Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Employer Services.
The Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies provides training for individuals who are interested in a career in the mining and/or energy technology industries. The classes are geared for enhancing student’s knowledge of advanced modern processes and technologies to assist them with job placement in a variety of technical fields. Through the use of state-of-the-art training simulators and hands-on equipment labs, students will obtain industry certifications of which most are transferable to academic credit hours.
The academy operates at all Southern locations, as well as the new academy facility centrally located in downtown Logan. This one of a kind academy facility will enhance the student’s career opportunities through specialized technology programs. For more information call 304.896.7413 or 304.896.7403 or visit our website at: http://southernwv.edu/mining or email jaimeh@southern.wvnet.edu .
The mission of Southern’s Office of Community Development is to create an environment that supports rural development through comprehensive planning, a shared vision, and civic engagement. The Office of Community Development coordinates five leadership community capacity-building programs. These include APPALREAD, Southern’s Youth Leadership Academy, Rural Leaders, Southern’s Faculty Fellows, and “Get Up and Go!”
APPALREAD places AmeriCorps members in schools and Head Start centers across Southern’s service region. In exchange for a living allowance and educational award members’ agree to provide 1,700 hours of service tutoring young children identified as at-risk in literacy. Individuals interested in serving with APPALREAD should check Southern’s website for applications deadlines.
Southern’s Youth Leadership Academy offers area high school students the opportunity to identify their personal values and in turn develop their individual leadership style and skills. High school juniors attend weekly seminars, engage I hands-on learning activities, and identify and meet a need within the school community. Rural Leaders creates opportunities for community members, including parent organizations, teen groups, and senior citizens to lead by example, by working together to make a difference in their community. Teams of local residents attend leadership development training sand apply what they learn in the classroom to address a local need. Teams receive mini-grants to support their efforts.
Southern’s Faculty Fellows Program supports community-based learning through service and civic engagement. Faculty members and students participate in planning and guiding Southern’s efforts to civically engage college students within the communities they live. “Get Up and Go!” is a day long seminar designed to help students make simulated business residents attend leadership development training sand apply what they learn in the classroom to address a local need. Teams receive mini-grants to support their efforts.
Southern’s Faculty Fellows Program supports community-based learning through service and civic engagement. Faculty members and students participate in planning and guiding Southern’s efforts to civically engage college students within the communities they live.
“Get Up and Go!” is a day long seminar designed to help students make simulated business decisions while working in a small group environment. “Get Up and Go!” has five learning objectives. To introduce high school students to entrepreneurship as a career option; to help students develop insights into management decisions that result in positive employee characteristics; to introduce students to factors involved in owning and operating a business; to encourage students interest in an entrepreneurship education course; and to provide a realistic business situation for students to practice group decisions making and problems solving techniques.
Southern’s Community Development Office is also available to assist organizations with long-term strategic planning, grant writing, board development, team building, and evaluation systems. For more information about any of the above mentioned programs email paulines@southern.wvnet.edu .
Southern's Workforce Development and Continuing Education provides up-to-date, realworld skills that prepare individuals for today's job market. Our expert staff, quality short-term courses, and training programs equip an individual with new skills needed to succeed in today's business world. Southern's Workforce Development and Continuing Education Department continually assesses and evaluates these courses and programs to keep them relevant to business and industry demands. Courses and programs include, but are not limited to, soft skills training, general occupational skill training, leadership development, computer and technical skills and a host of others! Students are welcome from all corners of the region and within our communities regardless of age and educational experience (some courses/programs require high school diploma, or GED).
For more information on upcoming courses, please visit or website at: http://www.southern.wvnet.edu/wd/econdev/main default.htm
Southern’s Workforce Development Department is committed to providing lifelong education and training opportunities to help train today’s worker to compete in a global economy. Demand for skilled, efficient workers is essential to the success of any business or industry. Southern partners with business and industry, regional, state, and local agencies to locate, apply, and potentially provide funding to support pre-employment and post-employment training. In addition, Southern provides job specific or customized training to employers in our service district.
Business owners and entrepreneurs can turn to Southern’s SBDC and its satellite center for assistance with business counseling, problem solving, loan packaging, training, marketing, customer assessment, and business start-up. The centers serve Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wyoming counties.
The Logan center serves Boone, Logan, and Mingo counties. For more information. call 304.792.7234, ext. 27 or e-mail haroldp@southern.wvnet.edu .
The McDowell satellite center serves McDowell and Wyoming counties. For more information, call 304.862.3144, ext. 240 or e-mail haroldp@southern.wvnet.edu , or visit our website at: http://www.wsouthernwv.edu/wd/sbdc .
The Regional Contracting Assistance Center (RCAC), a state affiliated agency, is funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. RCAC’s mission is to generate employment and improve the general economy of its geographic area. RCAC’s staff accomplishes this mission by providing procurement technical assistance to those West Virginia businesses that are located within southern West Virginia. RCAC will assist those businesses in seeking to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD), and State and local governments. You may contact your RCAC specialist by telephone at 304.792.7234, ext. 29 visit our website at: http://www.southernwv.edu/we/rcac .