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Employee Training
South Carolina's ReadySC Training Program is one of the most comprehensive and successful programs in the US. Its structure and content serve as a model for other state programs throughout the country.
The primary incentive for the investor is to obtain free technical training of persons employed as workers or supervisors. ReadySC works with the company to prepare manuals, interview and screen workers, and teach classes according to the technical requirements established by the company.
The company has no obligation to hire any workers completing the training. All costs to recruit, screen, and train workers are paid by the State. In some cases, the State will pay the cost to send first line supervisors or key personnel to the parent company, even when it involves training in a foreign company, to permit new employees to learn the technical skills and supervisory procedures of the investing company.
ReadySCT snapshot:
- 6,726: employees trained 2006-07
- 90: companies served 2006-07
- 46: new projects 2006-07
- 50: expanding projects 2006-07
- 246,412: employees trained from inception of program September 1961 through 2007
- 1,892: companies served September 1961 through 2007
- Example of programs: ISO 9030, Total Quality Management, team building, supervisory development training, statistical process control
Visit the web site for more information on ReadySC.
Further aid with adult and continuing education is available by contacting Laurens County Lifelong Learning. Other educational opportunities are available at Piedmont Technical College, Clemson University, and Presbyterian College.
