New & Expanding Industry Training (NEIT)

It's good to be first. It's great to be the best.

If you are considering a new site for your company or expansion of an existing facility, remember the North Carolina Community College System was first in the nation to offer customized training to new and expanding industry. We have been doing it for about 50 years now and we help keep North Carolina among the nation's leaders for placement of new industry.

We know how to grow your company. It requires careful nurturing and attention to detail. Lucky for you those are two of our many strengths of the new and expanding industry training programs (NEIT). In North Carolina, we provide a systematic needs analysis to develop training objectives that are linked to your company's key strategic and operational goals.

It is easy to become eligible for NEIT. If you create 12 or more jobs in one community in one year, your company may qualify for customized training assistance from the North Carolina Community College System. The level of assistance is determined by the total number of new jobs created, their skill and wage levels, and the total amount of capital investment.

As a partner in North Carolina the JobLink Center will assist you with employee recruitment efforts.

We have a specific process for developing a customized training program for your company. It's one of many ways we say "Welcome to North Carolina." It's also an important step in the development of your world-class workforce.

Services

Pre-Employment Assistance

North Carolina's JobLink Career Centers make our state a pacesetter on job placement services. Companies benefit from a strong, internet-based job applicant listing system to screen applicants, as well as a 100-day, no fault guarantee against unemployment insurances taxes for referred employees who are terminated due to an inability to perform the job.

Job analysis assistance is another important resource available to industries for help in determining appropriate employee selection and testing instruments.

Qualified Instructors

A statewide network of skilled professionals provides industry-based instruction in a variety of technologies and disciplines. Whether it's CNC programming, leadership training, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or other quality initiatives, qualified instructors offer valuable assistance in meeting specific job-training requirements.

Because the best instructor for a particular training course may be a company representative, our program can offset the costs of instructor wages, "train-the-trainer" expenses, and travel for a negotiated number of company employees who provide start-up training.

Facilities and Equipment

A company may use facilities at the local community college if it is not prepared for onsite training. our program also can assume the costs of locally transporting training equipment to and from the training facility and through North Carolina's "Information highway," companies can take advantage of real-time interactive training.

Supplies and Materials

Support to new and expanding companies includes the costs of training supplies and materials necessary to deliver effective instruction. Depending on the size and scope of a particular training project the program will develop customized training materials that may include:

• Orientation and work process videos and DVD's (recognized with national and regional awards)
• Computer-based training
• Customized training manuals

On-Going Support

Through the state's community college system on-going support is provided through state-subsidized, affordable training in more than 1,400 courses.

Tax Credits

There may be state or federal tax credits available for employers who create new jobs. Your Regional Customized Training Director will provide you with information about your eligibility.

For more information in Caldwell and Watauga Counties, please contact:

Jeff Holman
CCC&TI Corporate & Continuing Education
2855 Hickory Boulevard
Hudson, NC 28638
(828) 726-2382