Workforce, Community and Continuing Education Programs

The Center for Workforce Education at New River Community and Technical College is dedicated to providing a variety of customer-driven courses, seminars and training opportunities which are focused on enhancing the personal and professional skills of the community members and the region's employers.

Customized Training Programs for Business and Industry

Recognizing that the key to success in today's world hinges upon the ability to be flexible and to adapt to change, New River collaborates with individual employers and industry groups to help improve and maintain their competitive edge by identifying opportunities for bringing new technologies and skills into the workplace and by delivering customized training programs in response to their specific needs and challenges.

You will think of New River's Center for Workforce Education like a branch of your own training department because working with New River means having:

• Instructional specialists with many years of real-world experience who are ready to share valuable knowledge, which strengthens your organization's effectiveness
• Program content aligned with your organization's strategic goals
• Training when and where you want it - at your facility or on one of our campuses
• Custom-designed training programs that fulfill your needs

Enhancing employee capabilities is a retention strategy that yields more stability and higher performance, improved reputation and a skilled workforce - all which favorably impact our sustainability.  New River takes pride in offering training for your organization in a cost effective, efficient and convenient way to strengthen your workforce and keep your company on the leading edge.

Personal and Professional Enrichment

Whether your objective is to get a better job, improve your technical skills, or just to improve the quality of your life, New River has course offerings and workshops designed to fit your needs!

Our community education courses are designed to help you learn a new hobby, pursue a specific interest or to simply brush up on some existing skills.  Community education classes and workshops range frm retirement planning, to beekeeping, growing a backyard habitat, quilting, learning sign language, overcoming barriers to memory, and more! 

New River also offers continuing education courses to help you obtain and maintain professional licensure and certifications, to help you reach a level of peak performance in your current job or to climb the career ladder.  Whether you are a supervisor seeking ways to enhance your employees' performance, a customer service representative looking for ways to effectively resolve conflicts and handle customer complaints, or a professional who needs training on the latest regulatory changes, New River is the place for you!

Online Courses

The Center for Workforce Education also offers courses for individuals who are trying to juggle school with a busy career and family responsibilities thorugh our online courses.  You can update your skills, discover a new talent or chart a new career path at your own pace and at your convenience through Ed2Go!  These online courses are instructor-facilitated by subject matter experts and are highly interactive between students and instructors.

New River's online courses are offered monthly and have specific start dates.  All courses run for six weeks and consist of 12 lessons.  Courses are project-oriented and include lessons, quizzes, hands-on assignments, discussion areas, supplementary links and more.  You may comlete the courses from your home or office, and at any time of the day or night.

Contact

To obtain a complete listing of courses available or to obtain more information about how to register for workforce, community and continuing education courses, contact the Center Workforce Education at 304.929.6735 or by visiting us online at http://www.newriver.edu/index.php/workforce-development-mainmenu-50/workforce-training.