Workforce Solutions
Your success is our mission.
As a growing business or industry, innovative workforce training is crucial. Let us create relevant, timely programs and services that address your comprehensive needs.
Customized Business & Industry Training
COLLABORATIVE
We work with you to design, implement and monitor training programs to meet your company’s specific needs.
ON TIME
We design and conduct training programs according to your company’s desired time frame.
COMPREHENSIVE
We establish all aspects of your customized corporate training to satisfy specific performance objectives.
PRO Louisiana funds training courses for occupations that are critical to the state's flood recovery and resilience efforts. The goal is to develop a skilled workforce to support flood risk reduction projects and build up Louisiana’s defense against future disasters.
Six colleges are offering PRO Louisiana courses this spring and/or summer. Find out more using the dropdown below.
Strategic Partners
MEPOL
LCTCS serves as the primary sponsor for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEP of LA). LCTCS MEP of LA provides consulting services to manufacturers across the state of Louisiana including innovation, process improvement, quality enhancement, and a host of other services. LCTCS MEP of LA, partnered with the workforce solutions units at each of our colleges, serves as a rich part of our portfolio to assist business and industry to enhance productivity and profitability.
Learn more at https://mepol.org.
The LCTCS MEP of LA team can be reached at (800) 433-6965 or [email protected].
Louisiana Economic Development
LCTCS has a strategic partner in Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and also provides administrative support for FastStart, an initiative which provides customized employee recruitment, screening, training development and training delivery for eligible, new or expanding companies — all at no cost.
Don Pierson serves as the Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development and can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at 225.342.5388
Louisiana Workforce Commission
LCTCS has partnered with the Workforce Commission since the system’s inception, to provide the training needed for Louisiana’s future job market. The LCTCS and Workforce Commission work hand in hand to develop Louisiana’s future workforce.
Ava Dejoie serves as the Executive Director of the workforce commission and can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at 225.342.3111.
Louisiana Department of Education
LCTCS works closely with the Department of Education to make the transition from secondary education to postsecondary education as seamless as possible.
John White serves as the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at 225-342-3602.
Associated Builders and Contractors
LCTCS has partnered with Associated Builders and Contractors for over a decade and utilizes this local resource to assist in training a highly-skilled and trained workforce.
Alvin M. Bargas serves as the President of the ABC Pelican Chapter and can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at (225) 938-1516
PRO LOUISIANA
PRO Louisiana funds training courses for occupations that are critical to the state's flood recovery and resilience efforts. The goal is to develop a skilled workforce to support flood risk reduction projects and build up Louisiana’s defense against future disasters.
Six colleges are offering PRO Louisiana courses this spring and/or summer: Baton Rouge Community College, Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Louisiana Delta Community College, Northshore Technical Community College, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College, and South Louisiana Community College.
Susan Moak Nealy serves as the project manager for PRO Louisiana and can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at 225.219.9580 .
ANNUAL COMPLETERS NEEDED FOR “TIER ONE” JOBS REQUIRING COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
2120
Computer Science Jobs
9360
Construction Crafts
1770
Electricians
1695
Engineering Technology
1970
Finance and Accounting
4955
Industrial Production
4810
Welding
Our Impact
Lake Charles LNG Partners with SOWELA Technical Community College to support Dual Enrollment Programs
Lake Charles LNG in partnership with SOWELA Technical Community College has provided a $250,000 grant to purchase equipment and introduce new classes required for industry-based qualifications in Process Technology and Industrial Instrumentation. This partnership...
“The partnership between BPCC and Ternium creates an excellent opportunity for our company to hire a better class of employees as well as providing training for the group of employees we currently have. We have recently launched our new career path and are working closely with the instructors at BPCC to allow our employees to complete the necessary course of training and move forward in their careers here at Ternium.”
Entergy is excited about what Delta is doing in our community. We really wanted to be a part of helping it to grow our workforce to attract business.
To honor our senior residents and to meet the increasing demand for well-trained healthcare employees, we have established a scholarship under the name of many of our nursing facilities. Our goal is to provide assistance to students in financial need who exhibit strength of character, with a serving heart and strong desire to work in healthcare.
We are excited to be offering the Dow U.S. Apprenticeship Program in Louisiana and look forward to training these apprentices as they grow within Dow and gain real life experience. We could not do this without the great public-private partnership between Dow and LCTCS and the prioritization of an advanced manufacturing agenda which has the power to create jobs, value and growth within our communities to a degree that no other sector can.
Strategic Resources
LOUISIANA STAR JOBS
A tool that connects job seekers to high-demand, well-paying jobs in Louisiana.
BUILD YOUR FUTURE
Research wages, learn about skills and training required for various skilled crafts.
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