Your Regional Workforce Training Partner
CMU Tech is a comprehensive technical and workforce development college serving the region’s higher education and workforce training needs in partnership with Colorado Mesa University. Through the Community Education Center, we work directly with regional businesses and organizations to provide practical training that strengthens employees, supports business growth, and meets the needs of today’s workforce.
As a regional leader in workforce development, CMU Tech offers safety and compliance training, leadership and supervisory development, technical skills training, professional development, and customized workforce solutions. We offer the flexibility to bring training to your location, utilize our Mobile Learning Labs, or develop programs around your organization's schedule, location, and specific training needs.
Whether you need a single course, ongoing employee development, or a completely customized training program, CMU Tech's Community Education Center is here to help.
Benefits of Training with the Community Education Center
- Equip employees with the skills and knowledge needed to work safely, follow industry standards, and reduce the risk of workplace injuries, accidents, fines, and penalties.
- Reduce employee travel and time away from the job with training offered in Grand Junction, Montrose, or at your workplace.
- Local and on-site training can reduce travel expenses such as mileage and lodging. Grant funding may also be available to help reduce or eliminate training costs.
- Take advantage of our three Mobile Learning Labs, offering hands-on training in welding, mechatronics, and allied health. The labs can travel to your community or organization, bringing industry-specific training directly to your workforce.
- Strengthen your workforce by increasing efficiency while reducing costs associated with injuries, turnover, lost productivity, and downtime.
- We work around your schedule and can customize training dates, times, locations, and class sizes to minimize disruption to your operations.
- When appropriate, our instructors can bring the training directly to your business, allowing employees to learn using the equipment, processes, and environment they work with on a daily basis.
- Don't see the training you're looking for? We can develop a customized program based on your organization's specific workforce, equipment, processes, and goals.
Our classes and instructors are dedicated to helping employers develop and retain a skilled workforce and meet their regulatory and client commitments.
Courses and Descriptions
Our business and workforce development courses are scheduled on demand to meet the specific needs of your organization. Whether you are looking for safety and industry training, leadership development, computer and software training, or other professional development opportunities, the Community Education Center can work with you to identify and schedule the right training for your team.
The Community Education Center, along with experts in the field, has put together a comprehensive training program for new supervisors or supervisors who would like a refresher in leadership skills.
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Frontline Supervisor Leadership:
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Developing confident and effective frontline supervisors is essential to building strong teams and maintaining a positive workplace culture. This customized leadership series is designed specifically for employees transitioning from individual contributors into supervisory roles, equipping them with practical leadership skills they can immediately apply in the workplace.
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The program emphasizes communication, coaching, accountability, employee development, and leadership fundamentals through interactive discussions, hands-on activities, and real-world scenarios.
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Leadership and Workplace Communication:
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This customizable one-day course is designed to strengthen workplace communication, build leadership capability, and promote ethical decision-making.
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Participants will engage in practical exercises, guided discussions, and interactive learning focused on real-world workplace challenges.
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LEAN Manufacturing Training:
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LEAN training can be highly beneficial for front-line workers, supervisors, quality control departments, and executives.
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The concepts studied, practiced, and implemented can improve the bottom line, contribute to employee satisfaction, enhance safety, tighten efficiency, and even result in a better product for your customers and vendors.
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The Community Education Center offers customizable Microsoft Office training designed to help employees build practical technology skills, improve workplace productivity, and use Microsoft Office applications more effectively. Training can be tailored to your organization's needs and employee skill levels, from foundational skills to more advanced applications.
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Microsoft Excel:
- Build confidence and efficiency with Microsoft Excel through practical, workplace-focused training. Participants learn how to organize and manage data, create and format spreadsheets, use formulas and functions, and develop tools that support everyday business tasks. Training can be customized for employees at introductory, intermediate, or advanced skill levels and can incorporate real-world examples specific to your organization.
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Microsoft Word:
- This customizable training helps employees develop the skills needed to create professional, organized, and effective documents using Microsoft Word. Participants can learn document formatting, templates, tables, styles, page layouts, and other tools designed to improve efficiency and consistency in the workplace.
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Microsoft PowerPoint:
- Help employees create professional and engaging presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint. This customizable course covers presentation design, formatting, graphics, layouts, and presentation tools while emphasizing practical techniques employees can immediately apply to meetings, training, sales presentations, and other workplace needs.
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Microsoft 365:
- This customizable training provides employees with practical skills for using Microsoft 365 tools and applications in today's workplace. Participants can explore applications and features that support communication, collaboration, document management, productivity, and organization. Training can be tailored to your organization's specific technology needs and workflows.
Interested in scheduling a course or learning more about our customized training options?
Contact the Community Education Center at 970.255.2800 or click the button below to send us an email.
Our team can help you explore available courses, discuss your organization's training needs, and develop a customized training solution when an existing course does not meet your needs.