Workforce Development Partners
In addition to the workforce development strategy implemented by the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) and Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation (GGLDC), growing businesses and emerging leaders in Genesee County have the support of our partners in focused training, workforce engagement, and education.
Workforce Training Centers
Batavia Career and Technical Education Center
The Batavia Career and Technical Education Center’s (CTE) 700 enrolled students with accelerated training prior to high school graduation in programs including electro-mechanical trades (mechatronics), CNC and welding, and building trades.
Students at the Batavia CTE complete youth apprenticeships and the center’s mechatronics lab features a suite of Amatrol training modules.
The BEST Center
The Business and Employee Skills Training (BEST) Center at Genesee Community College is the recognized regional leader for developing a skilled workforce that drives local economic growth.
The BEST Center offers a wide range of programs and services to prepare individuals, businesses, and organizations for success in the regional economy, including Mechatronics and FANUC Simulator Training.
Finger Lakes Forward Center
The Finger Lakes Forward Center (FWD Center) in Rochester supports short-term and accelerated training programs, meeting evolving workforce needs and placing workers in high-demand jobs as identified in The Future Technician Workforce Study.
The FWD center is purposely designed to include expansions for industry needs with modifiable facility space and training programs.
Northland Workforce Training Center
Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo creates economic on-ramps to training, co-ops, internships, apprenticeships, and permanent employment in advanced manufacturing and energy industries.
Northland’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center and its Utility of the Future & Clean Energy Training Center provides for-credit, certificate and degree programs as core offerings.
Training and Education Partners
Genesee Valley BOCES
The Genesee Valley BOCES (GV BOCES) and local school districts educate more than 24,000 students, with specialized programs including an Early College High School, two career and technical education centers, and adult education services.
GV BOCES hosts an ACT Work Keys testing center at the Batavia Career and Technical Education Center.
SUNY Genesee Community College
SUNY Genesee Community College (SUNY GCC) welcomes students to over 600 courses each semester in over 60 programs.
Students achieving Associate’s degrees, certificates and micro-credentials at SUNY GCC, and a large base of local alumni provide connections supporting specialized roles at employers.
Rochester Technology Manufacturing Association
The Rochester Technology Manufacturing Association (RTMA) connects employers and workers to New York State Registered Apprenticeships in Genesee County and the surrounding region.
RTMA has supported more than 325 apprentices in building skills and gaining credentials that lead to successful manufacturing careers, reducing training time for growing employers.
Youth and Career Engagement Providers
Genesee County Business Education Alliance
The Genesee County Business Education Alliance (BEA) creates and coordinates events connecting and educating youth on available local career paths.
Through leadership in GLOW With Your Hands, job fairs, summer career exploration camps, businesses tours, and classroom speakers, the BEA implements a successful workforce development strategy.
Genesee County Career Center
The Genesee County Career Center combines the resources of county, region, and state career development agencies along with training and assessment facilities.
The services and programs based at the Career Center grow self-sufficiency, remove barriers for employment, and on-board emerging professionals.
Genesee County Youth Bureau
The Genesee County Youth Bureau assists with the development and funding of programs encouraging positive youth development.
The Youth Bureau’s annual conference, leadership development programs and ongoing services motivate Genesee County’s future leaders as they develop a sense of responsibility and make positive contributions to their communities.
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Contact Chris Suozzi, GCEDC Executive Vice President of Business & Workforce Development, at 585-409-1301 or csuozzi@gcedc.com to advance hiring or training!
