WATERVILLE, MAINE, January 2019 — New this spring, Thomas College is offering to expand professional development courses for area professionals to Augusta in addition to its courses at Thomas College in Waterville. Registration is now open through Thomas College’s Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation.
The three Augusta classes will be offered at the Buker Community Center in Augusta and will include training in leadership skills, effective teamwork and grant writing.
“We’re extremely excited to be able to expand the number of businesses and employees that we can reach now that we are offering courses out of both Waterville and Augusta,” said Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Executive Director Mike Duguay. “These are incredibly important skills that both employers and employees know are crucial to have in this current economy. As a result, we’re making them as accessible as possible.”
Thomas College’s Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation launched its professional development offerings in August 2017. These offerings of highly topical professional development subjects are structured in 3 and 6-week sessions. Participants receive expert instruction taught by Thomas College faculty.
One of the objectives of the institute is to assist businesses in Central Maine develop their workforce by helping them advance their employees professional skills. Retaining a skilled workforce has become one of the largest challenges for most businesses.
The Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation’s spring 2019 Professional Development Series is now open for enrollment. Courses begin in March. For more information, please contact Josh Devou at 207-859-1159.
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