Eastern Iowa Community College Links
Eastern Iowa Business and
Industry
Center
offers
various
resources that
can the help a
business grow
and operate
more
productively
and
efficiently. You'll
find programs
are more than
just
affordable b
they're cost
effective! A
preliminary
visit costs
you nothing
but your time,
and they can
design a
program that
works within
your budget.
ACT Center
-
The Act Center
provides
state-of-the-art
testing and
training
services for
lifelong
learning for
the community,
individuals,
businesses and
organizations.
They offer
skills
specific
training and
development,
workplace
skills
assessments,
computer
delivered
certification
and licensure,
tests for
trades and
professions,
distance
learning and
continuing
education
courses in a
variety of
areas.
Career Link
-Eastern
Iowa Community
College
District
and area
industries have
partnered
to create
the Career
Link
pre-employment
manufacturing
training
program
which helps
employers meet
the increased
demands of
hiring
qualified
candidates
while
providing
students
direct
exposure to
the
participating
employers and
career
opportunities.
John T.
Blong
Technology
Center
can provide
local
businesses and
workers
much-needed
training and
education.
Muscatine
Industrial
Technology
Center trains
the workers of
today and
tomorrow in
welding,
hydraulics,
pneumatics,
electricity,
programmable
logic control
and
robotics.
Advanced
Technology
Environmental
Education
Center in
Bettendorf is
the only one
of its kind in
the country.
Providing
training for
environmental,
health,
safety, energy
and natural
resource
technicians it
is also a
National
Science
Foundation
Center of
Excellence.
Iowa Small
Business
Development
Center
- The
SBDC is the
only
nationally
accredited
entrepreneurial
development
program in
Iowa.
EICCD
Workforce
Development
Programs
- For
more
information
contact Mark
Kapfer,
Executive
Director for
Economic
Development,
563-336-3315
or mkapfer@eicc.edu
Iowa
Industrial New
Jobs Training
Program (260E)
Supplemental
New Jobs
Credit from
Withholding
Iowa
Workforce
Development
Center Fund
Iowa Jobs
Training
Program (260F)
Iowa Jobs
Training
Program/Business
Networks
(260F)
Additional Employer Links
Center for
Industrial
Research and
Services
- CIRAS
provides
education,
research, and
technical
assistance to
Iowa industry
through
partnerships
with Iowa's
universities
and community
colleges,
government
agencies, and
professional
associations.
Iowa Waste
Exchange
- A
program
that can
help you
reduce your
landfilling
costs and find
markets for
your
by-products.
US
Department of
Labor
Trade
Adjustment
Assistance for
Firms (TAA), a
federal
program,
provides
financial
assistance to
manufacturers affected by import competition. Sponsored by
the U.S.
Department of
Commerce, this
cost sharing
federal
assistance
program pays
for half the
cost of
consultants or
industry-specific
experts for projects that
improve a
manufacturer's
competitiveness.
Department
of Labor -
Business
Section
The Employment
and Training
Administration
(ETA) is
focused on
understanding
business'
needs and
funding
training
programs to
help meet
those needs.
The
information
below will
help you
improve your
workforce and
take advantage
of existing
government
programs.
Workforce3.One
- Driven by
Demand
- offers the
public
workforce
system,
employers,
economic
development
professionals,
and education
professionals
an innovative
knowledge
network
designed to
create and
support a
demand-driven
community, one
that responds
directly to
business
needs
and prepares
workers for
good jobs in
the fastest
growing
careers.
IowaWorks
- Iowa
Workforce
Development's
one-stop
resource for
Iowa
businesses to
find workforce
information
and solutions.
IRS - Tax information for businesses
Iowa Department of Revenue - Tax information for
businesses
IWIN - Iowa Workforce Information Network -
Business
section for
Iowa Employers
