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Central Piedmont Community College will provide customized training for employees of two Mecklenburg County companies – Siemens Energy and Boingo Graphics – through funding from North Carolina’s customized training program.

The N.C. Community College System’s Customized Training Program offers training services and specialized programs to assist new and existing businesses and industries to remain productive and profitable in North Carolina.

Siemens Energy will receive approximately $131,800 in training value from Central Piedmont. The college will support the company with its onboarding of new employees, including orientation, metrics and metrology, safety, customer and business focus, computer training, and continuous improvement.

Boingo Graphics will receive approximately $22,00 in training value. The college will provide leadership and customer service training.

Central Piedmont’s Corporate Engagement is the college’s single point of contact for serving the wide range of learning and development needs of businesses and organizations in Mecklenburg County, including customized training. The college’s span of learning, expertise, and experience make Central Piedmont a uniquely positioned workforce development resource to help local companies meet their performance and growth goals.

To talk with a Corporate Engagement team member, call 704-330-4660 or visit our website.

Earlier this year, the college announced customized training partnerships with RGA Enterprises and IPEX USA.

Central Piedmont Community College will offer an associate degree program in Human Services Technology with a social work concentration starting in August, with the opening of the fall 2023 semester.

The two-year Human Services Technology/Social Services concentration program will prepare students for direct-service delivery work in social service agencies. The program curriculum will enable students to link theory and practice through interactive classroom activities while developing a skill-based academic foundation.

Coursework will include the history of the social service movement, ethical issues, case management, diversity issues, law in social work practice, interviewing and counseling, and community resources. The college also is working to establish transfer agreements with local universities so students will have a path to continue their studies beyond their associate degree.

Program graduates will be prepared for positions such as case manager, social worker, community outreach worker, and others. Starting salaries will range from $30,000 to $45,000.

Persons interested in enrolling in the Human Services Technology/Social Services program should contact Dr. Sherina DuBose-Tillman at 704-330-6748, or by email. Please put “social work” in the subject of the email.