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      March 2016
Are You LinkedIn to HCC?
LinkedIn says they operate the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. HCC participates in LinkedIn, both through individual memberships for those students, faculty and staff who choose to participate--and through our college page, HCC on LinkedIn. Here you can see weekly news and see where many of our alumni work.

What We're Reading...

 

Here are two helpful articles we've found this month, says Dr. Kris Williams, HCC President:

 

7 Things Great Listeners Do Differently

Travis Bradberry, Forbes  

 

Management Tip of the Day 

Harvard Business Review 
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How HCC Can Help Your Company for Free:  

 

HCC has a focus on wellness. One way we can help is to offer our walking trails around campus. Work nearby? Come take a few relaxing moments to walk the campus and de-stress.

 

Workforce Assessment            
business_writing_letter.jpg Confused about whom to hire? Don't know which current employee to promote? Use the Assessment Center at Henderson Community College to help you make the best decisions. Hiring or promoting the right person can save you money, improve morale, and reduce down time, waste and unhappy customers. Testing is a low-cost method of improving selection, accuracy, and standardization of part of your hiring/promotion process. Check out our low cost, rapid results, and on-ground/on-line options for testing. 
Specialty Classes            
  
join_our_team_sign.jpgWorkSkills:
Steps to Your Success
 FREE soft skills workshops with lunch included for the following groups in Union, Webster and Henderson Counties: small business owners and their employees, unemployed and under-employed adults, economically underprivileged adults, and minorities and women who are underrepresented in the workforce.

Sessions are two hours each. Topics include:
  • What it Takes to Succeed: the Basic Principles
  • Getting the Information You Need
  • Speaking with Confidence
  • Positive Responses to Change
  • Defusing Emotionally Charged Situations
  • Helping Your Team Work
  • Managing Life Outside Work: Handling Emergencies And Resisting Temptations
These workshops are free and provided through a Rural Development grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. Call or email Victoria Reed at 270-831-9849 for more information, dates and times or sign up online.

Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution Training  

Gain 12 CE training hours in this class that fulfills the state requirement. Lunch is provided. Instructor Gary Russ offers the class on Tuesday, 3/15/16, and Wednesday, 3/16/16, 8 am - 4 pm each day at the Sullivan Technology Center, STC, Room 306. Fee $175. Register online. Contact Jo Ann Brock at  270-831-9658 for more information.  

 

Commercial Driver's License Classes
CDL classes are offered through Henderson Community College and Lake Cumberland CDL School. Classes take place in Sebree, Kentucky, at the Carhartt Building, 160 Carhartt Road, near the intersection of I69 and Highway 56.Interested in the training? Call 877-308-9638 for information. Classes can begin as quickly as every two weeks, depending on demand.


Classes offer 160 hours of instruction, Monday - Thursday, 7 am -
5 pm, for $4,000 per student. Financial assistance may be available for individuals through the Green River Area Development District (GRADD) 270-831-9662 or through the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (Voc Rehab) 270-831-9667.
 
HCC's Workforce Solutions offers contract and corporate training in a variety of topics and skills, continuing education, apprenticeships, and much more to develop your workforce. Contact us today for more information!     
 
Victoria Reed
Workforce Solutions Liaison,
Sullivan Technology Center
Room 316
270-831-9849  
 
Joe Milazzo
Workforce Liaison
Sullivan Technology Center
Room 314
270-831-9780  
 
Shannon Clements
Coordinator of Academic Programs
Herron Center
Morganfield, KY 42437
270-831-9711
 
Jo Ann Brock
Administrative Assistant
Sullivan Technology Center
Room 320 
270-831-9658