Harold Alfond Center

Ian Kelly, YCCC

“YCCC has saved me a ton of time and a ton of money and it’s made me ready for my career. I am job ready.”

Ian Kelly took a precision machining course when he was student at Sanford High School and was hooked. He was hired full time by Pratt & Whitney just before he graduated from high school in 2015. With financial support from Pratt & Whitney, which paid for his tuition and books, he enrolled part time at YCCC and began working on his degree and graduated from YCCC in May 2019 with his associate degree in precision machining technology. Ian continues to gain experience in a job that he loves — and is proud of — and would eventually like to take on more work responsibilities.

Make Maine’s community colleges your workforce partner

You need workers with the right skills, right now. We’re ready to help, with affordable and customizable training.

The Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce has grant money available to subsidize your training costs. Sign up for the Maine Workforce Development Compact or speak to one of our Workforce Development Coordinators to begin.

Employers can access up to a $1,200 match in training funds per employee by joining the Maine Workforce Development Compact. The application is easy and only takes two minutes!

Our short-term training is one of the many ways we deliver on our commitment to partner with employers to continuously develop a robust, skilled and diverse workforce in Maine.

We can design and deliver job training targeted for industry-recognized certifications, and have classes offered at flexible times. We can deliver classes at your work site or take advantage of our modern equipment and facilities on campus. We also offer classes online or at other convenient locations.

Maine’s community colleges are the smart choice to reinvigorate your workforce. Hear what other employers are saying about these ongoing low- or no-cost training programs.

For more information contact us at alfondtraining@mccs.me.edu or reach out to your regional Workforce Development Coordinator.

Available Training

Each of Maine’s community colleges has a department of Workforce and Professional Development that can work with you to develop a training that fits your organization’s needs. Common trainings include:

Amazon Web Services
Blueprint Reading
Business and Technical Writing
CNC Operator Training
Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking
Computer Applications
Computer Aided Drafting
Construction Academy with OSHA certification
CPR/FirstAid
Customer Service
De-escalation
Frontline Supervision
LEAN
Learning Facilitator
Line Cook
Land Surveyor
Marketing and Sales
Microsoft Office Applications
Project Management
Quickbooks
Remote Worker
ServSafe
SixSigma
Social Media
Welding II
Technical training for HVAC, heat pump, gas propane, energy auditing, GIS, electricians technology, building construction, and more!