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Through Rapid Training Programs, Accelerate Montana works with partners statewide to support, fund, and develop trainings to Support Montana's workforce.
Our team of outreach coordinators has been meeting with recruiters, college partners, and job seekers to assess the wants and needs of communities across our state. The consensus, regardless of industry or entry point, is a desire for training opportunities that offer quick, flexible, online and in-person instruction that will give participants the relevant training employers are asking for.
As we work with our partners at 2-year and tribal colleges all over Montana to create and deliver the courses the market is asking for, we will be updating you to let you know what Rapid Training Courses are available, and what exciting opportunities are well on their way.
Accelerate Montana's Upcoming Rapid Training Programs:
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1. Job Site Ready – Job Site Ready is a Rapid Training Program designed for those who seek skilled, entry-level work in Montana’s booming construction trades. Designed in collaboration with the construction industry and tailored to meet their hiring needs, the Job Site Ready Program provides fast and flexible training that enables participants to enter the construction industry in our state upon completion of the program.
This 45-hour program is the perfect blend of self-paced and hands-on, requiring 30 hours of online, on-your-own-time instructional modules, followed by 15 hours of in-person job site training. Participants will be given exposure to tool use and maintenance, materials handling, workplace safety, industrial practices, and project management. Upon completion, participants will earn a micro-credential badge and can take the next sure-footed step in their careers as highly demanded construction professionals.
Partner locations include:
- Bitterroot College
- Gallatin College
- Missoula College
- City College
- Blackfeet Community College
- Great Falls College
- Helena College
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2. Film and Media – With the revival of the western and its modern interpretations, Montana’s Film Industry is booming. Leading programs with star-studded casts, like “Yellowstone”, “1883”, and the newest prequel “1923”, have gripped viewers internationally as they utilize Montana landscapes and businesses to produce widely lauded television. In addition to high-profile films and productions in the state, indie and documentary projects have brought bursts of media work through Montana towns and counties. The film production industry is like no other, and Montanans who seek work in this eminent industry will require specialized skills and training. Lynn-Wood Fields, an Executive Producer and the owner of Media Training Center, is aware of this need and aims to provide locals interested in such work with training opportunities that make them competitive candidates for the state’s growing pool of film and media industry positions.
With support from Accelerate Montana, Media Training Center has built an online course to train learners as Production Assistants. You can gain expertise and be ready to go on set from the comfort of your own home.
This course has open enrollment, is affordable, and connects you with Lynn-Wood Fields, the Media Training Center and Montana's film community.
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3. High Tech - This fall Accelerate Montana partnered with ATG Cognizant to launch an entry level Salesforce Administrator course.
This course prepares learners for a career as a Salesforce professional, initially as a Salesforce Administrator. After completing the course trainees will be ready to take the Salesforce Administrator Certificate Exam. Trainees will learn both the required fundamentals of Salesforce and core business essentials that will enable them to hit the ground running in an entry level position. Salesforce is the World’s #1 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform and has a growing demand for trained Administrators. Entry level positions in the Salesforce ecosystem open up a wide range of tech career opportunities many of which can be pursued as remote jobs from rural Montana.
4. Healthcare - In partnership with Great Falls College, Accelerate Montana is working with stakeholders to support a Rapid Training Program to support Rural EMTs. Launching in January 2023, this course will allow learners to be certified in Basic EMT without having to leave their home town.
