People visit Michigan Works for a variety of reasons. Typically an individual has lost his/her job and is looking for a way to improve his/her skills and begin a new career.

Michigan Works partners with area learning institutions such as Grand Rapids Community College, Muskegon Community College, Grand Valley State University, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Lake Michigan Community College, Davenport University and others.

Michigan Works has sent students of all ages through their courses, sometimes tuition-free. The courses that Michigan Works sends students through must be qualified by the State of Michigan as high-skill training for positions in demand.

The list below is a sample of courses through which Michigan Works has sent students.

• A+ Certification	• Administrative Medical Assistant	• Automobile Technology Program
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	• Registered Nurse (RN)	• Culinary Arts
• Business Administration	• Certified Drivers License Class A	• Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)
• CNC Machining	• Computer Appliance Degree	• Culinary Arts
• Health Information Technology	• Industrial Maintenance Technology	• Lean Manufacturing
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	• MCSC (Network Administration)	• Medical Assistant (MA)
• Occupational Therapy Assistant	• Office Certification	• Office Specialist Core Plus 4
• Office Specialist Core Plus 9	• Paralegal Studies	• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy	• ProE	• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Six-Sigma	• Solid Works	• Truck Driving
• Welding/Fabrication	• Networking � Cisco	• Surgical Tech
• Network Security Associates	• Associate in CIS	• Business Bachelors
• Medical Assistant Diploma Program	• HVAC	• Medical Billing, Coding
• Medical Transcription	• Administrative Medical Specialist	• AAS Marketing

For Business

If you are a company needing to train a group of people, we can help. If you need only one employee trained, we can help with that, too.

Michigan Works! has Incumbent Worker grants that are used to help companies train employees to increase necessary skills for new technology or processes. These grants are limited and are given on a need basis. The grants must also be matched dollar-for-dollar by the company that is requesting the grant. Call your Business Services Unit representative at (616) 396-2154 for a consultation.

Additionally Michigan Works! partners - and often helps set the curriculum - for local and regional training centers. We speak with businesses to determine which industries need what types of skills, and work with centers of education to gear training towards those positions.