Workforce Development Training Services

The BIGS Center at John Tyler Community College offers tailored training programs for business, industry and government agencies. Programs can be presented in your work place or at the college. Services offered include pre-employment training, on-going training programs, apprenticeship training programs and contract computer training seminars.

Pre-employment training:


In cooperation with the Virginia Department of Business Assistance’s Workforce Services Division, the BIGS Center will assist new or expanding companies in developing and presenting pre-employment training programs for prospective or screened applicants to determine their abilities, potential and cooperative attitude.

Support to Existing Industries:


The BIGS Center works with existing industry to develop on-going training programs. They will bring the training to you and develop it with your information. If confidentiality requirements exist, the BIGS Center and industry trainers will honor the need to protect company proprietary information. They will work with other Virginia community college to standardize your training needs at all your business locations throughout the Commonwealth.

Apprenticeship Training Programs:


In cooperation with the Department of Labor the BIGS Center can work with your company to establish an apprenticeship program. There are more than 500 various apprenticeship programs available in Virginia. An apprenticeship program can be designed for a business with their specific requirements and includes formal classroom training and documented work experience. For more information call (804) 861-2762

Contract Computer Training:


The BIGS Center offers one or two-day contract computer training seminars for software packages including Windows 95, Microsoft Office 97 (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) WordPerfect 8 or 6.1, Internet, HTML, FrontPage and numerous others at any required user level. The BIGS Center can also provide computer software consulting support for businesses and state agencies.

Call the BIGS Center at 796-4041 to discuss how they can meet your company or organization’s workforce development training services. For a brochure call 796-4413 or visit the BIGS Center online at http://www.jt.cc.va.us/.