Greenfield Community College

Workforce Development

Nancy Bair, Director
Phone: (413) 775-1607 | Fax: (413) 774-2285
bair@gcc.mass.edu

The GCC Advantage

• Main campus at a convenient location just off I-91
• Downtown campus on Main Street in Greenfield
• Plenty of free, well-lit parking
• State of the art computer center
• Meeting facilities
  

Classes at the GCC Downtown Center and main campus

Download the Workforce Development section of our current course guide

You're running a company in western New England.
What are your needs and concerns?

You hear a lot of talk lately about competitiveness and how we can make our businesses grow, regionally, nationally and internationally. We believe that a well-trained workforce is the single most important factor in making your business thrive and expand. That includes:

• Training for your entry level employees: basic skills in language, math and/or computers
• Job enhancement workshops: second-step courses and workshops for employees who want to progress within the company
• Industry related workshops: on-going or one-time-only workshops to update your employees in the latest technological advances in your particular industry, whether it be cutting tool, insurance or . . .

How can the Office for Resource and Workforce Development help?

• Customized courses: Think of us as a college without walls. We will assess your training needs and, using our own faculty or special consultants, design a course or workshop that specifically addresses those needs. You choose the time, you choose the place—we'll be there!
• Certificate programs: We can develop a certificate program for your employees that will incorporate regular Greenfield Community College courses as well as skills-related courses required by your industry or company. Certificate programs may run for one semester, during the regular school year, or during the summer, day-time or evening.
• Personal enrichment courses: As businesses increasingly compete for workers, enrichment courses can be a valuable "perk" that makes the difference in your employee benefit package.

Where do you start?

The first step is to contact the Office for Resource and Workforce Development in the Division of Community Services at Greenfield Community College. Director Nancy Bair will listen to your problems, your concerns and your needs for your business, and work with you to develop a program that addresses your training and education goals.

Why the Office of Resource and Workforce Development?

We have proven track record of meeting the training needs of area businesses at a competitive cost to your company.

Some of the technical and non-technical courses we have developed include:

• Industrial Blueprint Reading
• Massachusetts Electrical Code Update
• Welding
• Software-Specific Computer Courses
• Supervisory Training
• Machine Science

We have developed successful training and continuing education programs for The Rodney Hunt Company in Orange, Kollmorgen Corporation in Northampton, and the Machine Employee Enhancement Training {MEET} program in Franklin County.

Don't take our word for it—talk to these managers who have taken advantage of the flexibility and expertise put together by the Office for Resource and Workforce Development:

• Matt Bete, Bete Fog Nozzle, Greenfield
• Calvin Harrington, DuMont Corporation, Greenfield
• Frank Dorman, Greenfield industries, Greenfield
• Robert Savage, Hassay- Savage, Turners Falls
• Gail Carroll, Millitech, South Deerfield
• Tom Rogers, Montague Machine, Montague
• Bill Cummings, Rule Cutting Tool, South Deerfield