The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has awarded $1.1 million in matching grants for customized employee training programs for local businesses. The grants were awarded through the Job Skills Training Program, a dollar-for-dollar matching grant program. Community and technical colleges deliver training to new or current employees at the work site or in a classroom. Businesses contribute at least 50 percent of training expenses through cash, in-kind payments or a combination of both.

Simpson Door through Grays Harbor College — $18,217 to develop a cohesive training program in leadership and supervision for employees. The training will focus on developing employees for supervisory positions and enhancing the skills of current supervisors.

Royal Window and Door Profiles through Green River College and Everett Community College — $41,400 for employee training with a goal of improved quality, reduced attrition and increased promotional opportunities for participants.

SAFE Boats through Tacoma Community College — $57,434 for training to certify employees in marine electrical, marine corrosion and marine systems. Participants will sit for an exam to earn a 5-year industry recognized credential. Participants will also be eligible for advanced positions throughout the company.

Supply Chain Management Consortium through Green River College — $60,300 for training to improve skills of employees involved in the procurement, management and disposition of materials used in company products.

Mega Machine through South Puget Sound Community College — $59,215 for an all-employee training in value stream mapping and LEAN principles to address waste reduction, improve process flow, reduce costs and improve quality.

Crunch Pak through Wenatchee Valley College — $162,851 for training in English and workplace Spanish and LEAN principles.

Fibro through Wenatchee Valley College — $95,000 to train employees in continuous improvement methodology.

Oneonta Starr Ranch through Wenatchee Valley College — $22,500 to conduct a series of leadership courses for first-line supervisors with the goal of reducing turnover, accidents and repack costs.

Umbra Cuscinetti through Seattle Colleges — $50,432 for LEAN training to improve capacity, reduce waste and maintain competitiveness.

The Part Works through Seattle Colleges — $52,980 to continue training funded under a previous JSP grant with a goal of increasing sales, improving customer satisfaction, and reducing the number of shortages, stock-outs and staff errors.

Hexcel through Green River College and Skagit Valley College — $155,100 to provide manufacturing training in general aerospace manufacturing, assembly, composites and lamination for 150 new employees.

DeLaval through Skagit Valley College — $65,200 for training in LEAN manufacturing concepts and leadership with the goal of reducing costs, lead time and non-value added steps.

Hampton Lumber through Centralia College — $77,588 for training in LEAN manufacturing and industrial automation with the goal of improving production quality.

Esterline Technologies Corporation through Green River College —$133,900 to train and certify employees in the industry standard for electrical assembly. Funds will also be used to train in computer-aided manufacturing — GD&T and MasterCam — ESL for manufacturing and supervision for team leads.

Lineage Logistics through Big Bend Community College — $48,409 to train employees for their commercial driver’s licenses (CDL).