Anson County Gets Serious About Workforce Development with “Career In A Year” Initiative

As a rule, when all is said and done about workforce development, more is generally said than done. Communities understand that the key to future growth and prosperity is having a skilled and ready workforce, but the path to acheiving that goal can be elusive. Too often, we hear that training programs are inconvenient and expensive or that nobody knows about them. Well, those excuses went out the window this week as South Piedmont Community College announced a workforce development program for the new year with a postcard mailed to EVERY residence in the county.

Called the Career in a Year Anson Advantage, this new initiative offers FREE tuition and fees for Anson County residents in more than a dozen in-demand career training classes ranging in length from just four weeks to ten months. And most of the classses will be offered during convenient evening hours at the L.L. Polk Campus in Polkton, less than a 30 minute drive from virtually every corner of the county.

Career options include Office Adminitration, Bookkeeping, Healthcare, Truck Driving, Welding, Advanced Manufacturing, CNC, Real Estate and Auto Body Repair. These skill sets are among the most requested by existing businesses in Anson County and across the region, and positions in these fields generally start at or above the county average wage of $15.67.

More information can be found at spcc.edu/Career1Yr or call 704-290-5255 to speak directly with a college representative.