The Corporate University for Business & Individuals

Providing Solutions for Your Workforce Training Needs

Pierpont Community and Technical College of Fairmont State University has established an ACT Center at its Center for Workforce Education to provide state-of-the-art testing and training programs for area businesses, individuals and organizations.  The ACT Center provides a vast library of training programs and testing services using computers, the Internet and other technologies aimed at developing the skills of our local workforce in a convenient and cost-effective manner.  The ACT Center is designed to be a resource where area employees and employers can benefit from the latest training programs and methods.  Local residents can use the ACT Center to boost their skills and qualify for better jobs.  Employers can use the assessment and training programs to hire and develop employees, raising productivity, morale and profits.  The Pierpont C&TC ACT Center developed in conjunction with ACT, Inc., is a part of a nationwide network of centers, located primarily at community colleges and only one of four ACT Centers currently in the State of WV.

Full Service Testing and Training

Our full-service testing and training center offers an impressive array of programs to meet your needs. We offer just-in-time, just-enough training tailored to your needs. More than 95 percent of the ACT Center courses are web-based, so students can take them any time, anywhere if the student has access to appropriate technology.  In addition, the courses are designed so students can learn at their own pace, skipping concepts that they have already mastered and spending as much time as they need learning concepts that are difficult for them. Students have up to one year to complete a course, so they can return to it as often as necessary for review.

The ACT Center offers courses in seven major workforce development categories from some of today’s leading computer-based training providers.

• Skill-specific training through more than 2,500 computer-based and Web-based courses developed by leading courseware providers.
• Workplace skills assessments
• Computer-delivered certification and licensure tests for the trades and professions
• Distance learning using the latest technology

If your organization is looking for ways to:

• Improve cost savings
• Increase productivity
• Decrease downtime and waste
• Select qualified employees
• Meet ISO certification requirements
• Improve safety
• Help employees improve their skills

Then the ACT Center at Pierpont C&TC Center for Workforce Education is for you!

Our full-service testing and training center offers an impressive array of programs to meet your needs.

Our extensive courseware library covers a number of popular topics:

• Key Work Skills
• Computers and Information Technology
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Industrial Technology and Safety Skills
• Management/Leadership and Small Business Operation
• Professional and Personal Development

Corporate University

Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses, the ACT Center provides:

• Wide variety of quality training courses
• Assessment and guidance tools
• Always current course content
• Built-in recordkeeping and tracking
• State of the art convenient delivery
• No front-end investment
• Wrap around services
• Improve the skills of one employee or hundreds

Benefits for businesses and organizations

The ACT Center offers you:

• Training and testing in convenient locations
• Helpful staff to determine your needs
• Flexible hours and reasonable rates
• A way to deliver training that you might not otherwise be able to do or afford
• On-demand services for individuals or groups
• Individualized, self-paced courseware that enables individuals to progress at their own pace
• High-quality, valid, reliable assessments at an affordable cost
• State-of-the-art technology needed to deliver training and tests efficiently

Benefits for individuals

We also serve individuals interested in improving their abilities or assessing their workplace skills. Our ACT Center offers:

• Convenient access to programs to enhance skills and careers
• A broader range and higher quality of training than has been available before
• A way for individuals to keep their skills on the cutting edge at a reasonable cost

Wrap around services
Alone or combination with ACT Center products, Pierpont C&TC’s can provide value-added services such as:

• Traditional Instructor-led training
• Combine traditional & non-traditional services
  • E-Mentoring
  • Traditional Mentoring
• ACT Center Products reinforced by instruction
• Certifying or Assurance of Competency

ACT Workforce Productivity Solutions^TM Offer Additional Services for Businesses
Everyone knows ACT as the “testing people.” For more than 40 years, we’ve provided millions of assessments for college admissions, career planning, and educational development.

Now ACT is introducing a new initiative built on our growing expertise in the field of business- a full spectrum of training, testing, and consulting services designed to improve America’s workforce. We call these services Workforce Productivity Solutions^TM.

We are able to address all phases of the employment process—from pre-selection to hiring, training, retaining, promoting, and outplacing employees—and we track it all through our sophisticated learning management system. Companies can use our tools alone or in combination to address their unique employment and training needs.

More information

To find out how the ACT Center can meet your needs, contact either:

Paul Schreffler, Director, Economic Development & Workplace Education
Pierpont Community & Technical College
320 Adams Street, Suite G01
Fairmont, WV 26554             
Phone: (304) 367-4920
Fax:      (304) 367-2717 
E-mail: pschreffler@fairmontstate.edu

OR:

Keith Nichols, Center Manager
Pierpont Community & Technical College
Center for Workforce Education
320 Adams Street, Suite G01
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone:  (304) 367-4930
Fax:       (304) 367-2717
E-mail: knichols3@fairmontstate.edu

 

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