{"id":23,"date":"2022-12-05T15:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2022-12-09T20:40:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:40:29","slug":"training-our-growing-labor-force","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/workforce\/training-our-growing-labor-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Our Growing Labor Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-right” el_id=”lede”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”page-lede”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”South Carolina ranks #3 in the U.S. for Workforce Development Programs” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\u201cThere are programs specifically for people who have certain challenges to gainful employment, as well as customized training programs for businesses, registered apprenticeships, incumbent worker training, and an on-the-job training program that offers wage and salary reimbursement to help cover training costs.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”txt-sm”]Source: Area Development, Q3, 2022, \u201cTop States for Doing Business 2022\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”left-to-right” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-left section-dark blue”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”SC Technical College System” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”section-header”][vc_column_text]The SC Technical College System plays a key role in educating and training South Carolina\u2019s workforce for in-demand, high-skilled jobs.<\/p>\n

Featuring two internationally renowned statewide programs, readySC\u2122 and Apprenticeship Carolina\u2122, as well as their recent Ezone retraining program, the System is South Carolina\u2019s largest higher education system comprised of 16 colleges across the state serving more than a quarter million students annually.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]SC Technical College System<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”73″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”appear”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”stats-row equalize”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”readySC\u2122” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.readysc.org%2F||target:%20_blank|”]

307,830<\/span>0<\/span><\/span>People Trained since 1961<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Apprenticeship Carolina\u2122” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apprenticeshipcarolina.com%2F||target:%20_blank|”]

43,337<\/span>0<\/span><\/span>Total Apprentices in SC since 2008<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Enterprise Zone Retraining Program (EZone)” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sctechsystem.edu%2Fezone%2F||target:%20_blank|”]

29,028<\/span>0<\/span>+<\/span>Full-Time Employees Eligible for Retraining Each Year<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”bottom-to-top” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-right”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SC Works” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”section-header”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”stats-row” width=”1\/2″]

47,974<\/span>0<\/span><\/span>Candidates registered in SC Works Online Services<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The SC Works center works with businesses and potential employees by providing job training and testing, career guidance and job referrals.<\/p>\n

The SC Works center is a collaboration of a vast network of workforce partners in South Carolina, including the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, the S.C. Department of Social Services, the Commission of the Blind, Adult Education, and the S.C. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]SC Works<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Jobseekers” txt_align=”center” shape=”square”]\"\"<\/p>\n

Representatives in the SC Works centers help match individuals to jobs, education and training through partnerships and initiatives.[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Employers” txt_align=”center” shape=”square”]\"\"<\/p>\n

SC Works offers assistance finding skilled workers, information about qualifying for tax credits, instructions on how to pay your unemployment tax and more.[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Workforce Partners” txt_align=”center” shape=”square”]\"\"<\/p>\n

The SC Works system supports collaboration and partnerships throughout the state to build a skilled workforce.[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”left-to-right” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-left section-dark blue”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SC Department of Commerce” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”section-header”][vc_column_text]South Carolina Department of Commerce<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_cta h2=”Regional Workforce Advisors” shape=”square”]Bridging the gap between workforce needs and workforce development, the Regional Workforce Advisors are the state\u2019s resource for building the next generation of talent.<\/p>\n