Community College Works with 8 Companies to Train Nearly 700 New Workers

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Eight Oakland County companies will hire 693 new employees under a new training agreement with Oakland Community College announced Tuesday by the college.

The agreement leverages training and funds under the Michigan New Jobs Training (MNJT) program, which enables companies working with community colleges to divert the Michigan income taxes of new employees to provide new jobs training.

Combined, the MNJT agreements with these Oakland County companies total $1.5 million.

OCC will provide the training in a variety of areas to include Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, Leadership and Product Design and Development at the following companies:

• Total Quality Logistics and Mahindra North America, both located in Troy;
• Oerlikon Balzers Coating, located in Orion Township;
• Nemo Capital Partners, located in Farmington Hills;
• Hirata, located in New Hudson;
• STEC and USA, both located in Madison Heights;
• ABB, Inc.,located in Auburn Hills.

“The college’s public and private sector partnerships allow us to play a key role in the state’s ability to attract and retain talent,”OCC Chancellor Timothy Meyer said in a statement. “OCC provides the customized training companies need while funding from the MNJT program is an incentive that makes the difference.”

Since 2011, OCC has awarded more than $10 million in training incentives to train employees at 17 companies in Oakland County.

Oakland Community College, celebrating its 50th year, has five campuses in Farmington Hills, Royal Oak, Waterford, Southfield and Auburn Hills, and maintains its business offices in Bloomfield Hills.

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Photo of Farmington Hills Orchard Ridge campus by Dave Parker via Wikimedia/Creative Commons