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Cabinet for Economic Development
Cabinet’s Bluegrass State Skills Corporation to Host Workforce Training Workshops
Series of seven workshops to be held across the state in April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 22, 2010) – In an effort to familiarize Kentucky business and industry representatives with state workforce training program guidelines, the Cabinet for Economic Development’s Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) will conduct seven training sessions across the state during April.
Participants will learn about project funding limits, eligible training types, the application process and the reimbursement and credit process for the grant-in-aid and skills training investment tax credit programs. Human resource managers, training managers, plant managers and others from BSSC eligible firms that are responsible for employee training are encouraged to attend one of the training sessions. To determine eligibility, refer to the BSSC Web site at www.thinkkentucky.com/bssc.
Pre-registration is not required but is recommended due to limited seating. Registration requests may be e-mailed to CED.BSSCgrp@ky.gov or Jennifer.Burkhead@ky.gov, and must include: name, phone number, company name and location of desired training session. The following is a list of scheduled training sessions (all times are local):
Bowling Green--
Monday, April 5
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
710 College Street
Bowling Green, Ky. 42101
Kentucky Dam Village--
Tuesday, April 6
8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Resort
Village Green Meeting Room
113 Administration Drive
Gilbertsville, Ky. 42044-0069
Louisville--
Tuesday, April 13
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Kentuckiana Works
410 West Chestnut Street, Suite 200
Louisville, Ky. 40202
Somerset--
Tuesday, April 20
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Pulaski County Area Technology Center
3865 S. Hwy 27, Suite 101
Somerset, Ky. 42501
Pikeville--
Thursday, April 22
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Big Sandy Community College-Pikeville Campus
120 South River Fill Drive
Pikeville, Ky. 41501-1684
Mount Sterling--
Tuesday, April 27
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Clay Community Center-MSU side
3400 Indian Mound Drive
Mount Sterling, Ky. 40353
Florence--
Thursday, April 29
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Northern Kentucky Area Development District
22 Spiral Drive
Florence, Ky. 41042
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The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is the primary state agency in Kentucky responsible for creating new jobs and new investment in the state. New business investment in Kentucky in 2009 totaled nearly $977 million with the creation of more than 6,600 new jobs. Information on available development sites, workforce training, incentive programs, community profiles, small business development and other resources is available at www.ThinkKentucky.com.
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