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Welcome to Business and Workforce Solutions
Our name has changed, but our commitment to serving business and industry in southeastern Wisconsin has remained as strong as ever. We are proud to have helped so many companies be more productive and successful. Offering non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses through employee training programs, business development assistance, professional development, and short-term customized training, Business and Workforce Solutions is dedicated to enhancing economic growth and quality of life in Southeastern Wisconsin. Allow us to bring the resources of YOUR technical college to you.
New for 2015, you will find more professional development workshops on new topics, a new online system to make registration easier, blended learning options, a new measure of customer satisfaction and more!
Regardless of your business or industry, we want to work with you to find the solution that best fits your needs.
Debbie Davidson
Vice President, Business and Workforce Solutions
Gateway Technical College
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2015 Spring Professional Development Catalog
Many new workshops will be offered in a variety of areas of study, including Blueprint Reading, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Lean Six Sigma, Microsoft, Marketing, Programming for Manufacturing, Supervisory Management, and more.
Click on the catalog image above to take a look inside!
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Check out the Telecom / Cabling Boot Camp
March 9 - May 29, 2015
This hands-on boot camp covers basic concepts of telecommunications equipment, cable installation and other skills needed in the telecommunication field.
Students will learn:
- Copper and fiber optic termination
- Termination, basic testing and troubleshooting
- Fire stopping and fire safety practices - install fire stop systems in classroom simulations
- Industry codes and standards, industry best practices, and professionalism
Contact your local Workforce Development or Job Center to learn more about these opportunities.
Kenosha County - Rich Salisbury
Rich.Salisbury@kenoshacounty.org
262-697-4527
Racine County - Todd Nienhaus
Todd.Nienhaus@goracine.org
262-638-6541
Walworth County - Mark Leemkuil
mleemkuil@dwfs.us
262-741-5272
www.gtc.edu/wedd/boot-camps
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Introducing the Launch Box Growth Accelerator
A business accelerator functions to give a start-up business a quick start by providing support and access to high-growth and tech-driven mentorship as well as commercialized assistance. Businesses that qualify generally have a well-established idea and are ready to use the intensive program to get their product to market.
- 12-week “hands-on” program
- Priority focus may be given to veteran, minority, women and other underrepresented-led start-ups
- Priority given to Kenosha County, RacineCounty and Walworth County residents
- Five to seven entrepreneurial teams will be selected
- First cohort will begin March 2, 2015
- Opportunities offered to network and occasions to pitch ideas and start-ups to investors
- Result of the program is $10,000 seed grants
- “Folding” requirement for graduates, in that they will be expected to give back by mentoring future cohorts
Cohorts will meet at the Launch Box co-working space in downtown Racine, 141 Main Street, Suite 2 Racine, WI 53403
Visit www.gtc.edu/accelerator to learn more or apply for the first Launch Box Growth Accelerator Program.
Click here to apply for the Launch Box Growth Accelerator program.
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Peeling Back the Layers of 3D Printing
Join us this Friday!
November 21, 2014
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
SC Johnson iMET Center, Room 104
2320 Renaissance Blvd, Sturtevant
Join us to learn about the impacts of this new technology as it relates to innovation, product development and prototyping. 3D printing can also be used to improve current products.
The panel will consist of experts that can talk to the legal issues that have developed in the area of product development and copyrights.
Register
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Join us for the CNC Boot Camp #20 Completion Ceremony
Please join us as we celebrate the success of the students in CNC Boot Camp #19 along with their friends and families.
When: Friday, December 5, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Where: Gateway's SC Johnson iMET Center, 2320 Renaissance Blvd, Sturtevant, WI 53177
Employers, if you are interested in interviewing candidates from the boot camp contact Todd Nienhaus at todd.nienhaus@goracine.org.
Interviews will take place immediately following the ceremony.
Click here to read the latest CNC Boot Camp newsletter.
Now accepting applications for CNC Boot Camp 21, beginning January 5, 2015
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Breakfast and a Briefing: Succession Planning
December 11, 2014
7:30 - 9:00 am
SC Johnson iMET Center Auditorium,
2320 Renaissance Blvd. Sturtevant, WI
Worried about knowledge retention as Baby Boomers start to exit your workforce? If you are interested in taking a proactive approach to capturing institutional knowledge before you lose key employees to retirement and attrition, you won’t want to miss this discussion. Join Ken Mall from EDSI Consulting Solutions for a FREE breakfast and a briefing session.
Whether you expect to lose a significant number of workers in the next five years, or have a handful of mission-critical employees nearing retirement age, the speaker will provide you with actionable steps so that you can jump-start your own knowledge retention programs.
- Identify and prioritize needs
- Capture job-specific knowledge, and institutional knowledge
- Develop a knowledge transfer strategy
Register at training.gtc.edu
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FABulous...Holiday Workshops!
Join us for a fun and interactive family activity in the Fab Lab. Use the tools and equipment to create holiday crafts and ornaments. Decorate a 3D printed snowman and complete projects using a laser engraver and vinyl cutter. Enjoy cookies and beverages!
Tuesday, December 9th
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 13th
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop cost: $15 per participant
Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
SC Johnson iMET Center, Fab Lab
2320 Renaissance Blvd
Sturtevant, WI 53177
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Registration open for Marketing Made Lean
Marketing Made Lean is a 4-part, 16-hour workshop series that will enable you to gain and retain customers while increasing sales and profit.
Date: Tuesdays, January 13, 20, 27 & February 3, 2015
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Launch Box, 141 Main Street, Suite 2, Racine
Cost: $249.00
This is a great opportunity to look at your processes and incorporate Lean methods into your marketing campaigns. Comparable trainings can run up to $1000 and because it's offered in Southeastern Wisconsin there are limited travel expenses.
Visit www.gtc.edu/wedd/marketing-made-lean for more details. Contact Kate Walker at 262-898-7410 or walkerk@gtc.edu for more details.
Register
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