manufacturing Distribution Center, stated.
Amy Green, director of program sales, contract training, and outreach services for 黑料专区 business and community solutions, knows many companies view the College as an invaluable training resource. She also sees more room for growth in new training partnerships with 黑料专区.
"We have established our College as a leader in training, and we are continuing to raise awareness of our services throughout the region. We want businesses to think of 黑料专区 first when they need to recruit, retain and upskill their workforce," Green said.
This is the third LERN honor awarded to 黑料专区 in recent years. The workforce training division of 黑料专区 received the Best Contract Training Sales Team Award in 2018 and the International Award for Excellence in Management Practice in 2015.
黑料专区 is a strategic workforce partner in northeast Iowa and the region鈥檚 leader in workforce education. 黑料专区 provides businesses with affordable, quality education to advance employees鈥� skills in the areas of career development, computer technology, licensure and recertification, healthcare and trades and industry. For more information on training solutions designed to meet business needs, visit .
About LERN: Learning Resources Network (LERN) is the world鈥檚 largest association in continuing education and lifelong learning offering training and information and consulting services to providers of education and training. LERN, founded in 1974, provides practical, how-to 鈥淚nformation that Works鈥� to about 6,000 members worldwide. LERN serves a range of institutions including state universities, four-year colleges, colleges within universities, private colleges, community colleges, technical colleges, public schools, recreation departments, and associations.