Heartland Community College offers grant funding for professional development

 

[October 03, 2024]    Area employers have an opportunity to qualify for professional development training from Heartland Community College at a reduced cost.

Heartland is offering professional development training with some of the cost offset through a grant from the Noncredit Workforce Training Initiative, sponsored by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB).

The grant is available through March 31, 2025, to support employers seeking professional development (PD) services. Eligible organizations must be first-time clients or past clients who have not engaged in our PD services in the last three years.

Heartland’s Business and Industry Solutions team in the Continuing Education department offers high-quality professional development classes including Essential Workplace Skills and Fundamental Supervisory Skills training. Other services include customized training and consultation services.

The Business and Industry Solutions team will work with each client to determine the size of the cost-offset based on the type of professional development requested.

These non-credit courses are part of the Illinois Community College Board’s “Behind Every Employer” initiative. The funding aims to raise awareness in the local workforce of affordable, high-quality professional development options.

[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]