Customized training

The Bangor Business and Industry Center offers customized training programs and educational programs to businesses and organizations. Our services include:

• on-site consultation
• professional development courses
• core skills assessment and development (reading comprehension, technical and business writing, arithmetic, algebra, basic/comprehensive computer skills)
• innovative training delivery options(traditional, on-line, hybrid)
• contracted training
• corporate specific programs
• entrepreneurial/small business education
• access to funding resources like Maine Quality Center (MQC) and Governor’s Training Initiative (GTI)
• public non-credit and credit course offerings

What sets us apart?

• Flexible scheduling — days, evenings, and weekends
• Classes delivered at your work site, on campus, or at another convenient location
• Competitive pricing
• Opportunity for partnerships with businesses that have needs similar to yours
• Training that leads to college credit and degree attainment
• Access to community college conference facilities, labs, and equipment
• Partnerships with national training vendors

Customized Training at Competitive Pricee

Our department has provided training on a host of topics, many of them customized to meet specific business goals. Here’s a sample of recent offerings:

Front-line training

  • Core skills – math, writing, and computer literacy
  • Worker safety
  • Customer service
  • Team building
  • Workplace literacy

Technical skills

  • Oil Burner Technician
  • Lean/Six Sigma
  • Integrated manufacturing
  • Health care training
  • Blueprint reading
  • Computer applications, IT certification
  • ISO certification
  • Computer-Aided Drafting
  • Electronics
  • Plumbing, A/C, Heating

Management and leadership

  • Supervision and leadership development
  • Communication and presentation skills
  • Project management
  • Business/technical writing
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Management training
  • Marketing and sales
  • Quality improvement
  • Change management
  • Performance improvement