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It’s tough out there, what opportunities are there for you? What careers have the most job openings, what training and education are needed to obtain the jobs available? How can you make your company more efficient and profitable? Where can you learn to earn? Find out at the Youngstown State University’s Metro College for Workforce Development and Continuing Education.
The Metro College has been providing both credit and non-credit courses at our site in Boardman specifically tailored to meet employer and employee needs within our service area and region for the past eleven years. The programs in noncredit are organized around the following central themes, computer skills and information technology, communication and languages, Healthcare, personal enrichment professional development, and business and industry. You can find what you need to enhance or advance your career at the Metro College. If the training you need is not available in the catalogue, we can custom design the program you need and provide it on site. The training developed will bring you focused, measurable results to improve productivity and profits, improve teamwork and communication, employee performance and satisfaction and most importantly, improve customer satisfaction.
We have experienced and well trained program developers ready to assist your organization with customized training. If the training you need is not available in the catalogue, we will custom design the program you need and provide it on site. For information with customized training. If the training you need is not available in the catalogue, we will custom design the program you need and provide it on site. For information about continuing education professional credit hours for Certified Public Accountants, Insurance Professionals and State of Ohio Real Estate and Insurance Licensure courses, contact Melvin North at 330- 941-2469. Melvin also coordinates the College Over Sixty Program and the Institute for Learning in Retirement offering seniors opportunities to pursue their areas of interest. Contact Rufus Hudson at 330-941-2468 for information regarding lean and six-sigma training, advanced manufacturing, construction and customized training, or Michael Glonek at 330-941-2467 for professional development, health care, and computer and IT training.

Sincerely,
Dr. Ronald K. Chordas
Associate Provost for University Outreach
Executive Director, Public Service Institute