Quick Response Training
BIS has successfully written and administered State of Florida Quick Response
Training Grants which help attract new businesses into Lee County and help existing
business expand.
The Quick Response Training Program (QRT) provides grant funding for customized
training for new or expanding businesses. Through this customer-driven program,
Florida is able to effectively retain and attract businesses creating new high-quality
jobs. Workforce Florida, Inc. administers the program. Created in 1993 by Florida
Statute 288.047 (3), Quick Response has provided customized training for over
85,000 employees for more than 300 businesses and industries throughout the
state.
The program has been structured to be flexible and to "respond quickly"
to meet the business’s training objectives. A local fiscal agent--community
college, area technical center, or university--is selected and is available
to help develop or deliver the customized program and to provide assistance
in the application process. If the business already has a training program in
place, the local training provider will supervise and manage the training program
and serve as the fiscal agent for the grant funds.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
New and existing / expanding Florida businesses that:
- produce an exportable good or service
- create new, full-time, high-quality jobs
- require customized entry-level skills training of 24 months or less which
is not available at the local level
For more information, visit the Workforce Florida Web site:
http://www.workforceflorida.com/employers/qrt.htm
Contact us to see if this is a viable option
for your company.
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