CONCORD, NH � �鶹��ý � Concord�s Community College is introducing Workforce Education, a new collaborative educational department to expand the college�s efforts in providing essential skillsets and continuing education. The goals include increased opportunities and empowerment for community members looking to expand their career knowledge and learn a new skill.

Previously known as the Business Training Center, the new Workforce Education department has undergone the rebrand to further encourage career and personal exploration with �鶹��ý.

�The new Workforce Education brand communicates more clearly how �鶹��ý delivers on its mission to foster economic and community development in the Greater Concord region,� says Dr. Patrick Tompkins, �鶹��ý president. �With low unemployment in the Granite State and worker shortages in critical areas like healthcare, education, public safety, manufacturing, and trades, �鶹��ý�s role is to provide the education that recent high school graduates and career switchers need to enter those fields with essential skills.�

Workforce Education, or �WE,� signifies �鶹��ý�s commitment as a solutions provider for New Hampshire�s employers, employees, and prospective students. The department�s tagline, �Together, WE can help you succeed� expresses �鶹��ý�s commitment to helping to local workforce upskill and evolve with the needs of the community.

In 2023, New Hampshire signified the priority of workforce education by providing $2 million to fund the delivery of new programs and support for students enrolled in these programs. �鶹��ý recently received seed funding to develop a new education certificate program and expand health programs in medical assisting, licensed nursing assisting, and phlebotomy.

�The new Workforce Education brand illustrates �鶹��ý�s commitment to fully integrate workforce education and programs with all educational programming at �鶹��ý,� says Kathy Taylor, �鶹��ý�s Director of Workforce Development and Community Education.  We will do this through the co-development of programs with academic departments and by creating shared pathways and outcomes.�

To browse WE�s current course offerings, visit us online at .

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