Training can be delivered at the training facilities located at the main complex in Big Rapids, or at the companys plant site. Therefore, certification tools have become an important part of TTCs offerings. In the area of grant writing services, TTC has been successful in helping gain support for industrial and business projects. Through the State Workforce Commission-Economic Development Job Training Grants, companies have obtained grants to provide needed training to upgrade their workforce. The Charter Schools Office is charged with the goal of authorizing and overseeing charter schools that providing educational choice for K-12 students throughout Michigan.
Charter schools are public schools that receive operational funding from the state.
In 1993 Governor John Engler signed legislation allowing these new schools to be formed and the first authorized charters opened in 1996. As of fall 1999, Ferris is the authorizing agent for 15 schools located throughout the Lower Peninsula.