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Workforce and Economic Development
Workforce and Economic Development
Workforce and Economic Development
NWACC's Workforce & Economic Development Division provides accelerated skills training courses across a variety of fields, including CDL truck driving, software development, retail analyst and professional development. The division also provides customized employee training that's designed for your business's unique workforce needs.
Learn the difference between accelerated skills training courses and credit courses at NWACC.
View the programs below to learn more about short-term, high-impact and work-ready training designed to meet your career goals.
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CDL Truck Driving
NWACC offers CDL truck driving training that includes safety-based classroom instruction
and behind-the-wheel training customized to fit your career goals.
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Certified Retail Analyst
Pursue Certified Retail Analyst (CRA) professional certification and be equipped with the tools, knowledge and strategies to navigate a career within the retail world.
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Space Planning & Shelf Management
Enhance your skills in the retail or supplier industry and learn how to best utilize
ProSpace software through Space Planning & Shelf Management courses.
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Continuing Education
Take a continuing education course to experience quality, cost-effective options that help maximize your performance, build new skills, and strengthen your existing knowledge base.
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Customized Training
NWACC can provide you with in-person or online employee training that's especially designed for your business's needs. Learn how we can improve productivity, efficiency and in-demand workforce skills.![Coding Person writing code on a computer](/_resources/images/divisionworkforce/coding-315x200.png)
Coding Bootcamps
Prepare for high-growth careers in software development and learn in-demand skills
that will make you a competitive developer in a rapidly expanding industry.
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Institute for Corporate and Public Safety
ICPS is an education, training and research institute designed to bridge the knowledge gap between private security and public safety sectors while enhancing preparedness.![smiling woman works on a laptop in a library](/_resources/images/divisionworkforce/ondemand315x200.jpg)
On-Demand Courses
Choose from specialized online courses in areas such as freight brokerage, medical billing, IT, pharmacy technicians, computer science and more.
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Community Courses
Choose from career-enhancing courses in data analytics, financial wellness, IT training
and more.
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