In the fall of 1987, several of Elizabethtown's existing industries began informal discussions of their need for upgrading the skills of their employees. With the help of the Elizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation and the Hardin County Plant Manager's Association, a training program was organized by local industry, Elizabethtown Community College, and Elizabethtown Technical College to provide the training needed. A charter membership group was formed to satisfy this purpose and direction, and began operating under the title of the Elizabethtown Industrial Foundation Training Consortium (EIFTC).
Although the initial course offerings were in the maintenance area, the selection has broadened to include computer applications, regulatory, and management. Thus far, several thousand participants from over 50 businesses, industries, government agencies, and the general public have attended EIFTC courses.
The unique success of the EIFTC is the result of excellent cooperation among business and industry, the Elizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation, Elizabethtown Community College, and the Elizabethtown Technical College.
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Charter and associate members serve on all committees, have class priority, and receive discounted class fees.
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Type
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Dues
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Class Fees
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Associate
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$500
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15% Discount
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Non-member
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$0
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Published Fee
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The EIFTC, a partnership of local industry, business, government, civic and education organizations, is dedicated to providing appropriate, high-quality, cost-effective training experiences for our current and future workforce.
The EIFTC provides leadership to continuously improve our globally competitive workforce, to strengthen existing companies, and keep our communities attractive to compatible, new, and relocating companies.
- Upgrade employee skills
- Cost-effective training
- Access to training resources
- Training for entry-level employees
- Workforce needs assessment
- Monthly forums
- Develop curriculum
- Membership sets class schedules
- Computer lab & software
- Invaluable networking opportunities
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The EIFTC Board of Directors consists of representatives from the charter members listed below:
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EIFTC Charter Members
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Altec Industries
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Ambrake Corporation
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AP Technoglass
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City of Elizabethtown
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VAC Magnetics
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Dana Corporation
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Dow Corning Corporation
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Elizabethtown Community College
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Elizabethtown/Hardin County
Industrial Foundation
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Elizabethtown Technical College
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Gates Rubber Company
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JBB Worldwide, Inc.
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EIFTC Associate Members
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AP Southridge
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Campbell Hausfield
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Cecilian Bank
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Hardin Memorial Hospital
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Heaven Hill Distilleries
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JIDECO
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MTD Products
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Four subcommittees have been established to meet specific training needs, establish curricula, schedule classes, and serve as a forum for educators, business and industry. Below is a brief summary of each committee:
- Maintenance Committee
- The Maintenance Committee meets monthly to assess members maintenance training needs, define curriculum, and set class schedules. Class offerings include Basic Electricity, Fluid Power, HVAC, Welding, and Programmable Controllers.
- Computer Committee
- The Computer Committee meets monthly to select software, define curriculum, and set class schedules. Classes offered include Keyboarding, Intro to Computers, MS Windows, MS Office, WordPerfect, and AutoCAD.
- Classes are offered in a modern computer lab at Elizabethtown Technical College.
- Regulatory Committee
- The Regulatory Committee meets monthly to monitor and assess regulatory activities involving OSHA, labor law, wage and hour law, workers compensation, and EPA in order to schedule training classes to meet the needs of member companies.
- Classes are offered by both the technical and community college.
- Quality/Management Committee
- The Quality/Management Committee meets as needed to assess the need for classes such as Team Development, Leadership Skills, Total Quality Management, Problem Solving, ISO 9001 Certification, and others.
- Classes are offered by Elizabethtown Community College and Consortium pricing may not apply.
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