Business & Industry
We partner with businesses to help them stay competitive in their marketplace by leveraging the knowledge and expertise of our dedicated staff and trainers. Every training program we deliver is custom-built, designed around each company’s specific goals, timeline, and workforce needs. Whether you’re tackling a skills gap, planning leadership transitions, or seeking employee certifications, we’re here to support your success. Each year, we serve manufacturers, businesses from all industries, and individuals throughout the ECC service region. We’re excited to collaborate with you to upskill your workforce!
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship programs prepare motivated individuals with foundational skills and hands-on experience. Options include Pre-Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship, and Missouri Southeast Pathways to Work (MoSEPWork).
Course Offerings
Leadership & Supervisory
Customized Leadership Series©
Transitioning management into leaders is one of the most difficult shifts in an individual’s career. Yet most new managers never receive any help in making this change. Critical skills for managers must be developed with intention through mentoring, support, and access to new manager courses. The Customized Leadership Series© can give them what they need to succeed by fostering leadership skills in new or seasoned managers, alike.
OSHA & Safety
Safety isn’t just compliance—it’s a competitive advantage. Our OSHA & workplace safety programs help industries create a secure, productive environment while meeting federal and state regulations. From hazard prevention to employee training, we provide the tools and expertise to keep your operations running smoothly and your team safe.
Technical
Our technical training programs are designed to help manufacturers develop highly skilled employees in critical areas like industrial maintenance, welding, precision machining, and HVAC systems. Through hands-on instruction and industry-recognized certifications, we prepare your team to meet production demands, reduce downtime, and maintain quality standards.
Continuous Improvement/Lean & Quality Management Systems
An Industry’s success depends on efficiency, consistency, and adaptability. Our Continuous Improvement, Lean and Quality Management System solutions help businesses reduce waste, streamline operations, and maintain world-class quality standards. Whether you’re looking to implement Lean principles, achieve ISO certification, or build a culture of operational excellence, we provide the training and tools to make it happen.
Software Training
CWD provides comprehensive computer training designed to help individuals and businesses thrive in today’s digital workplace. We specialize in Microsoft applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, CoPilot, and AI courses, giving you the tools to boost productivity, improve collaboration, and make data-driven decisions.
Funding
Missouri One Start Customized Training
East Central College serves as a Local Education Agency (LEA) for the Missouri One Start Customized Training Program, allowing the college to partner directly with employers to deliver high quality, industry-specific training solutions. As an LEA, ECC works with companies to identify workforce needs, coordinate training plans, and manage the administrative requirements of the program. This role ensures that businesses have access to state supported training resources while receiving local, responsive support from ECC’s Center for Workforce Development.
The Missouri One Start Customized Training Program helps companies upskill new and existing employees through flexible, targeted training. Eligible employers receive support to develop training that improves productivity, strengthens employee skills, and supports business growth. The program’s goal is to build a stronger Missouri workforce through job growth and retention.
By serving as an LEA, ECC connects regional employers to these state resources while delivering training that leads to stronger teams, improved performance, and a more skilled workforce across the ECC service region.
Missouri Southeast Pathways to Work (MoSEPWork)
East Central College, Jefferson College, Mineral Area College, Three Rivers College, and Central Methodist University have come together to form the Missouri Southeast Pathways to Work (MoSEPWork) consortium. This consortium received a $3.9 million grant from the Department of Labor to develop and expand pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships that focus on the fields of education, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Incumbent Worker Training Program
Option 1: Missouri’s incumbent worker training funds, primarily provided through the Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) program, are used to reimburse businesses for training their current employees to prevent layoffs or promote career advancement. Local Workforce Development Boards administer these funds, and to qualify, businesses must demonstrate a need for training to avert layoffs or skill up employees for promotion. The program requires that training leads to either a wage increase or other benefits for the employee within 60 days of completion.
Option 2: Missouri’s Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) is a state-funded, employer-driven program. It helps businesses upskill current employees to avert layoffs, enhance competitiveness, and support promotions and career advancement in any in-demand industry.
Option 3: Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) is an employer driven training service that provides employers with the opportunity to build and maintain a quality workforce. IWT can be used to either
- Help avert potential layoffs of employees, or
- Obtain the skills necessary to retain employment, such as increasing the skill levels of employees so they can be promoted within the company and create backfill opportunities for less-skilled employees.
Target populations for IWT would be businesses and employers who meet local eligibility criteria to receive incumbent worker training funds and who need to provide training to their current workforce to meet new or changing business needs. Incumbent Worker Training is not permitted to be used to provide the occupational training a new hire needs.
