The program has served 637 employers since its inception, with more than 99,000 employees benefiting from those investments. West Virginia is the only state with a standardized curriculum for work force development. In 1995, the community and technical colleges began assessing the employee development needs of specific local employers.
All courses are custom designed and delivered by local training professionals.
Preliminary exploratory meetings have been held in cooperation with local developers and representative businesses from the wood products industry.