Workforce Development Training Programs

Food Processing Training Certificate Program- applications for the GCEDC’s Food Processing Training Program are available beginning March 4th. The deadline for submitting applications is April 15, 2013. 

Applications will be available  at the Genesee County Career Center, located at 587 East Main Street, Suite 100, East Town Plaza in Batavia, NY. Applicants will need to complete a Customer Registration Form at the Genesee County Career Center as well as submit an up-to-date resume, and, if required, participate in a math/reading test and a follow-up interview. 

- Brochure/ Program Description

- Application

*Please note you must register and apply for the program through the Genesee County Career Center.

The training program, developed by GCEDC, GCC, RIT and, Cornell University, will benefit the area’s existing food processing companies.  It will also prepare a workforce for companies in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.

The training program is being funded by an Area Development grant obtained by the GCEDC from the National Fuel Gas Corporation with additional financial support from the Finger Lakes Food Cluster Initiative—funded by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration in the amount of $38,000 or  28% of the program.

iSciWNY- life sciences career pathways and training programs with The University at Buffalo, Genesee Community College, High Schools across the Finger Lakes and Western New York Region.  This ongoing program has helped to fill the worker pipeline for life science companies and to get young students interested in careers in this field.  The pilot program was made possible by a Department of Labor grant.