Workforce Development Services Help Area Businesses

Oakland Community College offers some unique resources for business and industry, as well as for individuals, through its Workforce Development Services (WDS) program, housed at the M-TEC(sm) building at the college’s Auburn Hills Campus.
Among its products and services are:
• Corporate consultation
• Needs assessment and training
• Skills assessment and profiling
• Internship and placement services
• Career development
• Outplacement services
• Computer software learning on demand and on-line training.
One of the most in-demand services at WDS is computer training in instructor-led or selfpaced, open entry/open exit formats. A PC Support Technician program, begun in response to Oakland County’s critical need for
entry-level computer support staff, continues to attract students.
During the last years, WDS has also begun several new services. One is Leadership and Management Training, which uses the time-tested FrontLine Leadership Program to help companies develop leaders from within their current ranks.
Modules – including interpersonal skills, individual and team performance, managing change and problem solving - are delivered in an interactive format.
Companies can focus on modules of particular interest, or can offer employees the entire program. A second new addition is the ACT Center, located in the M-TEC facility. This center for distance learning makes more than 2000 on-line training courses available to companies and their employees in areas such as management and leadership, personal development, information technology and productivity. Courses can be bundled for a single employee, groups of employees or an entire organization, making an easy and cost-effective way to provide training.