State Funding

State funding could have a potentially huge value for your organization. As an example, Quest has helped California clients obtain over $20 million to finance the training and development of their workforce!

The quick, easy way to access these funds is to join our Training Consortium, which is described fully below. However, if you have your own training consultants, or some very specialized needs, we can help you obtain and administer your own state training grant.

Easy, Accessible State-Funded Training for Your Employees

Most of our clients prefer to avoid the paperwork and the complexities of dealing directly with the State by participating in our existing grant. The Consortium does all the work for you. All you need to do is identify the needs for training (and we can help you with that) and we will design together a program that addresses the needs of your managers and your entire workforce.

In the last ten years, the Consortium has received over $8,000,000 in State of California funding and successfully trained over 8,000 employees in 400 companies throughout the state.

It's simple. Our Training Consortium handles all the paperwork, collects the state funds, and pays the trainers.

We help your organization:

• Assess its needs, prepare a training plan, and obtain approvals.
• Select from numerous programs in management, continuous improvement, computer software, sales/service, production, teamwork, basic math and English.
• Plan a 24 to 72 hour curricula.
• Customize the programs to your business needs.
• Schedule the training at convenient times, over a period of 3-4 months.
• Implement the training, on-site, in either English or Spanish.

It's good for you and your employees. Your employees get the skills they need to be successful on the job and you utilize State funding to pay the costs. It's fast. Training can start in as little as three weeks after your decision to begin!

Call Now! 1-800-481-2914, or E-mail Quest to get started.

Who's Eligible?

Companies with out-of-state competition are eligible. This includes manufacturers and headquarters of multi-state companies. As well as companies and resort hotels that derive 25% or more of their business from out-of-state customers.

Employees participating in the training must earn at least $14.09 – 15.37 / hour (depending on the County), including health care benefits, 90 days after training. Employees of companies located in cities designated as high unemployment areas can earn less. Employees must be 18 years of age or over, and legally authorized to work in the United States. In addition, the company's turnover rate should be below 20%, although there are exceptions.

Call 1-800-481-2914 for details. For companies with less than 100 full-time employees nationwide, call us for information on our new program just for you.

Training Topics and Curricula

Select from the following topics to create your company's 24- to 72-hour curricula in management, continuous improvement, customer service/sales, and computer software training. In addition, you can add basic math and vocational ESL skills. Most of the following programs are 4 hours. See the Training Topic Section of the website for descriptions and topic lengths.

Leadership / Management / Supervision

Communications

Customer Service

Sales Skills

Basic Skills

Continuous Quality Improvement

Engineering

Manufacturing

Team Development

State-of-the-Art Assessments

You can lay a solid foundation for training and development with a Quest Assessments. These assessments include an online Management Training Needs Assessment and a simulation-based assessment of management competencies.

Courses for Win-Win Computer Training

Computer skills training is available in the following areas. Please inquire about specific topics.

Companies WIN With Quest Training

References

See a partial list of Quest clients. Click here.