Our Services

Needs Analysis

Personnel from the Center for Training and Development are available to assist you in developing your training project. During these meetings, needs analysis discussions and employee background evaluations can be conducted at no charge. We will help you refine your training needs and will offer suggestions on selecting training sessions to meet your goals.

Development of Programs

Many organizations invest heavily in their present and future workforce on a long term basis. CTD assists businesses in creating programs that help solve the problem of disappearing skills that are needed to be competitive. CTD creates complete programs to address such issues as succession planning and lack of strong work ethic in various types of businesses, such as healthcare, manufacturing, banking, and non–profit organizations.

Customization of Courses

In today’s culture, businesses are searching for ways to address specific skill gaps with their training delivery. Through the needs analysis and "the customer approach", the CTD staff provides customized training to solve problems and address issues. We tailor to your needs to build a course curriculum that ensures the training can be applied to the workplace immediately.

Grant Writing

The importance of workforce training has never been greater. As companies think globally, it is imperative that Kentucky's workforce be the very best it can be to remain competitive and provide good jobs for its citizens. Because of WKU’s commitment to economic development and their partnership with Bluegrass State Skills Corporation, the Center for Training and Development (CTD) staff provides complimentary grant writing with training programs. CTD can write and submit your application with little time required from you.

Certificate Programs

Where training is concerned, many businesses in today’s competitive environment focus on specialized knowledge and information. The Center for Training and Development creates certificate programs with defined outcomes that align with the skills needed in various jobs.

The center has created leadership certificate programs as well as administrative assistant and office assistant programs. With the full credibility of WKU, this credential is a valuable motivation for the employee and a tool that businesses can use for career planning. CTD can create a certificate program customized to meet the needs of your organization.

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