Minnesota Job Skills Partnership
This state-wide partnership provides training funds for new or existing employees. Training must be done in cooperation with public or private educational institutions in the state. Grants up to $400,000 are available.

Customized Training Programs
In the Cambridge area, recent grants have been administered by Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Pine Technical College. Responding to the unique needs of area businesses, the colleges have provided a broad range of customized training programs for:

• Biomedical device
• Geographic information services (GIS)
• Information technology
• Computer software application
• Management and supervisory
• Sales and customer service
• Core skills, such as problem solving and team building

Minnesota Workforce Center: Cambridge
The Workforce Center in Cambridge assists businesses by:

• Locating workers
• Posting jobs on Minnesota's or America's Job bank at no cost
• Providing reimbursement for on-the-job training for dislocated workers
• Providing tax credits for workers in targeted groups, such as welfare-to-work clients or disadvantaged youth. 

The Workforce Center coordinates local, state and federal employment and jobs training programs in one central location. It houses several agencies, including:

• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
• Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Service (a partner in the Minnesota Workforce Center System)
• Minnesota Department of Rehabilitation
• State Services for the Blind
• Pine Technical College

East Central Minnesota Workforce Partnership
The Cambridge-based partnership is committed to developing and maintaining a qualified workforce within the five-county area. It fosters communication and cooperation among the business community, public agencies, and education to ensure that current and emerging workforce needs are met.

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