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This is professional work in promoting the development and implementation of industry-specific workforce training programs within the resources and capabilities of the NC Community College System.  Employees work directly with business and industry to broker/design, manage, and implement workforce training programs and/or indirectly with employers by providing technical assistance to the state’s community colleges that design, manage, and implement workforce training in their local college service areas. 

Employees are involved in each stage of the process, including assessing workforce development needs; designing workforce training programs that align with identified needs; identifying resources needed and available to support training programs; program accountability and quality assurance measures; and student/trainee success metrics.  The position will report directly to a supervisor at the System Office and interact professionally with a variety of state and local training stakeholders, to include community college presidents and staff; state and local economic development staff; representatives of industry associations and certifying bodies; business, industry, and agency leaders and hiring managers; instructors/training providers, and other workforce development partners.

Working with the local Community College team, this position will engage with business and industry in the following counties:  Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland.  Position will be based within the Sandhills Prosperity Zone and will be hosted at one of the local community colleges.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/AND ABILITIES: Considerable knowledge and skill in the area of industry-specific technical training, including training needs analysis, job analysis, program delivery, instructional design, adult education principles, industry-specific standards and credentials, evaluation, and training transfer. Significant knowledge of the North Carolina Community College System, including administrative rules, program offerings, and capabilities. Considerable knowledge of workforce development issues. Ability to communicate, facilitate and/or negotiate effectively, both orally and in writing, and ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to manage programs and tasks effectively within the context of changing industry needs, employee demographics, instructional and workplace technologies, funding needs and resources, and rules and regulations.