Workforce and Professional Development Institute

Overview

Client Solutions

Growing organizations by growing people

Client Solutions provides you with a customized approach for employee development. We partner with you to develop the right combination of consulting, coaching and training solutions to address your business needs. Training programs offer your employees business and management development skills, computer software training, technical training, and communications skills including English and Spanish as a second language. Training solutions can be delivered at your site or at one of our convenient College of Lake County campuses.

Continuing Professional Development

Growing your future one skill at a time

Continuing Professional Development helps you to enhance your current job skills as well as add new ones. Our courses provide you with training in business skills, project management, workplace Spanish, real estate, construction management, hospitality, and teacher education.

Illinois SBDC (Illinois Small Business Development Center)

A great place to start and grow your business

Small businesses need reliable advice to succeed in today's competitive, changing business environment. For a quarter of a century, the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has advised small businesses about how to conquer business challenges. Ready to assist both start-ups and existing businesses, the Illinois SBDC at the College of Lake County offers counseling services, workshops, and access to vital business resources. The Illinois SBDC is your trusted business partner.

Illinois PTAC (Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center)

Growth through government contracting

If you are interested in government contracting opportunities, the Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center provides assistance in marketing and selling your products and services to federal, state and local government agencies. Meeting the needs of entrepreneurs, established businesses and government, the Center helps your business access opportunities in the government market place.

Judicial Services

Growing a safer community

Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Lake County, the Judicial Services area offers you defensive driving courses, court training programs and volunteer opportunities with the Adult and Juvenile Probation programs. Available programs include the National Safety Council's defensive driving courses, including the Alive at 25 Teen Driving program, a course for divorcing parents of minor children and coordination of volunteers for Adult and Juvenile Probation programs.